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MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 1989
GOVERNOR PRAISES ROLE OF HK INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
SCHOOL
DURING
THE SPECTACULAR GROWTH OF THE HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL HAS PARALLELLED, AND SUPPORTED, THE GROWTH OF HONG KONG ITSELF THE PAST TWO DECADES, THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, SAID TODAY (MONDAY).
SIR DAVID WAS SPEAKING AT THE DEDICATION CEREMONY OF HE NEW EXTENSION OF THE SCHOOL AN EXTENSION WHICH HF DESCRIAND
AS SYMBOLISING THE AMERICAN COMMUNITY'S CONFIDENCE IN THE FUTURE OF
HONG
KONG.
NG OUR ECONOMY HAS DEVELOPED, SO THE NUMBER OF COMPANIES INDIVIDUALS COMING HERE HAS INCREASED. THE GOVERNOR SAID.
"WF WELCOME THIS. AND, AS HONG KONG MOVES TOWARDS CENTURY AND ITS NEW STATUS, IT WILL CONTINUE TO NEED AND,
ENTURY
I ΤΟ WELCOME OVERSEAS PARTICIPATION IN ITS ECONOMY AND COMMUNITY.
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SIR DAVID NOTED THAT SUITABLE SCHOOLING WAS AN FACTOR FOR FAMILIES PLANNING TO MOVE TO HONG KONG.
FACTOR
AND
THE NEXT AM SUME, IN ITS
IMPORTANT
"THERE WILL BE A CONTINUING NEED FOR SCHOOLS, LIKE THE HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, WHICH PROVIDE AN EDUCATION SYSTEM DIFFERENT FROM THE HONG KONG ONE, HE SAID.
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"THEY MAKE AN IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION ΤΟ DIVERSE COMMUNITY.'
OUR DYNAMEC AND
SIR DAVID SAID IT WAS NOW 25 YEARS SINCE A FAR-SIGHTED GROUP THE AMERICAN COMMUNITY TOOK THE BOLD STEP OF PLANNING A SCHOOL IN KONG TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION ON AMERICAN LINES.
IN
HONG
FROM THE START THE PROJECT HAD THE SUPPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT WHICH HAD PROVIDED THE INITIAL SITE IN REPULSE BAY, AND SUBSEQUENTLY TWO MORE SITES INCLUDING THE ONE ON WHICH THE NEW CAMPUS HAD BERN BUILT.
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"HAVING STARTED WITH ONLY 185 STUDENTS IN 1966, WITH THESF NEW
NOW HAVE BUILDINGS THE HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL WILL
A TOTAL CAPACITY OF OVER 2,000 PLACES," HE SAID.
AMERICAN
IN PLAYING TRIBUTE TO THE WORK OF THE SCHOOL'S BOARD AND STAFF, GOVERNOR SAID THAT THOUGH TUR SCHOOL ADOPTED CURRICULUM IT HAD AN IMPRESSIVELY INTERNATIONAL
THE
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OUTLOOK.
SOME 40 COUNTRIES ARE REPRESENTED IN THE STUDENT 40 PER CENT OF STUDENTS ARE NOT UNITED STATES NATIONALS. IN 10 IS FROM A HONG KONG FAMILY," SIR DAVID SAID.
"IT IS CLEAR THAT THOSE WHO STUDY HERE WIT GAIN AND PRACTICAL, EXPERIENCE IN INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION.
"THAT CAN ONLY BE GOOD FOR THEM AND POK HONG KONG.'
PODY ABOUT ONE STUDENT
INVALUABLE,
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