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Mrs Patten opens 1994 Festival of Trees
Hong Kong people should remember the children around the world who are in real need, and whose opportunities to enjoy the standard of living and education available to children here are remote, Mrs Patten said today (Friday).
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the Festival of Trees in aid of Save the Children Fund China Appeal, she said the decorations and presents on the trees put people in mind of the Christmas spirit.
"An important part of that Christmas spirit is giving to others," she said.
Mrs Patten expressed her appreciation to Save the Children for their splendid work in the last 75 years in different parts of the world promoting the well-being of children.
The organisation's latest project, funded largely by the people of Hong Kong, is the construction of a model orphanage for abandoned babies in Anhui province in China. This will also serve as a training centre for care workers.
End/Friday, December 9, 1994
Appointments to Education Commission
The Secretary for Education and Manpower, Mr Michael Leung, today (Friday) announced the appointments by the Governor to the Education Commission for its next term of office commencing January 1 next year.
The Chairman, Professor Rosie Young, and five incumbent members are re- appointed and four new members are appointed, giving a total of 16 members.
Professor Young and two other serving members - Mrs Angela Cheung and Mr Cheung Man-kwong- are appointed for a further one-year term. Professor Young is a professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Hong Kong. She served as Chairman of the Commission for the past two years, and is also chairman of the Commission's working group on school funding, whose report is expected to be published during 1995.