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64. Most striking of all were the huge fish and bird lanterns, twenty to forty feet in length; but mention must also be made of the illuminated flying dragon and the numerous exquisitely lighted palanquins and tableaux of Swatow and Amoy workmanship.
65. It says much for the care and forethought of the organisers of this display and for the efficient co-operation of the Police that these celebrations were carried through without friction and also without any serious accidents. The success of the whole display was most gratifying and reflects great credit on all concerned.
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## ABERDEEN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
(Table XXXIV).
An event of importance in the social and educational history of the Colony was the opening by His Excellency the Governor of the Aberdeen Industrial School which took place on the 26th March.
67. The origin of this Institution may be traced back to 1921 when the idea of founding an Industrial School for poor boys was laid before the then Secretary for Chinese Affairs (Mr. E. R. Hallifax) by the two Chinese members of the Legislative Council (The Hon. Mr. Lau Chu-pak and the Hon. Mr. Chow Shouson, now Sir Shouson Chow) and Messrs. Fung Ping-shan and Li Yau-tsun. After some discussion Government approval was secured and financial assistance to the extent of $200,000 was promised by Sir Robert Ho Tung and Mr. Fung Ping-shan. A strong committee was formed to conduct the preliminary work of selecting a site and canvassing further subscriptions and, in 1925, it was agreed to invite the Salesian Society to enter the scheme and to undertake the management of the school. With the acceptance by the Society of this responsible task everything seemed to be well in train for a successful beginning but unfortunately the unhappy events of the summer of 1925 and the financial difficulties of the succeeding years combined to delay all action and the scheme lay dormant until 1929 when it was revived by the Hon. Dr. Kotewall.
68. In 1930 under the active guidance of Mr. A. E. Wood, acting Secretary for Chinese Affairs, the matter began to take definite shape. Further substantial subscriptions were promised, the appropriation of the present site at Aberdeen was authorised by the Secretary of State and finally, in September, 1932, the Deed of Appropriation which lays down conditions under which boys may be admitted to the School and the constitution of the Executive Committee which is charged with its administration was signed and the work of erecting the buildings was put in hand.
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64. Most striking of all were the huge fish and bird lanterns, twenty to forty feet in length; but mention must also be made of the illuminated flying dragon and the numerous exquisitely lighted palanquins and tableaux of Swatow and Amoy workmanship.
65.. It says much for the care and forethought of the organisers of this display and for the efficient co-operation of the Police that these celebrations were carried through without friction and also without any serious accidents. The success of the whole display was most gratifying and reflects great credit on all concerned.
66.
ABERDEEN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.
(Table XXXIV).
An event of importance in the social and educational history of the Colony was the opening by His Excellency the Governor of the Aberdeen Industrial School which took place on the 26th March.
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67. The origin of this Institution may be traced back to 1921 when the idea of founding an Industrial School for poor boys was laid before the then Secretary for Chinese Affairs (Mr. E. R. Hallifax) by the two Chinese members of the Legislative Council (The Hon. Mr. Lau Chu-pak and the Hon. Mr. Chow Shouson, now Sir Shouson Chow) and Messrs. Fung Ping-shan and Li Yau-tsun. After some discussion Govern- ment approval was secured and financial assistance to the extent of $200,000 was promised by Sir Robert Ho Tung and Mr. Fung Ping-shan. A strong committee
committee was formed to conduct the preliminary work of selecting a site and canvassing further subscriptions and, in 1925, it was agreed to invite the Salesian Society to enter the scheme and to undertake the management of the school. With the acceptance by the Society of this responsible task everything seemed to be well in train for a successful beginning but unfortunately the unhappy events of the summer of 1925 and the financial difficulties of the succeeding years combined to delay all action and the scheme lay dormant until 1929 when it was revived by the Hon. Dr. Kotewall.
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68. In 1930 under the active guidance of Mr. A. E. Wood, acting Secretary for Chinese Affairs, the matter began to take definite shape. Further substantial subscriptions were promised, the appropriation of the present site at Aberdeen was authorised by the Secretary of State and finally, in September, 1932, the Deed of Appropriation which lays down conditions under which boys may be admitted to the School and the constitution of the Executive Committee which is charged with its administration was signed and the work of erecting the buildings was put in hand.
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