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Friday, June 18, 1971

POLYTECHNIC PLANNING COMMITTEE

Tribute to Hon. P.Y. Tang

A tribute to the late Hon. P.Y. Tang Chairman of the Polytechnic

Planning Committee, was paid today by Dr. the Hon. S.Y. Chung, Deputy Chairman,

on behalf of all members of the Committee.

Dr. Chung said "It was characteristic of the late Mr. P.Y. Tang that

he allowed himself no respite until the tasks which he had voluntarily

undertaken in the public service had been completed."

"As Chairman of the Committee," Dr. Chung continued, "Mr. Tang devoted

himself tirelessly to laying the foundations of a Polytechnic which would

help close the technology-gap between Hong Kong and the world's most developed

countries and which would provide the youth of the Colony with educational

opportunities which were relevant to the Seventies.

"Mr. Tang was a visionary who pursued his objectives with a selfless

dedication which inspired all those who knew and worked with him to greater efforts.

"He gave unstintingly of his time, his energy, his financial resources

and ultimately his health in the service of the community. Without his leadership

on the Planning Committee, the foundations of the Polytechnic would never have

been so truly or so quickly laid.

"A11 members of the Committee offer their sincere condolences to

Mr. Tang's family, to his many friends and associates, and to the people of

Hong Kong, whose well-being was always his paramount concern."

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