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Wednesday, February 21, 1973

"We aim to achieve these new goals, as we have done for goals now

achieved, in partnership with voluntary agencies. I realise it may not be easy

for them to raise their share of the capital involved, just as it may not be

easy for the Government to play their part either. But working in partnership

and working with the determination these goals demand, I am convinced the

resources are well within our means and that we will succeed.

"For this new college the site has been granted free, and the

Government has provided 80 per cent of the cost of ruilding and equipping

the school, while the Kuk has raised the remaining 20 per cent.

part of the annual recurrent costs will of course be met by Government,

A major

"As an illustration of the success achieved by this type of partnership,

it is worth noting that in the last three years, in Tsz Wan Shan alone, four new

subsidized secondary schools have been completed, each of 24 classrooms or more.

I expect that yet another will be opened this coming September.

"As you know, it will be the policy and the task of the new unified Housing

Authority to ensure that future estates are built complete, with all the

facilities needed to provide a proper life for the residents, including, of

secondary schools.

course,

"To the Po Leung Kuk Committee Fellowship Association, to the School

Building Committee and particularly to Mr. Lim Yiong-lin, and to all those who

have contributed one way or another towards the building of the school, I extend

my heartiest congratulations, they are all playing their part in providing better

education for the people of this great city.

"Finally, I wish every success now and in the future to those who study

and teach in this school."

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