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Wednesday, January 16, 1974

He was sure that this important course would prove successful

in attracting the level of support necessary to ensure its continuation.

"It would certainly be a retrograde step if that were not to

happen, particularly at a time when the real importance of Chinese is

being strongly emphasized," he said.

"It is ironical to note that at a time when more emphasis is being

laid on the study of Chinese that your Evening School has been quietly doing

precisely this since 1951. ·

He hoped that the school would plan for a big occasion for its

25th anniversary in 1976.

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In urging the school to publicise and make known what it has to

offer, Mr. Love said: "Hong Kong is now on such a vast scale that people

simply do not know what opportunities for self-improvement are available,"

Congratulating the graduates on their success and thanking the

lecturers for working so hard, Mr. Lowe stressed: "It must be clearly

realised that education at whatever level is a co-operative process and

if you wish to gain benefit from education, you must put a worthwhile

contribution into it. This, I think, applies both to students and teachers

and it cannot be too strongly emphasized."

Mrs. Lowe distributed diplomas and prizes to the graduates.

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