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LEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 1974

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¿LWAYS KEEP AN OPEN UND,

SAYS DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL CELFARE

THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL VILFARE, MR. KENNETH TOPLEY, SAYS WHAT IS IDEAL FOR TODAY NAY HOT ER SUITALLE FOR TOMORROW.

SPEAKING AT THE ZONTA CLUB OF HONG KONG AT THEIR LUNCHEON MEETING, HE SAID THE QUESTION WAS WHEN TO CHANCE AND BY HOW MUCH.

THE HIDDLE OF THE ROAD SIMPLE ANSVER, KE SAID, WAS TO ADOPT LEU GOOD IDEAS AND REJCOT LAO OILS. LUT MILE VIDORNEATH ONE HAS A FLELING THAT IT 13 FRUDLIT TO GO ALONG WITH CHANGE, THERE ARE SOME HIMEDIATE DIFFICULTIES.

+NEW IDEAS AND NEW STYLES DO NOT COME LABELLED GOOD OR BAD, WE DON'T KNOU IN ADVANCE HOU TO JUDGE THE NEV EXCEPT IN TERMS OF THE OLD,+ HE SAID.

IN A SLOWLY CHANGING VORLD, GIVEN REASOMBLE LEISURE, IT SHOULD BE POSSICLE, HE POINTED OUT, TO PONDER CAREFULLY, TO THINK ABOUT AND TO PASS THROUGH A FILTER OF REASON ALL NEW IDEAS WHICH COME OUR WAY.

+CUT IN A FAST-CHANGING WORLD, WITH IMDEQUATE LEISURE WE HAVE SOMETHLS TO PICK OUR IDEAS, OUR ATTITUDES ALMOST OFF A SHELF AT AN INTELLECTUAL SUPERMARKET. WHAT IS MORE VE ARE LIACLE TO END UP WITH AN ARMOURY OF IDEAS WHICH VE ARE UNACLE TO MANIPULATE.+

SOME WOULD ARGUE THEN THAT THERE WAS A CASE FOR REMAINING WHERE YOU ARE AS LONG AS IDEAS OR PLANS ARE VOIKKING VELL, 12 SAID, EUT OTHERS CONTIDED WAT IN A WOULD OF VERY RAPID CHANGE IT SEEMED TO PAY TO KEEP KOVING AND TRY TO BECOME EXPERT AT PICKING NEW IDEAS AID FADS WHICH WILL PROVE STRONG RUN,TERS.

+THE THING THAT STAIDS HOST ENHOVEACLY IN THE WAY OF WHAT NEEDS TO BE DUZ IS USUALLY A PAST ACHIEVELZUT KELD FAST BY A FIRM CONVICTION. IT IS HOT CUR FAILURES WHICH LET US DOWN. BUT RATHER OUR PAST SUCCESSES WHICH TRIP US UP, + 12 SAID.

+WE CAN HOLD TO VHAT UZ BELIEVE FREN OUR OWN EXPERIENCE PROVIDED US DO NOT CLING TO IT FOX OLD TILE'S SAKE. LE SHOULD NOT NOVE ON SO QUICKLY TINT LE HAKE COUNTLIFEITS OP OURSELVES. IF WE KUST BE NÍTICLE, VE KUST ALSO DE ALFLECTIVE,+ RE SAID.

+OPEN MINDØNESS IS NO BAD WATCH WORD.+

NOTE TO EDITONS: COPIES OF MR. TOPLEY'S SPEECH ARE BOXED.

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