THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1975.
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+IN AN OVER-CROWDED CITY LIKE HONG KONG THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT,+ MR. TOPLEY EMPHASISED.
HE ADDED: +QUALITIES NEEDED TO KEEP AN AREA CLEAN IN A HOUSING ESTATE, OR TO DO WHAT ONE GAN IN ONE'S OWN WAY TO PREVENT CRIME AND A THOUSAND AND ONE THINGS WHICH WE NORMALLY LIST AS BEING THE REQUIREMENTS OF A GOOD CITIZEN.
+THIS SCHOOL IS FOSTERING AND ENCOURAGING THESE QUALITIES AND SEEKING WAYS OF HELPING ITS PUPILS TO CO-OPERATE AND SHOW RESPECT AND CONSIDERATION TO THE FEELINGS AND WELL-BEING OF OTHERS. MORE EDUCATION AND SOCIAL STUDIES ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF EVERYONE'S EDUCATION.→
PRACTICAL SUBJECTS FOR THE BOYS AT THE SCHOOL INCLUDE ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AS WELL AS PRINTING.
THE GIRLS DO COMMERCE, TEXTILES AND TAILORING AS WELL AS HOME ECONOMICS.
+THE CHURCH OF CHRIST IN CHINA HAS NEVER BEEN AFRAID TO PLOUGH A NEW FURROW AND IT IS INTERESTING TO SEE THAT GIRLS ALSO STUDY RETAILING AND MERCHANDISING.
+ALTHOUGH SUCH COURSES ARE POPULAR IN MANY OVERSEAS COUNTRIES THIS IS AN INTERESTING NEW INITIATIVE FOR HONG KONG. I SHALL BE INTERESTED TO HEAR HOW THE CLASSES PROGRESS,+ THE DIRECTOR SAID.
A CONSIDERABLE PART OF THE SCHOOL'S CAPITAL COSTS WAS PAID BY THE GOVERNMENT AS IN ALL AIDED SCHOOL PROJECTS. THE SPONSOR'S SHARE IS A JOINT EFFORT BETWEEN THE CHURCH OF CHRIST IN CHINA AND THE ROTARY CLUB OF KOWLOON WEST AFTER WHICH THE SCHOOL IS NAMED.
THE SCHOOL STARTED CLASSES IN BORROWED PREMISES IN SEPTEMBER 1972 AND MOVED TO THE NEW BUILDING IN LUNG CHEUNG ROAD LAST SEPTEMBER. AT PRESENT THE SCHOOL HAS NINE CLASSES FOR GIRLS AND THIRTEEN FOR BOYS. IN THE NEXT ACADEMIC YEAR IT WILL HAVE SEVEN MORE, MAKING A TOTAL OF 29 CLASSES FOR 1,160 PUPILS.
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