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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1976

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+THEY MAY AIM AT WORKING WITH GROUPS OF PARENTS, STUDENTS, WORKING YOUTHS, OR LOCAL LEADERS. THEIR JOBS VARY FROM ORGANISING INTEREST GROUPS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO HELPING TO PROMOTE SELF-HELP PROJECTS TO MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS,+ MR. LEE POINTED OUT.

+THEY ARE BASICALLY CONCERNED WITH SOCIAL BETTERMENT. TO DO THIS THEY MUST HAVE A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF THE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND TRADITIONAL STRUCTURE AND FEATURES OF LOCAL COMMUNITY, HE ADDED.

BEFORE THEY EMBARKED ON THEIR CHALLENGING TASKS, HE STRESSED, THEY MUST ALSO KNOW FOR SURE THE WAY TO GET SUPPORT AND SANCTION FROM THE COMMUNITY.

FINALLY, HE ASSURED THE STUDENTS THAT SOCIAL WORK WOULD OFFER THEM A MOST CHALLENGING AND SATISFYING PROFESSION. + IT WILL NOT MAKE YOU RICH- BUT IT WILL ENABLE YOU TO MAKE A REAL AND VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH YOU LIVE, HE SAID.

FIRST AIDED GIRLS SCHOOL IN ABERDEEN OPENED

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THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR. KENNETH TOPLEY TODAY OPENED THE PUI TAK CANOSSIAN COLLEGE, THE FIRST AIDED SCHOOL FOR GIRLS IN THE ABERDEEN AREA.

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, MR, TOPLEY SAID: +THE COMPLETION OF PUI TAK COLLEGE PROVIDES YET ANOTHER FINE EXAMPLE OF THE HIGH DEGREE OF CO-OPERATION THAT CONTINUES TO EXIST BETWEEN SPONSORING BODIES - BE THEY RELIGIOUS OR LAY -- AND THE GOVERNMENT, AND WITHOUT WHICH THE DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATION IN HONG KONG WOULD BE SERIOUSLY INHIBITED.+

CONGRATULATING THE CANOSSIAN MISSION AND ALL THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR BRINGING THIS PROJECT TO FRUITION, THE DIRECTOR SAID THE MISSION HAD BEEN PARTICULARLY ACTIVE IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION.

THE NEW COLLEGE BROUGHT TO SIX THE NUMBER OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS SPONSORED BY THE MISSION WHICH WAS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR OPERATING TEN PRIMARY SCHOOLS.

THE NEW 24-CLASSROOM SECONDARY SCHOOL HAS AN ENROLMENT OF 600 GIRLS ALREADY.

MR. TOPLEY MADE SOME BRIEF COMMENTS ON THE NAME OF THE COLLEGE +PUI TAK+, THAT IS, +DEVELOP VIRTUE+.

HE SAID: +IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT APART FROM THE ACQUISITION OF BASIC SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE, THE PUPIL SHOULD HAVE ADEQUATE OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP MORAL QUALITIES AND TO STRENGTHEN CHARACTER.+

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