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TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1978
GOVERNOR VISITS HONG KONG SEA SCHOOL
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, THIS (TUESDAY) AFTERNOON VISITED THE HONG KONG SEA SCHOOL AT STANLEY AND UNVEILED A COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE TO MARK THE OPENING OF THE BRADBURY PIER IN THE SCHOOL.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, SIR MURRAY PRAISED THE SCHOOL FOR ITS ENVIABLE REPUTATION BUILT UP OVER 30 YEARS OF DEVOTED WORK AND DESCRIBED THE PIER AS +ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SCHOOL.+
THE BRADBURY PIER WAS BUILT WITH $1 MILLION DONATED BY THE BRADBURY TRUST FUND.
THE GOVERNOR, ACCOMPANIED BY THE SCHOOL'S CHAIRMAN, CAPTAIN M.D. BURBIDGE, AND THE SUPERINTENDENT, BRIGADIER N.G.A. NOBLE, LATER TOURED THE SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND SAW BOYS AGED BETWEEN 14 AND 18 UNDERGOING TRAINING IN SEAMANSHIP.
THE SCHOOL PROVIDES GENERAL EDUCATION AND PRACTICAL TRAINING FOR BOYS FOR A CAREER AT SEA. IT HAS ACCOMMODATION FOR 572 BOYS.
THE FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THE GOVERNOR'S SPEECH:-
+1T GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO BE HERE TODAY TO VISIT THE HONG KONG SEA SCHOOL AND THE BRADBURY PIER. THIS IS ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SCHOOL.
+THE HONG KONG SEA SCHOOL PROVIDES EDUCATION AND RESIDENTIAL CARE FOR BOYS WHO IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER HAVE BEEN DOWN ON THEIR LUCK. ITS PROGRAMME COMBINES GENERAL EDUCATION WITH PRACTICAL TRAINING IN SEAMANSHIP AND IT THUS PREPARES BOYS FOR AN INDEPENDENT AND ACTIVE LIFE. IT HAS AN ENVIABLE REPUTATION BUILT UP OVER 30 YEARS OF DEVOTED WORK.
+BUT IT CONTINUES TO IMPROVE ITS PROGRAMME. THE EXTENSION OF THIS PIER AND THE INSTALLATION OF NEW EQUIPMENT ARE TWO IMPORTANT FURTHER CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS THE QUALITY OF EXPANSION OF, SEAMANSHIP TRAINING. THIS HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BY THE GENEROUS DONATION OF $1 MILLION FROM THE BRADBURY TRUST FUND.
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+BEFORE I OPEN THIS PIER, I SHOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE BOARD OF MANAGERS AND STAFF OF THE HONG KONG SEA SCHOOL FOR ITS ACHIEVEMENTS AND TO WISH THEM AND THE BOYS EVERY SUCCESS IN THE FUTURE.
+1 HAVE MUCH PLEASURE IN DECLARING THE BRADBURY PIER OPEN.+
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