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FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1978

+THE CADET CORPS HAS COME A LONG WAY IN THE TEN YEARS SINCE TS FOUNDATION IN 1968 AND I WISH IT WELL FOR ITS TENTH ANNIVERSARY ARADE AND CELEBRATIONS THIS YEAR.

+LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I ASK YOU NOW TO RISE AND DRINK A TOAST TO THE FUTURE OF THE CIVIL AID SERVICES.+

LADY MACLE HOSE OPENS +POLYDESIGN SHOW+

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LOCAL INDUSTRIAL CONCERNS WILL NEED MORE CREATIVE AND PRACTICAL DESIGNERS TO MEET THE CHALLENGE OF OVERSEAS COMPETITION, LADY MACLE HOSE SAID AT THE OPENING OF THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC +POLYDESIGN SHOW+ TODAY.

LADY MACLE HOSE SAID THE TALENT IS HERE BUT THERE IS NOTHING LIKE TRAVEL AND STUDY ABROAD FOR BROADENING AND ENLARGING THE OUTLOOK, UP UNTIL NOW IN HONG KONG, THERE HAS BEEN LITTLE SCOPE FOR

DESIGN STUDENTS TO OBSERVE AND COMPARE.

+I FEEL SURE THAT HONG KONG INDUSTRIALISTS WILL AGREE WITH THIS VIEW AND GIVE THE DESIGN DEPARTMENT THEIR ENCOURAGEMENT,+ SHE ADDED.

FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF LADY MACLE HOSE'S SPEECH AT THE OPENING OF THE POLYTECHNIC +POLYDESIGN SHOW+ TODAY.

+1 SHOULD LIKE TO THANK THE POLYTECHNIC FOR THE INVITATION TO OPEN THIS YEAR'S POLYDESIGN SHOW. I AM SURE WE ARE GOING TO SEE THINGS OF GREAT INTEREST ON SHOW.

+SINCE LAST VISITING THE DEPARTMENT IN ITS OLD PREMISES IN THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD, IT IS OBVIOUSLY GROWING FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH, HERE, IN ITS NEW PREMISES. 1 FEEL IT MUST BE A STIMULATING PLACE IN WHICH TO TEACH AND BE TAUGHT.

+WHEN I VISIT A FACTORY OR AM ASKED TO PRESENT A DESIGN AWARD, I FIND IT MOST ENCOURAGING TO MEET PAST AND PRESENT STUDENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT.

+DESIGN IS NOT JUST THE ABILITY TO MAKE AN ATTRACTIVE DRAWING BUT TO UNDERSTAND THE FUNDAMENTALS OF CONSTRUCTION AND USE OF A PRODUCT.

+TO MEET THE CHALLENGE OF OVERSEAS COMPETITION, INDUSTRIAL CONCERNS IN HONG KONG WILL NEED MORE CREATIVE AND PRACTICAL DESIGNERS.. IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THIS THE STUDENTS NEED SUPPORT. UP UNTIL NOW IN HONG KONG, THERE HAS BEEN LITTLE SCOPE FOR DESIGN STUDENTS TO OBSERVE AND COMPARE. THE TALENT IS HERE BUT THERE IS NOTHING LIKE TRAVEL AND STUDY ABROAD FOR BROADENING AND ENLARGING THE OUTLOOK.

+I FEEL SURE THAT HONG KONG INDUSTRIALISTS WILL AGREE WITH THIS VIEW AND GIVE THE DESIGN DEPARTMENT THEIR ENCOURAGEMENT.

+1 NOW HAVE VERY MUCH PLEASURE IN DECLARING THE POLYDESIGN SHOW OPEN.+

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