WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1981
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IN THE PAST 15 YEARS, THE FDLF, ADMINISTERED BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, HAS FINANCED THE BUILDING OF SEVEN PAIRS OF TRAWLERS.
THE LATEST LOAN IS FOR A PAIR OF 26.5 METRE-LONG VESSELS BUILT TO THE DESIGN AND SUPERVISION OF TECHNICAL STAFF OF THE FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT DIVISION, AT TWO BOATYARDS IN SHAU KEI WAN. THE DESIGNS ARE POPULAR WITH FISHERMEN.
A SIGNIFICANT FEATURE OF THE VESSELS IS THE HIGH HORSEPOWER OF THE SINGLE PROPULSION ENGINE, A KELVIN OF 530 B.H.P. IN ADDITION, A NEWAGE TWO-PITCH CONTROLLABLE PROPELLER SYSTEM WILL BE FITTED TO EACH OF THE VESSELS TO ACHIEVE SAVINGS IN FUEL OIL AND TO INCREASE TOWING POWER.
THE TOTAL COST OF BUILDING AND EQUIPPING THE TWO VESSELS WITH NAVIGATIONAL AIDS, SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND FISHING GEAR WILL BE $3.46 MILLION. THE OWNERS WILL MEET THE COST IN EXCESS OF THE LOAN,
TODAY'S AGREEMENT BRINGS TO $15.6 MILLION THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF LOANS MADE UNDER THE FDLF FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LOCAL FISHING FLEET.
SELF-DISCIPLINE AND HELP FOR OTHERS STRESSED
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A PERSON MUST LEARN TO RESPECT AND CULTIVATE HIS OWN SELF AS WELL AS TO RESPECT AND HELP OTHERS IN ORDER TO LEAD A FRUITFUL AND FULFILLING LIFE, MR MICHAEL LEUNG, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
HE WAS SPEAKING AT THE JOINT GRADUATION CEREMONY OF THE KOWLOON AND YUEN LONG LUTHERAN MIDDLE SCHOOLS.
NOTING THAT THE SCHOOL MOTTO IS +RECTIFY THE MIND AND CULTIVATE THE PERSON+, MR LEUNG SAID THIS SHOWED THE NECESSITY TO DISCIPLINE ONF SELF, NEVER GIVE UP WITHOUT TRYING, AND AIM AT SETTING HIGH 15c-LS.
+THE POSSESSION OF ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS AND ACQUISITION OF SPECIAL SKILLS DO NOT NECESSARILY BRING ABOUT THE REAL MEANING OF LIFE OR ETERNAL HAPPINESS, HE SAID.
ON THE OTHER HAND WE MUST KNOW OUR OWN LIMITATIONS, OUR WEAK AND STRONG POINTS, AND THAT FAILURE AND OBSTRUCTIONS ARE INEVITABLE IN THE PURSUIT OF IDEALS.
+HAVING LEARNED FROM ONE'S FAILURES, ONE CAN AIM AT AVOIDING THE SAME MISTAKES, + MR LEUNG SAID.
APART FROM CULTIVATING ONESELF, WE MUST ALSO RESPECT AND HELP OTHERS, HE SAID.
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