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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1981

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LEARNING IS BEST INVESTMENT, SAYS SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION

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+YOUR BEST INVESTMENT FOR THE FUTURE WILL BE INVESTMENT IN YOURSELVES, SAID MR KEN TOPLEY, SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION, TO STUDENTS AT THE SHUE YAN COLLEGE GRADUATION CEREMONY TODAY.

+YOU HAVE MADE AN EXCELLENT START BY STUDYING AT SHUE YAN COLLEGE, HE CONTINUED.

MR TOPLEY NOTED THAT IT WAS VITAL TO GO ON LEARNING AFTER LEAVING COLLEGE, THAT THERE WERE LIMITS TO WHAT COULD BE LEARNT FROM BOOKS, HENCE THE CONSIDERABLE EMPHASIS ALWAYS PLACED ON EXPERIENCE.

WHAT WAS VITAL, HE SAID, WAS TO BE PREPARED TO LEARN FROM EVERYONE AT ANY TIME.

+NEVER LOSE AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT YOU SHOULD ALWAYS HAVE YOUR NOSE STUCK IN A BOOK. BOOKS ARE USUALLY A SECONDARY SOURCE OF KNOWLEDGE.

+LEARNING MEANS NOT JUST STUDYING BUT USING INTELLIGENTLY

THE EXPERIENCES THAT COME YOUR WAY.+

MR TOPLEY CONGRATULATED THE COLLEGE ON ITS CONTINUED

SUCCESS AND PRAISED THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS FOR THE IR PUBLIC SPIRIT AND CONTRIBUTION TO EDUCATION IN HONG KONG.

OFFICIAL OPENING OF PAK TIN COMMUNITY HALL

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THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S PAK TIN COMMUNITY HALL WILL BE OFFICIALLY OPENED AT A CEREMONY TOMORROW (SUNDAY).

THERE WILL BE A LION DANCE PERFORMANCE BY A MARTIAL ART GROUP FROM THE SHAM SHUI PO YOUTH CENTRE. OTHER PERFORMANCES WILL BE PUT ON BY GROUPS FROM THE COMMUNITY HALL ITSELF.

OFFICIATING AT THE CEREMONY WILL BE THE REGIONAL SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER (WEST KOWLOON), MRS ROSE GOODSTADT, AND THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICER, SHAM SHUI PO (EAST), MR PETER CHEUNG PO-TAK.

ALSO OFFICIATING WILL BE THE SENIOR HOUSING MANAGER (KOWLOON WEST), MR YEUNG KWING-CHIU, THE SHEK KIP MEI SUB- DIVISIONAL INSPECTOR, MR LUNG HUNG-CHEUK, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SHEK KIP MEI KAIFONG ASSOCIATION, MR KWOK WING-CHEONG.

THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE PAK TIN COMMUNITY HALL WILL BE INAUGURATED DURING THE CEREMONY.

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