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THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1982

MORE DOCTORS QUICKLY NEEDED, GOVERNOR SAYS

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HONG KONG MUST HAVE MORE DOCTORS, AND THE QUICKER THE BETTER, SAID THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE IN DECLARING OPEN THE CHOH-MING LI BUILDING FOR BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES, AT THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG THIS AFTERNOON (THURSDAY).

SPEAKING AS CHANCELLOR OF THE UNIVERSITY, SIR MURRAY WELCOMED +THIS FURTHER STEP IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE LARGE NEW FACULTY OF MEDICINE THAT WILL FILL A LONG-FELT GAP IN THE UNIVERSITY'S EDUCATIONAL ARRAY.+

FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF SIR MURRAY'S SPEECH:

+SIR YUET-KEUNG KAN, DR MA LIN, DR LI, FELLOW MEMBERS OF THIS UNIVERSITY, HONOURED GUESTS,

+ IT NOW FALLS TO ME TO PERFORM THE PURELY MANUAL TASK OF OPENING THIS BUILDING,

+AS CHANCELLOR I WELCOME THIS FURTHER STEP IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE LARGE NEW FACULTY OF MEDICINE THAT WILL FILL A LONG-FELT GAP IN THE UNIVERSITY'S EDUCATIONAL ARRAY.

+AS GOVERNOR I WELCOME IT TOO BECAUSE, QUITE SIMPLY, HONG KONG MUST HAVE MORE DOCTORS, AND THE QUICKER THE BETTER.

+LIKE MODERN HONG KONG ITSELF, OUR UNIVERSITY IS MAINLY CHINESE AND CHERISHES ITS CHINESE TRADITION, BUT ALSO IT OWES MUCH TO MEN AND THOUGHT AND EXPERTISE FROM OTHER LANDS. SO, TYPICALLY, MANY MEN OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE FORMATION OF THIS NEW FACULTY AND THE VICE-CHANCELLOR HAS ELOQUENTLY PAID TRIBUTE TO THEM. BUT IT IS ENTIRELY RIGHT THAT IT SHOULD BEAR THE NAME OF DR CHOH-MING LI, WHO PLANNED FOR THIS FACULTY WHILE PRESIDING OVER THE FIRST DECADE OF OUR UNIVERSITY WITH SUCH SKILL, DEDICATION, AND PANACHE.

+ IT IS NOW MY VERY GREAT PLEASURE TO DECLARE OPEN THE CHOH- MING LI BUILDING FOR BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES, AND I WISH ALL SUCCESS TO THE TEACHERS AND STUDENTS WHO WORK IN IT.+

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