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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1982

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YUEN LONG SITES OFFERED FOR SHORT-TERM TENANCY

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THE LANDS DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR SHORT-TERM TENANCIES OF TWO PIECES OF CROWN LAND IN YUEN LONG.

THE TWO SITES, BOTH OF ABOUT 755 SQUARE METRES, ARE SITUATED IN THE YUEN LONG INDUSTRIAL AREA, AND ARE EARMARKED FOR THE REPAIR AND/OR MAINTENANCE (INCLUDING PAINT-SPRAYING) OF MOTOR VEHICLES.

THE TENANCIES WILL BE FOR TWO YEARS INITIALLY AND FOR QUARTERLY PERIODS THEREAFTER.

CLOSING DATE FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF TENDERS IS 12 NOON, NOVEMBER 5.

TENDER FORMS, NOTICES AND CONDITIONS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM, AND TENDER PLANS INSPECTED AT, THE DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE, YUEN LONG, OR THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT BRANCH OFFICE ON CASTLE PEAK ROAD.

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EDUCATION SHOULD GIVE MORALITY PRIDE OF PLACE HAYE

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PEOPLE ARE LIVING IN AN INTENSELY MATERIALISTIC AGE IN WHICH SELFISH PLEASURE IS FREQUENTLY HELD UP TO BE THE ONLY GOOD.

THIS WAS STATED TODAY (THURSDAY) BY THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR COLVYN HAYE, IN OPENING THE HONG KONG TAOIST ASSOCIATION YUEN YUEN INSTITUTE NO. 1 SECONDARY SCHOOL IN KWAI CHUNG.

+WE ARE BOMBARDED BY CONSUMER ADVERTISING AND BY STATUS SYMBOLS SO THAT IT BECOMES EASY TO FORGET THAT MAN IS MORE THAN AN AN IMAL SEEKING THE GRATIFICATION OF PHYSICAL APPETITES.+

HOWEVER, THE DIRECTOR NOTED THAT MAN WAS A THINKING BEING CAPABLE OF REFLECTING ON THE TRUE VALUES, INCLUDING MORALITY.

MR HAYE SAID THE HONG KONG TAOIST ASSOCIATION HAD A LONG AND HONOURABLE HISTORY IN THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION.

+ INTEGRAL TO THE EDUCATIONAL IDEALS OF THE ASSOCIATION IS, OF COURSE, THE CONCEPT OF MORALITY, HE ADDED.

HE WAS CONFIDENT THAT OTHER SCHOOLS WOULD FOLLOW THE EXAMPLE OF THE TAOIST ASSOCIATION IN GIVING MORALITY PRIDE OF PLACE IN THE IR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES.