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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 184

COLLEGE SET TO MAKE GREATER CONTRIBUTION

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THE SHUE YAN COLLEGE, WITH ITS NEW CAMPUS AND FACILITIES, IS NOW SET FAIR TO MAKE AN EVEN MORE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO HIGHER EDUCATION IN HONG KONG, THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR PHILIP HADDON-CAVE, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

SPEAKING AT THE TOPPING-OUT CEREMONY OF THE COLLEGE'S NEW CAMPUS IN NORTH POINT, SIR PHILIP SAID THAT THE ROLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE HONG KONG OF TOMORROW COULD NOT BE OVER-EMPHASISED.

FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF SIR PHILIP'S SPEECH:

+ I AM VERY GLAD TO BE HERE THIS AFTERNOON TO MARK THE COMPLETION OF THIS BUILDING LONG CHERISHED BY THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF SHUE YAN COLLEGE.

+SINCE ITS FOUNDATION IN 1971, SHUE YAN COLLEGE HAS BEEN DEDICATED TO THE TASK OF FOSTERING POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION IN HONG KONG. OVER THE YEARS, MORE THAN 3 000 STUDENTS HAVE GRADUATED FROM THE COLLEGE. THEY HAVE MOVED INTO MANY FIELDS: EDUCATION, BUSINESS, SOCIAL WELFARE AND MASS COMMUNICATION. THEY HAVE CONFIRMED THE COLLEGE'S REPUTATION AS AN INSTITUTION DEVOTED TO SERVING THE COMMUNITY'S NEEDS. THE COLLEGE HAS ALSO WON RECOGNITION ABROAD. IT IS A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIA INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING (ASAIHL) AND OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS OF SOCIAL WORK. THROUGH ACADEMIC CO-OPERATION WITH A NUMBER OF UNIVERSITIES IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA, CREDITS EARNED BY STUDENTS FROM SELECTED COURSES AT SHUE YAN ARE RECOGNISED BY THESE UNIVERSITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF FURTHER STUDIES.

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+SINCE 1971, THE COLLEGE HAS GROWN BOTH IN STUDENT NUMBERS AND IN THE VARIETY OF COURSES OFFERED. TODAY, IT HAS 12 DEPARTMENTS AND A TOTAL ENROLMENT OF ABOUT 3 000 STUDENTS. EXPANSION HAS GENERATED A NEED FOR PURPOSE-BUILT PREMISES ON A PERMANENT CAMPUS. THIS NEED IS TO BE FULFILLED BY THIS FINE BUILDING WHICH WE SEE TODAY.

+ SHOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF SHUE YAN COLLEGE AND DR HU ON THIS ACHIEVEMENT. WITHOUT THE IR FORESIGHT, ENTHUSIASM AND DETERMINATION, THIS PROJECT WOULD NOT HAVE COME TO FRUITION. THE COLLEGE, WITH ITS NEW CAMPUS AND FACILITIES, IS NOW SET FAIR TO MAKE AN EVEN MORE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO HIGHER EDUCATION IN HONG KONG AND BELIEVE THAT THE ROLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE HONG KONG OF TOMORROW CANNOT BE OVER-EMPHASISED.

+I WISH THE COLLEGE, ITS FOUNDERS, STAFF AND STUDENTS EVERY SUCCESS.+

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