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THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1989

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GROWING DEMAND FOR HIGHER EDUCATION GOVERNOR

HONG KONG NEEDS TO PRODUCE MORE UNIVERSITY GRADUATES IN ORDER TO SUSTAIN THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE TERRITORY '9 INDUSTRIES AND BUSINESSES DURING THE NEXT DECADE, THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY)

THESE GRADUATES MUST ALSO BE PROPERLY EQUIPPED ΤΟ MEET THE

NEEDS OF HONG KONG IN THE 21ST CENTURY, HE SAID.

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE LADY SHAW BUILDING OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, SIR DAVID POINTED OUT THAT HIGHER EDUCATION IN HONG KONG WAS EXPANDING TODAY AS NEVER BEFORE AND IT WAS MORE IN DEMAND THAN EVER.

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HE NOTED THAT THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY WAS RESPONDING TO THESE DEMANDS IN A NUMBER OF WAYS, SUCH AS DEVELOPING NEW ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES IN ENGINEERING, STRENGTHENING ITS RESEARCH CAPABILITY AND PLACING INCREASING EMPHASIS ON HIGH-TECHNOLOGY.

"BUT INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS ARE NOT ENOUGH,' SIR DAVID SAID, "UNIVERSITIES ALSO NEED TO ESTABLISH AND SUSTAIN CONTACTS WITH THE WORLD OUTSIDE, TO FACILITATE THE INTERCHANGE OF IDEAS.

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"IT IS ENCOURAGING THAT THIS UNIVERSITY HAS AMBITIOUS PLANS ESTABLISH INSTITUTES WHICH WILL SERVE AS BRIDGES BETWEEN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND THE REST OF THE ACADEMIC WORLD, THE FIRST OF THESE BEING THE PROPOSED INSTITUTE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY.

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SIR DAVID PAID SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO SIR RUN RUN SHAW FOR HIS DONATIONS TO INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, SCHOLARSHIPS AND THE ARTS, AND TO MANY INSTITUTIONS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD.

"SIR RUN RUN HAS ALWAYS DONATED MORE THAN JUST HIS WEALTH. HE HAS GIVEN A GREAT DEAL OF HIS TIME AND ENERGY TO CHARITABLE CONCERNS AND PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY," SIR DAVID NOTED.

"THE NEW LADY SHAW BUILDING IS AN EXCELLENT CONTRIBUTION TO THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY IN PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THE UNIVERSITY'S EXPANDING SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING PROGRAMMES."

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