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THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1989

"EDUCATION, MR CHAN SAID,

"WHICH ALSO TRAINS UP PROFESSIONALS TO MEET THE PRESENT AND FUTURE REQUIREMENTS OF SOCIETY 19 LARGELY PREDOMINENT IN THE PROGRESS OF SOCIETY.

IN VIEW OF THIS, MR CHAN SAID, MONEY SPENT IN EDUCATION WAS A PROFITABLE INVESTMENT WHICH WOULD REAP A MUCH GREATER RETURN IN FUTURE.

"IT IS WITH THIS BELIEF THAT WE TRY OUR BEST ΤΟ ENCOURAGE CHILDREN TO PURSUE EDUCATION, AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS ONE WAY ΤΟ ENCOURAGE THEM TO PERSIST IN THEIR STUDIES IN ORDER TO DEVELOP THEIR WELL-BEING AS WELL AS TO THE BENEFIT OF SOCIETY, HE ADDED.

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THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES CHILDEN'S EDUCATION TRUST WAS SET UP WITH THE GENEROUS DONATION FROM MR WILLIAM MONG IN 1983 TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE CHILDREN OF ASSISTANT OFFICERS AND EQUIVALENT GRADES TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION AS WELL AS FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF HANDICAPPED CHILDREN OF THESE OFFICERS.

EARLY THIS YEAR, MR MONG ONCE AGAIN KINDLY DONATED ANOTHER SUM OF $500,000 TO THE TRUST.

AT TODAY'S CEREMONY,

SPEAKING AS

TRUSTEE OF THE EDUCATION TRUST, MR CHAN WA-SHEK, THE COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, EXPRESSED THANKS FOR THE BENEVOLENT SUPPORT FROM MR AND MRS MONG,

MR CHAN THANKED THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ADVISORY BOARD, SIR OSWALD CHEUNG, AND THE BOARD MEMBERS, FOR THEIR SOUND ADVICE ON INVESTMENT. HE ALSO EXPRESSED APPRECIATION TO MR CHAN KAM-CHUEN AND HIS TRUST COMMITTEE FOR PROVIDING ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.

EIGHTEEN STAFF MEMBERS RECEIVED THE BURSARY CHEQUES FROM MRS WILLIAM MONG AT THE PRESENTATION.

CERTIFICATES AND

VR'S HELP CLEAR DRAINAGE IN NT

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ABOUT 30 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES FROM SAN YICK REFUGEE CENTRE TODAY (THURSDAY} HELPED THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO CLEAR A DRAINAGE IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AS PART OF THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMMUNITY.

THE CORRECTIONAL

THE SERVICE PROJECT WAS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

FROM

THE REFUGEES CLEARED THE REFUSE IN A DRAINAGE WHICH LEADS WONG UK TSUEN TO THE MAIN STREAM AT ΤΑΙ LAM CHUNG. THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT PROVIDED THE TOOLS

DISPOSED OF THE REFUSE COLLECTED.

AND

THE PROJECT,