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THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1989

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SIR DAVID SAID THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC WAS, BY ANY STANDARDS, AN OUTSTANDINGLY SUCCESSFUL INSTITUTION.

"THE QUALITY OF THE POLYTECHNIC'S GRADUATES, WITH WHICH IT HAS EXPANDED, ARE INDEED A TESTIMONY TO AND ENTHUSIASM OF THE ENTIRE POLYTECHNIC COMMUNITY," HE SAID.

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SIR DAVID SAID THE GOVERNMENT WOULD CONTINUE то GIVE SUPPORT TO THE POLYTECHNIC'S CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT.

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"WE SHARE YOUR FIRM BELIEF THAT THE INSTITUTION WILL CONTINUE TO PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN THE EDUCATION OF HONG KONG," HE SAID.

THE GOVERNOR JOINED THE CHAIRMAN OF THE POLYTECHNIC COUNCIL, MR STEPHEN CHEONG, IN CONGRATULATING SIR SZE-YUEN CHUNG ON STEERING THE RELATIVELY YOUNG INSTITUTION THROUGH ITS CRUCIAL EARLY YEARS.

"IT'S OFTEN SAID THAT THE FIRST YEAR IN THE LIFE OF A CHILD IS THE MOST IMPORTANT. I'M SURE THAT THE FIRST 15 YEARS IN THE LIFE OF AN INSTITUTION IS ALSO VERY IMPORTANT," SIR DAVID SAID.

"IT IS A VERY FITTING GESTURE THAT THIS NEW BUILDING SHOULD NAMED AFTER SIR S.Y. IN APPRECIATION OF HIS CONTRIBUTION TO POLYTECHNIC," HE ADDED.

THE GOVERNOR ALSO CONGRATULATED ALL MEMBERS OF POLYTECHNIC COUNCIL, STAFF AND STUDENTS, BOTH PAST AND PRESENT, ALL THEY HAD DONE TO MAKE THE INSTITUTION WHAT IT WAS NOW.

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COMMUNITY SUPPORTS OMELCO

THE HONG KONG COMMUNITY CONTINUES TO GIVE SUPPORT TO OMELCO MEMBERS IN THEIR EFFORT TO PUT ACROSS TO BRITAIN HONG KONG'S CASE ON NATIONALITY.

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HONG KONG'S MESSAGE IS THAT BRITAIN HAS A MORAL ENSURE A SAFE AND SECURE FUTURE FOR THE PEOPLE OF HONG AS A DIRECT CONSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITY TO RESTORE THE ABODE IN THE UK TO ALL THE BRITAIN SUBJECTS HERE.

A LARGE NUMBER OF COMMUNITY LEADERS INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE TWO MUNICIPAL COUNCILS AND THE 19 DISTRICT BOARDS AS WELL AS LOCAL EDUCATION, YOUTH AND CHURCH GROUPS THIS THURSDAY) EVENING ATTENDED TWO SEPARATE BRIEFINGS BY THE TWO OMELCO SENIOR MEMBERS, DAME LYDIA DUNN AND MR ALLEN LEE.

DURING THE TWO SESSIONS, DAME LYDIA AND MR LEE GROUPS ON THEIR RECENT TRIP TO LONDON AND LEARNT OF THE BY THOSE GROUPS IN SUPPORT OF THE CASE.

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