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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1993

HK WELL PLACED FOR ACADEMIC EXCHANGES

HONG KONG IS WELL PLACED TO EXPAND ITS ROLE AS A CENTRE ACADEMIC INTERCHANGE IN THE YEARS AHEAD, THE GOVERNOR, THE RT CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

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HE WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE TIN KA PING BUILDING OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, THE NEW HOME TO THE UNIVERSITIES SERVICE CENTRE, THE HONG KONG-AMERICA CENTRE, THE HONG OF ASIA-PACIFIC STUDIES AND THE OFFICE OF ACADEMIC

KONG INSTITUTE

LINKS.

"JUST AS FREE TRADE IS THE SUREST WAY TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND TO DRIVE OUT POVERTY, SO THE FREE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS IS THE SUREST WAY TO PROMOTE INTELLECTUAL AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND TO DRIVE OUT MISUNDERSTANDING AND FEAR," HE SAID.

THE UNIVERSITIES SERVICE CENTRE HAS PROVIDED A CENTRE WHERE SCHOLARS AND RESEARCHERS COULD COME TO LEARN ABOUT CHINA.

THE HONG KONG-AMERICA CENTRE WILL PROMOTE EXCHANGES BETWEEN HONG KONG AND THE MAJOR OUTSIDE INVESTOR IN HONG KONG'S ECONOMY AND ACADEMIC LIFE IN THE LAST 40 YEARS.

THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF ASIA-PACIFIC STUDIES WILL DEVELOP UNDERSTANDING AND TIES WITH THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION WHICH WILL BE THE FOCUS OF WORLD INTEREST FOR THE NEXT 50 YEARS AND MORE.

THE OFFICE OF ACADEMIC LINKS WILL PROMOTE GLOBAL CONTACTS WILL HELP TO MAINTAIN AND TO RAISE ACADEMIC STANDARDS.

"IT IS CRUCIAL FOR HONG KONG'S FUTURE THAT IT HAS SUCH AS THIS UNIVERSITY, FIRMLY COMMITTED TO THE IDEALS FREEDOM, INTEGRITY AND EXCELLENCE," MR PATTEN SAID.

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COMMUNITY SHOULD ACCEPT THE MENTALLY ILL

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PATIENTS

THE GOVERNMENT HAS NO INTENTION OF DISCHARGING MENTAL WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE NETWORK OF MEDICAL AND SOCIAL SERVICES TO CARE FOR THEM WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

AT THE SAME TIME, THE COMMUNITY MUST BE BROUGHT TO ACCEPT THAT FOR MOST OF THE MENTALLY ILL, THEIR CONDITIONS CAN BE OVERCOME, MANAGED OR AT LEAST LIVED WITH OUTSIDE A HOSPITAL SETTING EVEN IF THEY CANNOT BE CURED.

THESE ARE THE REMARKS BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE HOSPITAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, MRS ROSE GOODSTADT WHEN SPEAKING AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG.

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