SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1993
COMMUNITY SUPPORT ESSENTIAL TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: GOVERNOR
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THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, TODAY (SATURDAY) CALLED ON THE COMMUNITY TO GIVE POSITIVE RESPONSE то PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT OF HONG KONG.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE ENVIROMENTAL PROTECTION FESTIVAL 1993, MR PATTEN SAID DEMANDS THAT EVERY HONG KONG PEOPLE MADE EACH DAY ALL CAUSED POLLUTION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY.
THESE DEMANDS INCLUDE LIGHT AND POWER, PACKAGING AND PLASTIC BAGS, TRANSPORT AND TAP WATER.
MR PATTEN WAS GLAD TO SEE MANY NEW INITIATIVES то TURN ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS INTO ACTION.
EVENTS LIKE THIS YEAR'S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FESTIVAL HELP TO FOCUS THE MINDS OF THE COMMUNITY ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND ON THE CONSEQUENCES OF MISUSING THE ENVIRONMENT, HE SAID.
MR PATTEN APPEALED TO THE COMMUNITY TO OBSERVE THE CONCEPTS "REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE AND RESPOND".
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PRIVATELY-FUNDED CONTINUING EDUCATION DEVELOPING IN HK
A PRIVATELY-FUNDED FURTHER EDUCATION SYSTEM IS DEVELOPING IN HONG KONG, THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR W K LAM, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE 19TH GRADUATION CEREMONY OF SHUE TAN COLLEGE, MR LAM SAID RECENTLY THERE HAD BEEN A GROWTH IN SELF-FINANCED HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE WHO WERE PREPARED TO PAY FOR THEIR CONTINUING EDUCATION AT SUB-DEGREE AND DEGREE LEVELS.
EXPLAINING THE SYSTEM, MR LAM SAID HUNDREDS OF ADULTS EACH YEAR PURSUED COURSES IN HONG KONG LEADING TO THE AWARD OF OVERSEAS DEGREES.
"MANY OF THESE COURSES UPGRADE QUALIFICATIONS AT POSTGRADUATE LEVEL, HE SAID.
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"SUCH COURSES ARE MAINLY OFFERED IN COLLABORATION WITH EXTRA-MURAL DEPARTMENTS OF THE LOCAL TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS AND THE SHUE YAN COLLEGE.
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SINCE 1979, SHUE YAN'S COLLABORATION WITH OVERSEAS TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS HAS DEVELOPED RAPIDLY AND PROVIDED GREATER DIVERSITY AND CHOICE IN HONG KONG'S HIGHER EDUCATION.
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