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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1993

GREATEST ASSET IN SOCIETY IS PEOPLE: THE GOVERNOR

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THE GREATEST ASSET A SOCIETY CAN HAVE IS PEOPLE INSPIRED LIVELY HABITS OF LEARNING AND THINKING, WITH PERSONALITIES AND WITH COMMITMENT ΤΟ SERVE THE COMMUNITY, THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).

OFFICIATING AT THE FOUNDATION STONE LAYING CEREMONY FOR LINGNAN COLLEGE'S NEW CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT IN TUEN MUN, THE GOVERNOR SAID THIS BELIEF HAS BEEN PUT INTO PRACTICE THROUGH THE DETERMINATION OF LINGNAN'S TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS TO PROVIDE PROGRAMMES OF STUDIES OF HIGH STANDARD.

MR PATTEN SAID THE NEW TUEN MUN CAMPUS FOR LINGNAN COLLEGE MARKED THE START OF AN ASSOCIATION THAT WOULD WORK TO THE ADVANTAGE BOTH OF LINGNAN COLLEGE AND OF THIS TREMENDOUS NEW TOWN.

THE GOVERNOR SAID: "BOTH THIS NEW TOWN AND THIS NEW CAMPUS BUILT TO PROVIDE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT GIVES OPPORTUNITY ENCOURAGEMENT TO PEOPLE TO BUILD A BETTER FUTURE FOR THEMSELVES.'

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COLLECTION

THE COMMUNITY FROM THURSDAY (DECEMBER 23)

STAMP COLLECTORS WILL HAVE A NEW YOUTH CLUB'S SOUVENIR COVER COMMEMORATE THE CLUB'S CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIETY.

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ON SALE WILL BE THREE SOUVENIR COVERS THE SPECIAL COMMUNITY CHEST STAMPS ($5); ORDINARY BLANK SPECIAL STAMP ($20); AND GOLD-BLOCKED WITH THE STAMP ($100).

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"PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF THE COVERS WILL BE DONATED TO THE COMMUNITY CHEST," A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).

THE SPECIAL COVER DEPICTS THE CLUB'S WORLD RECORD-BREAKING GIANT POSTER ASSEMBLED BY ITS MEMBERS ON OCTOBER 26, AN EVENT OFFICIALLY RECORDED BY THE GUINNESS BOOK OF RECORDS.

"THE EVENT WAS PART OF A SERIES OF ACTIVITIES TO CELEBRATE 15TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CLUB, THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED.

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THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR DOMINIC S W WONG; THE POSTMASTER GENERAL, MR M PAGLIARI; THE CHAIRMAN OF THE GREENING FOR THE CHEST ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MRS LOUISE MOK, AND CLUB MEMBERS WILL SELL THE SOUVENIR COVERS TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AT A SPECIAL BOOTH AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE IN CONNAUGHT PLACE FROM 9.35 AM ON DECEMBER 30 (THURSDAY).

ARRANGEMENTS HAVE ALSO BEEN MADE WITH THE POSTMASTER GENERAL TO PROVIDE HAND-BACKED SERVICE FOR THE STAMPING OF A SPECIAL POSTMARK ON THE SOUVENIR COVERS ON DECEMBER 30 AT:

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