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25 See SCMP, 10 June 1994. Since then, the park has been completed and opened (December 1995), and is one of the most interesting and pleasing public amenities of Hong Kong.
26 See the President's letter to the Colonial Secretary at pp 7-8 of Vol 11 (1971) of the Journal. And again, in 1985-86, to the Chairman, Urban Council, after a joint Museum of Science and History was shelved see p.xiv of vol 25 (1985).
27. This was attended with success, reflecting the considerable effort made by the Council of the Society.
28 See p xiv, HKBRAS 29 (1989).
29. Ibid, pp xvi-XVII.
30 In the end, we did neither, though we did set up an ad hoc committee to consider ways and means to attract more Chinese members.
31 See the short account at pp ix-x and xii of the 1987 Journal foreshadowed in the President's annual report at pp xii-xiv of the 1984 Journal.
32 Tam Ko Tim-yeong of Ngau Tau Kok, Kowloon (In Chinese entitled Hong Kong Today and Yesterday, published by Joint Publishing (HK) Ltd, 1994).
33 Personal letter 3 August 1994. Tim was born a native villager in Ngau Tau Kok Oi Village, Lower Kowloon which was cleared for development in 1966. It was very gratifying for me to find that my friends there were his uncles and to know that my historical enquiries there, made at that difficult time, were to prove of such interest to him, some 27 years after.
34 Economic and Public Affairs, which incorporates some of the civics topics, is now included in the examination curriculum. See SCMP 15 November 1994 for an interesting critique and defence of Civics and history teaching in Hong Kong as now seen by China's spokesmen and local educators.
35 15-22 secondary schools had opted for the curriculum in 1992.
36 At Hong Kong University, Dr Elizabeth Sinn has developed the Hong Kong Workshop of the History Department as a resource centre for local history, and has greatly added to our knowledge and understanding of Hong Kong through her own research and publications. Yet there is still, in 1994, no lectureship in Hong Kong history at Hong Kong's oldest university!
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25 See SCMP, 10 June 1994. Since then, the park has been completed and upened (December 1995), and is one of the most interesting and pleasing public antemties of Hong Kong
26 See the President's letter to the Colonial Secretary al pp 7-8 of Vol 11 (1971) of the Journal And again, m. 1985-86, to the Chairman, Urban Council, after a joint Museum of Science and History was shelved see pixiv of vol 25 (1985)
27. This was attended with success, reflecting the considerable effort made by the Council of the Society
2* See p xm, #KBRAS 29 (1989)
29. Ibid, pp xvi-XVII
30 In the end, we did neither, though we did set up an ad hoc committee to consider ways. and means to attract more Chinese members.
See the short accouni at pp ix-x and xn of the 1987 Jounal foreshadowed in the President's annual report at pp xn-xiv of the 1984 Jounal
12 Tum Ko Tom-yeong of Ngau Tau Kok, Kowloon (In Chinese entitled Hong Kong Today and Yesterday, published by Joint Publishing (HK) Lid, 1994)
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I-conomic and Public Affairs, which incorporates some of the civics topics, is now included in the exammation curriculum See $0 MP 15 November 1994 for an interesting eritique and defence of Civics and history teaching in Hong Kong as now seen by Cluna s spokesmen and local educators.
15-22 secondary schools had opted for the caniculum m 1992
At Hong Kong University, De Elizabeth Sim bas developed the Hong Kong Workshop of the History Department as a resource centre for local history, and has greatly added in our knowledge and understanding of Hong Kong through her own research and publications Yet there is still, in 1994, no lectureship in Flong Kong lustary at Hong Kong is oldest university!
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