Bulletin Vol. 8 No. 11 Jun 1972

賓嘉迎歡長校敏卓李 Vice-Chancellor Choh-Ming Li welcoming the guests freely and learn from their expertise and experience. In a matter of weeks, or perhaps just days, the tables will be turned. Some of them will be asking you questions at job interviews and, I hope, will find it possible to receive you into their midst. This wonderful opportunity for our students to meet community leaders has been made possible by a generous contribution from Rotary Club of Hong Kong Island West to this Workshop. The spirit of community service in Rotary, particularly in youth activities, is well known, and we are deeply indebted to all the Rotarians of the Club. I now have great pleasure to call upon the Club President, Mr. CM. Wong, to address us. Abbreviated Translation of the Speech of Mr. CM. Wong, President, Rotary Club of Hong Kong Island West Both my fellow Rotarians and I are very pleased to attend this Opening Ceremony of the 4th Pre- Employment Workshop, and it is a great honour for me to be given a chance to speak to you. It has always been the aim of our Club to serve the local community. However, this is the first time that we are sponsoring this kind of workshop, and we deem it a very meaningful investment in the future of Hong Kong to encourage young students to serve the community. Hong Kong is growing more prosperous every day and the various trades and professions are in urgent need of more qualified personnel to meet their rapid expansion. As all of the students here are young, energetic and well-educated, you will surely become the new blood of the society. Nonetheless, there must be some among you who still have some doubts about which profession yo u should join, which profession suits you best and the chances of employment to-day. The panelists here are ready to share their own experience with you and guide you in the search of a career. So, use what you gain these two days to prepare for your future. As all of you will leave the University soon, I would like to suggest for your reference the objectives of our Club: (1) The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service; (2) High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying by each Rotarian of his occupation as an opportunity to serve society; (3) The application of the ideal of service by every Rotarian to his personal, business and community life; and (4) The advancement of international understanding, goodwill and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional men united in the ideal of service. Finally, may I wish all of you every success in the future. (See also pictures in Chinese section) LIN YUTANG'S CHINESE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY OF MODERN USAGE NEAR COMPLETION The publication process of Lin Yutang's Chinese- English Dictionary of Modern Usage is now reaching its final stages. The Office of the Dictionary Project has been engaged in copy-editing and proofreading and has added an English Index and a Glossary of Simplified Chinese Characters. As a result, the text alone has been augmented to 1,450 pages and the Preliminaries, Indices and Appendices 350 pages. In comparison wit h the original estimate, the Dictionary is now enriched by 500 additional pages. It will be cloth-bound in a handy volume and Bible paper will be used. The number of lead characters exceeds 8,000 and compounds and phrases 100,000. Discussions with well-known publishers for worldwide distribution were initiated early in the year. Finally in April, a general agreement was confirmed — 6 —