>Press Releases Home > Publications and press releases > Press Releases Sea cadets bid farewell to retiring Marine chief About 300 cadets from the Hong Kong Sea School today (Wednesday) staged a parade to bid farewell to the Director of Marine, Mr Ian Dale who will be retiring in early March after 26 years' service in the Department. Also officiating in his capacity as the Vice Patron of the School, Mr Dale encouraged the cadets to make use of the opportunity to learn and direct their hopes for the future towards a fruitful and satisfying career so as to be useful and worthy citizens of Hong Kong. "As a seafarer myself, I hope that many of you will choose a career that is connected to the sea and shipping," Mr Dale said. "Seafaring career could be a fulfilling life which would provide good rewards to those who work hard and study to attain senior positions," he assured the cadets. Knowing that currently cadets graduate at the age of 15 will pose difficulties for them to immediately continue their studies towards a seafaring career, Mr Dale expressed his full support to the efforts the Chairman and the Board of Management of the School had made to extend the graduation age to 17 or 18. "I am confident that these efforts will be rewarded in the near future," the Director said, adding that opportunity was available to make the school even better. Mr Dale's career in shipping has spanned 39 years, with the last 26 years working in Hong Kong. "I have been honoured and privileged to have been part of the success of Hong Kong's port, and I will keenly watch the territory's continuing development as China's Special Administrative Region," Mr Dale said. "I shall also keep up to date with the progress of this fine school with all its maritime traditions, and will be happy to do anything I can to support that progress," he added. Wednesday, 25 February 1998
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