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遠志高程.jpg
Submitted by ahlam
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Royal Air Force Station Sek Kong 遠志高程

A brass paper weight of about 1.5lb.  Item obtained 30 years ago from unknown source.

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Submitted by maidestone on Fri, 2022-01-21 04:28.

Could it be 程高志遠, instead?

Submitted by OldTimer on Fri, 2022-01-21 11:50.

Greetings and Happy New Year.

Here is what I think the writer wanted it to read:

程 has several meanings and in this case they are "stage of a journey" and "standard".  The author meant it to say "(our) standard/(altitude?) (is) high", hence 程高.

志 means will, determination, aspiration, ambition, so 志遠 is "(our) aspiration (is) far (and beyond).

Regards,  Peter

Submitted by ahlam on Fri, 2022-01-21 12:17.

Hi Peter,

Thank you for the comments.  Here is the enlarged picture of the first word, the character speaks for itself.

Regards,

Submitted by ahlam on Fri, 2022-01-21 12:19.

Hi Peter,

Yes, you are probably correct.  Chinese normally read from the right to left.

Regards

Submitted by OldTimer on Fri, 2022-01-21 22:18.

Thanks ahlam for the reply.  I think the word sequence is similar to a school's motto; and read from right in those old days.  Regards, Peter