The canteen.

The lounge

Main corridor and lounge.

youth. But this was not all. Govern- from soliciting for funds. They can ous, but in actual fact the headquar- ment made a gift of the land upon not have flag days. One small way ters is no more than is considered which the building was to be erected, in which the Scouts themselves will adequate. It is not a luxury build- and the Jockey Club also paid for assist In making the headquarters ing: it is strictly practical and func- a good deal of equipment and set up self-supporting is by doing much of tional. The organisation as a whole an endowment fund of a quarter of the cleaning work themselves, so cannot be truly efficient without a a million dollars.

that only two coolies will be employ good headquarters. ed.

It is intended that Morse House, as the new headquarters has been named after the Past President of the Association, should be self-sup- porting. The Jockey Club endow- ment, however, will not itself be suf- ficient and other ways and means will be found to make up the differ- ence. And here it must not be over- looked that Scouts are precluded

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The new and modern headquarters of the Hong Kong Boy Scouts Asso- ciation was officially opened by the Colony Chief Scout, H.E. the Gover- nor, Sir Alexander Grantham in June.

In a movement such as that of the Boy Scouts, which is so purely de- mocratic and which is one of the few catering for all sections of the com- munity, it

that is easily realised many Scouts have not in their homes those facilities for social contacts At first sight the building might which should be their right. They appear to be too big and too luxuri- will find them in the new building.

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