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Miss Mackenzie PCD (G 78A/G)
ROYAL GARDEN PARTIES 1974
The Governor of Hong Kong has telegraphed to say that Mr and Mrs LAI SZE-NUEN who were nominated to attend the Garden Party on 25 July have now had to cancel their visit to England. Will you delete them from our list sent to you with my minute of 19 April?
10 May 1974
Mr Stuart HKI
BE Pauncefort Gibraltar & General K 274 MA 720
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SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 1974
COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENTARY VISIT
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A HONG KONG DELEGATION WILL LEAVE FOR LONDON ON MONDAY (APRIL 29) TO TAKE PART IN A COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENTARY VISIT AT THE INVITATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM BRANCH OF THE COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENTARY ASSOCIATION.
THE DELEGATION COMPRISES UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE
- LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MRS. JOYCE SYMONS AND MR. HILTON CHEONG-LEEN, WHO
ARE MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG BRANCH OF THE ASSOCIATION.
THE VISIT WILL LAST FROM APRIL 30 TO MAY 17 AND WILL BRING TOGETHER SOME 24 MEMBERS FROM ABOUT 17 BRANCHES FROM AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH.
THE PURPOSE OF THE VISIT IS TO ENABLE THE PARTICIPANTS TO MEET MEMBERS OF THE WESTMINSTER PARLIAMENT AND TO SEE SOMETHING OF MODERN BRITAIN AS WELL AS TO ENABLE THEM TO GAIN WIDER EXPERIENCE OF THE OUTLOOK OF OTHER COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES FROM DISCUSSIONS AND INFORMAL CONTACT WITH THEIR COLLEAGUES.
AN IMPORTANT FEATURE OF THE PROGRAMME WILL BE A SERIES OF DISCUSSIONS ON CURRENT COMMONWEALTH TOPICS WHICH IT IS EXPECTED WILL BE INTRODUCED BY BRITISH MINISTERS AND ATTENDED BY MEMBERS OF-. PARLIAMENT OF ALL PARTIES WHO WILL TAKE PART IN THE DISCUSSIONS.
AIR MAIL TO CANADA TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED
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THE POST OFFICE HAS ANNOUNCED THAT NO POSTAL ITEM FOR DESPATCH BY AIR-MAIL TO CANADA WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO THE NATIONWIDE POSTAL STRIKE IN CANADA.
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THE POSTMASTER GENERAL SAID TODAY THAT,DUE TO THE STRIKE, THE CANADIAN POSTAL ADMINISTRATION WAS UNABLE TO ACCEPT AIR- MAIL CORRESPONDENCE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
AIR-MAIL LETTERS AND PARCELS POSTED IN HONG KONG FROM APRIL 15 ONWARDS, HE ADDED, WERE ALSO LIKELY TO BE DELAYED.
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SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 1974
INTER-INSTITUTION SPEECH COMPETITION
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BOYS AND GIRLS OF SEVEN WELFARE AND CORRECTIONAL INSTITUT- IONS INCLUDING TWO RUN BY VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, WILL TAKE PART IN AN INTER-INSTITUTION SPEECH COMPETITION WHICH WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY CAPRIL 30) AT THE HONG KONG JUVENILE CARE CENTRE.
THE COMPETITION WILL BE IN TWO GROUPS 'A' GROUP AND 'B' GROUP. THE FORMER IS FOR THOSE WITH AN EDUCATIONAL STANDARD OF PRIMARY 5 OR ABOVE WHILE THE LATTER IS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NOT STUDIED BEYOND PRIMARY 5. EACH INSTITUTION WILL SEND TWO REPRESENTATIVES TO PARTICIPATE IN EACH GROUP.
THE TWO WELFARE INSTITUTIONS ARE THE HONG KONG JUVENILE CARE CENTRE AND THE SOCIETY OF BOYS' CENTRES. THE OTHER FIVE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS ARE THE BEGONIA ROAD BOYS' HOME, THE CASTLE PEAK BOYS' HOME, THE O PUI SHAN BOYS' HOME, THE MA TAU WEI GIRLS' HOME AND THE KUUN TONG HOSTEL, ALL OPERATED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT.
PRIZES HAVE BEEN BONATED BY MR. WILFRED WONG, JR., THE PRESIDENT OF THE HONG KONG JUVENILE CARE CENTRE AND MRS. C.K. LO, ITS CHAIRMAN,
THE PANEL OF JUDGES WILL INCLUDE DR. CHUNG CHI-YUNG, PRINCIPAL OF SHUE YAN COLLEGE, KR. HO HOK-CHIM, A RETIRED TEACHER AND MR. LEUNG KA-WING, CHAIRMAN OF THE STUDENTS' UNION OF THE HONG KONG BAPTIST COLLEGE.
THIS COMPETITION IS ONE OF THE ANNUAL SERIES OF ACTIVITIES SPONSORED BY THE INTER-INSTITUTION ACTIVITIES EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
MR. K.W. LEUNG, SUPERINTENDENT OF KWUN TONG HOSTEL AND THE COMMITTEE'S SECRETARY, SAID ALL SUPERINTENDENTS OR WARDENS OF THE PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS SERVE AS THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE WHILE THE PRINCIPAL SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER (CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS) IN THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, IS THE ADVISER.
THE COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PLANNING AND ORGANISING VARIOUS INDOOR AND OUTDOOR HEALTHY AND MEANINGFUL CULTURAL COMPETITIONS OR ATHLETIC EVENTS, INCLUDING A SPORTS MEET EACH YEAR FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS BEING UNDER CARE OF THE INSTITUTIONS, HE EXPLAINED.
THIS IS TO BRING THEM TOGETHER, TO ENHANCE THEIR MENTAL DEVELOPMENT AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING, AT THE SAME TIME PROMOTING MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE VOLUNTARY AND GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS.
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