Friday, June 30, 1972
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GOVERNOR RECEIVES FLOOD RELIEF CHEQUES
The very large amounts of money raised for flood victims in separate
appeals by Hong Kong's two television stations were formally handed over to
the Governor, Sir Murray MacLehose by representatives of the two companies
at Government House today (Friday),
Sir Murray received the two cheques on behalf of the Community Relief
Trust Fund.
The cheques were presented to the Governor by Mr. Harold Lee,
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Television Broadcasts Limited, and
Mr. Don Gale, Director and General Manager (Broadcasting), Rediffusion (Hong
Kong) Ltd.
The following is the full text of the Governor's speech at Government
House today:
"These huge cheques represent a unique expression of the Community
sense of the people of Hong Kong when confronted with the suffering that the
recent disasters caused.
"The response of the public to the appeal of the Television companies
is a most heart-warming episode; and I may say it comes as no surprise to those
of us who know how much is done by so many people in less dramatic circumstances.
"I will give these cheques to the Community Relief Trust Fund, and they
will enable the Management Committee to relieve suffering on the sort of scale
we would all wish:
"I would