Tuesday, January 8, 1974
EMPLOYERS URGED TO RELEASE STAFF FOR TRAINING WITH THE VOLUNTEERS
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The Secretary for Security, Mr. G.P. Lloyd, today urged employers
to release their staff for training with the Royal Hong Kong Regimeht
(The Volunteers) both for the benefit of the community and of themselves.
Addressing a passing out parade for about 60 recruits at the
Royal Hong Kong Regiment in Sports Road, Mr. Lloyd said the Regiment had
built up, over more than one hundred years, a fine tradition of service
in the preservation of security and stability in times of emergency or
civil disorder.
"In Hong Kong, individuals can and do do a great deal for the community, "he
told the recruits. When you joined the Royal Hong Kong Regiment you
showed your willingness to contribute something."
Though the main purpose of the Regiment is to serve the community,
Mr. Lloyd emphasised that one should not overlook what it does for the
individuals serving in it for they are all provided with a post valuable
opportunity to improve and develop their own characters.
The following is the full text of Mr. Lloyd's speech:
"I welcome the opportunity to speak to you this evening. May I
start by congratulating all concerned on your fine turnout and bearing
on parade. You can take much credit for this. But it reflects the training
you have received from the staff of the Regular Army. They too can thus
be justly proud of the results achieved.
In Hong Kong