SUIIDAY, AUGUST 4, 1974
FOR THIS SPECIFIC PURPOSE, A WELL-EQUIPPED WORKSHOP HAS BEEN SET UP IN THE C.A.S. HEADQUARTERS. A SIMILAR WORKSHOP IS BEING PLANNED AT THE KOULOON TRAINING CENTRE IN ARGYLE STREET.
+THIS NEW FORM OF TRAINING MARKED A DISTINCT SHIFT OF EMPHASIS WITHIN THE CIVIL AID SERVICES. WHEREAS IN THE PAST WE WERE PRIMARILY CONCERNED WITH THE PEACETE EMERGENCY TRAINING OF OUR ADULT HEIDERS, WE HAVE NOU STEPPED INTO A NEW REALM WHERE VOCATIONAL TRAINING OF YOUTH ALSO FOR IS A PART,+ OBSERVED MR. FORTUNE,
+AND THIS REPRESENTS A GREAT DEPARTURE FROM OUR TRADITIONAL TRAINING STRATEGY.+
ON THE TRAINING LIST OF THE CADETS ARE, AMONG OTHERS, LEADERSHIP, CITIZENSHIP, FORESTRY CONSERVATION, ORIENTEERING, CANOEING, COOKING, TREKKING, MAP-READING, LIFE-SAVING, RESCUING AND FIRST AID.
THE TRAINING IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE THE CADETS WITH A BETTER PERSPECTIVE OF LIFE SO AS TO ENABLE THEM TO EVOLVE A SENSE OF CIVIC AND MORAL RESPONSIBILITY.
+A VITAL ASPECT OF THE DISCIPLINED TRAINING IS THAT THE BOYS' LEISURELY HOURS ARE GAINFULLY EMPLOYED, THUS KEEPING THEM OUT OF MISCHIEF.+
IN FACT, HE ADDED, THE SHORT-TERM OBJECT OF THE CORPS WAS TO TRAIN BETTER QUALITY VOLUNTEER RESERVES SO THAT THE LONG- TERM AIM CAN BE BETTER ACHIEVED IN ONE OF THE VARIOUS REGULAR AND AUXILIARY SERVICES.
THE EXISTING RECRUITMENT POLICY IS TO TAKE IN BOYS FROM VARIOUS LOW-COST HOUSING ESTATES, CROUDED TENEMENT BLOCKS AND SQUATTER AREAS IN THE URBAN DISTRICTS WHERE +THE NEED FOR A PROPER AND HEALTHY CHANNEL WITH WHICH TO RELEASE THE BOYS' EXCESS ENERGY IS KEENLY FELT.+
NOW THAT HONG KONG IS IN FOR A LONG SCHOOL VACATION, A HEAVY ACCENT HAS BEEN LAID ON COMMUNITY SERVICE WORK FOR THE QADETS ON TOP OF OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, ACCORDING TO THE CHIEF STAFF OFFICER.
MEANWHILE, WORK ON THE FORMATION OF THE FIRST PERMANENT CAMPING SITE IN THE NEW TERRITORIES FOR THE C.A.S. IS WELL ADVANCED.
THE 50-ACRE REMOTE CAMP SITE IS SITUATED AROUND THE OLD DESERTED VILLAGE OF YUEN TUN IN TSING LUNG TAU. ITS BASIC FACILITIES WILL BE COMPLETED THIS YEAR AND THE UHOLE SITE 'IS EXPECTED TO BE FULLY OPERATIONAL EARLY NEXT YEAR.
TO HELP FOSTER A SENSE OF PRIDE AND BELONGING AMONG THE CADETS, A SELF HELP WORK PROJECT HAS BEEN LAUNCHED AT THE SITE. AT PRESENT. CADETS HELP IN SUCH DUTIES AS SITE CLEARANCE, HOUSE RENOVATION AND GRASS CUTTING AT THEIR FUTURE CAMPING GROUND.
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