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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1974.
KAIFONGS PRAISED FOR COMMUNITY WORK
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, TODAY PAID TRIBUTE TO THE KAIFONG MOVEMENT AND SAID THEY HAD A MAJOR ROLE TO PLAY IN HELPING TO IMPROVE SOCIETY.
SIR MURRAY WAS SPEAKING AT A RECEPTION GIVEN BY THE SECRETARY OF HOME AFFAIRS AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT IN THE CITY HALL GARDEN RESTAURANT TO CELEBRATE THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE KAIFONG MOVEMENT.
AND HAD GIVEN A LEAD IN
THE GOVERNOR NOTED THAT THE KAIFONG VERE IN THE FOREFRONT OF ALL CAMPAIGN WORK - - SUCH AS IN THE DRIVE AGAINST VIOLENT CRIME AND KEEPING HONG KONG CLEAN THE WORK OF MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES. IT IS THROUGH ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS THAT EACH OF US CAN MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TOUARDS AN IMPROVED SOCIETY,+ HE SAID.
FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THE GOVERNOR'S ADDRESS:
+ I AM DELIGHTED TO CELEBRATE WITH YOU THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE KAIFONG MOVEMENT IN HONG KONG. IN THE PAST 25 YEARS, THE MOVEMENT HAS CREATLY EVOLVED FROM ITS ORIGINAL ROLE OF PROVIDING EMERGENCY RELIEF AND WELFARE SERVICES.
+ THE PROVISION OF RELIEF IN TIMES OF EMERGENCY IS STILL VERY IMPORTANT, BUT TODAY THE KAIFONGS ARE ALSO IN THE FOREFRONT OF ALL CAMPAIGN WORK, LEADING THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST VIOLENT CRIME AND THE CAMPAIGN TO CLEAN HONG KONG, AND DOING SO WITH SUCCESS. MANY OF YOU ARE SERVING ON DISTRICT AND AREA COMMITTEES AND HAVE GIVEN A LEAD IN THE WORK OF HUTUAL AID COMMITTEES. IN THIS SORT OF APPROACH TO THE PROBLEMS THAT CLOSELY AFFECT THE LIVES OF THE CITIZENS OF HONG KONG, I CELIEVE WE ARE SETTING OUT UPON A NEW ROAD. IT IS THROUGH ACTIVE PARTICI- PATION IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS THAT EACH OF US CAN MAKE A CONTRICUTION TOWARDS AN IMPROVED SOCIETY, AND GAIN THE SATISFACTION OF DOING
IN THIS THERE IS A MAJOR ROLE FOR THE KAIFOLGS TO PLAY.
+ON THIS OCCASION OF THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE KAIFONG MOVEMENT IN HONG KONG, NAY I ASK YOU TO DRINK A TOAST WITH ME TO WISH OUR KAIFONG EVERY SUCCESS FOR THE FUTURE.+
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