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MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1974.
GOVERNOR OPENS CHAK YAN CENTRE
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, TODAY OFFICIALLY OPENED THE CHAK YAN CENTRE IN KOWLOON OPERATED BY THE SOCIETY OF BOYS' CENTRES.
THE NEW CENTRE, LOCATED AT 47 CORNWALL ROAD, WILL CATER FOR 160 BOYS BETWEEN THE AGES OF EIGHT AND 16 IN NEED OF CARE AND PROTECTION. THE CENTRE OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES, INCLUDING FORMAL EDUCATION, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, MORAL EDUCATION THROUGH INFORMAL COUNSELLING, AND PHYSICAL TRAINING.
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IN HIS OPENING ADDRESS, SIR MURRAY PAID TRIBUTE TO THE SOCIETY FOR ITS SPECIAL CONTRIBUTION IN THIS FIELD AND COMMENDED IT FOR ITS THOROUGHNESS AND PROFESSIONAL ISM.
FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THE GOVERNOR'S SPEECH:.
+1 HAVE MUCH PLEASURE TO BE HERE TO OFFICIATE AT THE
OPENING CEREMONY OF THIS NEW CHAK YAN CENTRE.
+FOR MORE THAN TWENTY YEARS, THE SOCIETY OF BOYS' CENTRES HAS BEEN WORKING FOR BOYS IN NEED OF CARE AND PROTECTION. IT HAS DONE EXCELLENT WORK IN ITS FIRST CENTRE IN SHANGHAI STREET, AND SHING TAK STREET AND IN ITS HOSTEL IN UN CHAU STREET. NOW THIS NW CENTRE, WITH A CAPACITY OF 160 PLACES FOR BOYS BETWEEN THE ALES OF 8 AND 16, WILL ENABLE THE SOCIETY TO EXTEND ITS VALUABLE SERVICES.
+1 AM GLAD TO SEE THAT THIS CENTRE OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES TO ITS INMATES INCLUDING FORMAL EDUCATION, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, MORAL EDUCATION THROUGH INFORMAL COUNSELLING, AND PHYSICAL TRAINING. THIS IS TYPICAL OF THE THOROUGHNESS" AND PROFESSIONALISM OF THIS SOCIETY. WE HAVE ALL WOKEN UP TO THE FACT THAT HONG KONG HAS A VERY YOUNG POPULATION, LIVING IN EXCEPTIONALLY DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES, AND THAT THERE IS AN UFGENT SOCIAL AND MORAL REQUIREMENT TO TAKE ACTION TO OCCUPY TEACH AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE, LAST WEDNESDAY IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, I REPORTED TO MEMBERS ON THE THINGS THAT YOUR GOVERNMENT
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+UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF MR. MICHAEL CHAN, THE CHAIRMAN, AND HIS COMMITTEE MEMBERS, I AM SURE THE SOCIETY OF BOYS' CENTRES WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE ITS OWN SPECIAL CONTRIBUTION TO THIS WORK. I CONGRATULATE ALL THOSE WHO HAVE WORKED SO HARD TO BRING THIS NEW CENTRE INTO BEING, AND I WISH THE SOCIETY EVERY SUCCESS IN THE FUTURE.
+ I NOW DECLARE THE CHAK YAN CENTRE OFFICIALLY OPEN.+
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