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+BUT FOR MANY OF US THIS HAS BROUGHT HOME THE LESSON THAT IT IS ON QUR OWN STRENGTH AND ENERGY AND COHESION AS A COMMUNITY THAT WE MUST RELY, THAT THESE ARE OUR CREATEST ASSETS AND OUR GREATEST SAFEGUARDS IN THE PERIOD THAT LIUS AHEAD.
+HERE IN HONG KONG, AS INDIVIDUALS AND A GOVERNMENT, WE ARE PROUD OF OUR TRADITION OF SERVING OUR COMMUNITY. THOUGH WE HAVE ACHIEVED MUCH IN THE FACE OF GREAT DIFFICULTIES WE ARE ACUTELY CONSCIOUS OF HOW MUCH REMAINS TO BE DONE. WHAT WE DO WILL BE DUE TO OUR UNITED EFFORTS, TO OUR UNITY AS A COMMUNITY.
+IN MY HUMBLE OPINION THE STRONGEST CEMENT THAT A COMMUNITY CAN HAVE IS MUTAL SERVICE. THE LIONS' MOTTO IS WE SERVE. IT IS A GOOD MOTTO, A PROUD MOTTO - +ICH DIEN+, +1 SERVE+, THE MOTTO OF THE PRINCES OF WALES. IT IS PRECISELY THIS MOTTO, THIS APPROACH, WHICH IS SO MUCH NEEDED IN THIS SITUATION. BY CONTINUING TO SERVE EACH OTHER WE WILL BEST SERVE THE COMMUNITY.
+I HOPE THAT YOUR STAY HERE WILL BE A PLEASANT ONE, AND THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ENJOY THE THINGS WHICH HONG KONG HAS TO OFFER. I HOPE TOO THAT YOUR DELIBERATIONS WILL PROSPER, AND THAT YOU WILL RETURN FROM THEM REFRESHED TO SERVE YOUR COMMUNITIES.
+1 NOW HAVE MUCH PLEASURE IN DECLARING OPEN THE 13TH LIONS CONVENTION OF THE ORIENT AND SOUTH-EAST ASIA.+
INDOOR GAMES HALL AT CHEUNG SHA WAN ******
YOUNG PEOPLE. IN KOWLOON WILL BE ABLE TO ENJOY MORE INDOOR SPORTS WHEN A NEW INDOOR GAMES HALL IS COMPLETED AT THE CHEUNG SHA WAN PLAYGROUND NEXT YEAR.
IT WILL BE BUILT ON A 18,000-SQUARE-FOOT SITE SITUATED AT THE SOUTH WEST CORNER OF CHEUNG SHA WAN ROAD BETWEEN HING WAH STREET AND CHEUNG WAH STREET.
THE INDOOR GAMES HALL, SIMILAR TO THE ONE AT KAI TAK EAST PLAYGROUND, WILL CONSIST OF A GAMES HALL WITH STAGE AND SEATING AREAS, CHANGING ROOMS, OFFICES AND A COMMITTEE ROOM, STORE AND TOILET FACILITIES.
IT WILL ALSO HAVE A MULTI-PURPOSE HALL FOR GAMES, GYMNASTICS AND OTHER SOCIAL FUNCTIONS.
WORK IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN JANUARY 1975 AND SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY SEPTEMBER THE SAME YEAR.
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