SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1976
NUMBER OF SCOUTS DOUBLED IN TEN YEARS ******
THE SCOUTS OF HONG KONG SHOULD HAVE TRAINING PROGRAMMES WHICH ARE TAILOR MADE TO MEET LOCAL NEEDS AND ASPIRATION SO AS TO EQUIP THEM TO STAND ON THEIR OWN FEET AS A FULL MEMBER OF THE WORLD SCOUT CONFERENCE, THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
ADDRESSING THE ANNUAL ST. GEORGE'S DAY SCOUT RALLY AT THE MONGKOK STADIUM, SIR MURRAY SAID HE WAS GLAD THAT DURING THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS STEPS HAD BEEN TAKEN TO ENSURE THAT THE HONG KONG SCOUTS TRAINING PROGRAMMES WERE MODIFIED TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT LOCAL NEEDS AND CONDITIONS.
THE GOVERNOR SAID IT WAS REMARKABLE THAT IN TEN YEARS THE NUMBER OF SCOUTS HAD DOUBLED FROM ABOUT 13,000 IN 1966 TO OVER 27,000 AT THE END OF LAST YEAR.
HE WAS SURE THAT THE SCOUTS OF HONG KONG WOULD SUCCEED IN THEIR DRIVE TO INCREASE THEIR MEMBERSHIP TO 50,000 WITHIN SEVEN YEARS.
THE FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THE GOVERNOR'S SPEECH :- +AS YEAR FOLLOWS YEAR 1 AM INCREASINGLY IMPRESSED BY THE VIGOUR AND VALUE OF THE SCOUT MOVEMENT IN HONG KONG.
+ IT IS REMARKABLE THAT IN TEN YEARS YOU HAVE DOUBLED YOUR NUMBERS FROM ABOUT 13,000 IN 1966 TO OVER 27,000 AT THE END OF LAST YEAR. AND EVEN MORE REMARKABLE THAT YOU ARE PLANNING A DRIVE TO INCREASE YOUR MEMBERSHIP TO 50,000 WITH LN 7 YEARS.
+1 AM SURE YOU WILL SUCCEED. I AM DELIGHTED AT THE PROGRESS NOW BEING MADE IN HONG KONG TO PROVIDE MORE MEANINGFUL AND USEFUL SUPERVISED ACTIVITIES AND RECREATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. THE WHOLE COMMUNITY GIVES THEIR THANKS TO YOU AND IT IS RIGHT. AND I AM PROUD AS YOUR CHIEF SCOUT THAT THE SCOUT MOVEMENT SHOULD SHOW THE WAY.
+CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME. LAST YEAR YOU TOOK TO CAMP NEARLY 2,400 PEOPLE. INCLUDING RECREATIONAL SCHEMES DURING THE OTHER 10 MONTHS YOU SERVED 91,000 YOUNG PEOPLE LAST YEAR AND FOR THE MAJORITY IT WAS THEIR FIRST CONTACT WITH SCOUTING. YOUR THREE CAMP SITES AND THE NEW ACTIVITY CENTRE AT STRAFFORD HOUSE WERE HEAVILY USED BOTH BY SCOUTS AND "UTHER YOUNG PEOPLE DURING THE YEAR, WITH ABOUT 40,000 CAMPER NIGHTS RECORDED IN ADDITION TO THOUSANDS OF BAY VISITORS.
+YOU ARE QUITE RIGHT THUS TO INVOLVE SO MANY YOUNG PEOPLE IN YOUR ACTIVITIES. IT IS A VITAL PART OF YOUR SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY AND AFTER ALL SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY IS WHAT SCOUTING IS ALL ABOUT, AND IT ALSO SHOWS OTHERS WHAT YOU ACTUALLY DO IN SCOUTING AND THUS ATTRACTS NEW MEMBERS.
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