THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1976
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KAIFONGS PRAISED FOR THEIR COMMUNITY WORK
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, THIS (THURSDAY) EVENING PRAISED THE KAIFONGS FOR THEIR ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.
SPEAKING AT A RECEPTION CELEBRATING THE KAIFONG DAY AT THE CITY HALL, HE SAID THE MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL WAS THE COMMUNITY'S EFFORTS TO FIGHT CRIME.
+HONG KONG RISES MAGNIFICENTLY TO A CRISIS OR DISASTER, BUT THIS IS NO LONGER ENOUGH, HE SAID.
+WE MUST ACTIVELY BUILD OUR COMMUNITY, AND MAKE IT SAFER AND HAPPIER, EVERY DAY OF EVERY YEAR, HE STRESSED.
THE FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THE GOVERNOR'S SPEECH-
+1 AM PLEASED TO BE HERE THIS EVENING TO CELEBRATE THE ANNUAL KA IFONG DAY.
+ THE KAIFONG MOVEMENT IN HONG KONG ORIGINATED SOME 27 YEARS AGO AND HAS MADE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION, DURING RECENT YEARS THE KA IFONGS HAVE ADDED TO THE IR TRADITIONAL ROLE OF RELIEF AND WELFARE THAT OF ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. THE MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL BEING OUR EFFORTS TO FIGHT CRIME.
| WELCOME THIS AS I AM SURE DOES THE WHOLE COMMUNITY.
+HONG KONG RISES MAGNIFICENTLY TO A CRISIS OR DISASTER. BUT THIS IS NO LONGER ENOUGH. WE MUST ACTIVELY BUILD OUR COMMUNITY, AND MAKE IT SAFER AND HAPPIER, EVERY DAY OF EVERY YEAR.
+DURING THE PAST YEAR WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY EMERGED FROM RECESSION AND I LOOK FORWARD WITH CONFIDENCE TO A YEAR OF ECONOMIC GROWTH AND PROSPERITY.
+FINALLY, MAY I THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN FOR YOUR HOSPITALITY THIS EVENING. I NOW ASK YOU ALL TO DRINK A TOAST WITH ME TO WISH OUR KAIFONGS EVERY SUCCESS FOR THE FUTURE.+
CHRISTMAS SURFACE MAIL TO SABAH
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THE POST OFFICE ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT THE LATEST POSTING DATE FOR CHRISTMAS SURFACE MAIL TO SABAH OF MALAYSIA HAS BEEN CHANGED.
THE REVISED LATEST ACCEPTANCE DATE FOR SANDAKAN (SABAH) IS NOW OCTOBER 23, 1976 AND THAT FOR KOTA KINABALU (SABAH) IS NOVEMBER 5, 1976.
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