TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1976
GOVERNOR OPENS SIXTH ASIAN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, TODAY OFFICIALLY OPENED THE SIXTH ASIAN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP, THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT HOSTED BY HONG KONG.
WISHING THE TEAMS A HAPPY STAY HERE, HE SAID HONG KONG WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO +SEEING THEIR PROWESS IN AN EXCITING COMPETITION, WITH GOOD BASKETBALL AND GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP,+
THE FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THE GOVERNOR'S SPEECH:
IT IS MY GREAT PLEASURE TO WELCOME THE ASIAN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL DELEGATES AND ALL THE GUESTS TO HONG KONG FOR THE SIXTH ASIAN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT HONG KONG HAS HOSTED AN INTERNATIONAL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP AND WE ARE ALL DELIGHTED THAT SO MANY OF YOU HAVE COME TO PARTICIPATE. I GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE HELP GIVEN BY THE ASIAN BASKETBALL CONFEDERATION IN PREPARING FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP. #
+I WISH THE TEAMS A HAPPY STAY IN HONG KONG, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THEIR PROWESS IN AN EXCITING COMPETITION, WITH GOOD BASKETBALL AND GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP.
+AND NOW IT IS MY PLEASURE TO DECLARE OPEN THE SIXTH ASIAN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP.+
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