WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1977
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LADY MACLEHOSE VISITS CAS CAMP
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LADY MACLEHOSE THIS MORNING VISITED THE CIVIL AID SERVICES YUEN TUN CAMP AT TSING LUNG TAU IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AND SAW SOME 250 C.A.S. CADETS TAKING PART IN VARIOUS CAMPING ACTIVITIES.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE C.A.S. CHIEF STAFF OFFICER, MR. JOHN FORTUNE AND THE COMMANDANT OF THE C.A.S. CADET CORPS, MR. NORMAN LEUNG, LADY MACLEHOSE FIRST VISITED A GROUP OF CADETS ENGAGED IN MAP-READING.
SHE WAS SHOWN A MODEL OF THE 50-ACRE CAMP SITE AND WAS BRIEFED BY MR. FORTUNE ON FACILITIES IN THE CAMP WHICH INCLUDE A SWIMMING POOL, A BASKETBALL COURT, A FISH POND AND A PUTTING FIELD.
SHE ALSO SAW SOME OF THE CADETS UNDERGOING A LIFE-SAVING COURSE IN THE SWIMMING POOL, AND VISITED THE OBSTACLE COURSE TRAINING AREA WHERE ANOTHER GROUP OF CADETS WAS LEARNING ROPE-CLIMBING.
DURING THE HOUR-LONG VISIT, LADY MACLEHOSE PAUSED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO TALK TO THE CADETS AND ENQUIRED ABOUT THE TRAINING FACILITIES IN THE CAMP.
THE CAMP WAS OPENED BY THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE LAST APRIL. IT PROVIDES A CENTRE FOR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND LAND-ORIENTED TRAINING FOR C.A.S. MEMBERS, CADETS AND OTHER
YOUTH ORGANISATIONS.