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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1977
QUEEN'S SILVER JUBILEE FUND RECEIVES $500,000 BOOST ***
THE QUEEN'S SILVER JUBILEE FUND TODAY RECEIVED A BOOST WITH A $500,000 DONATION FROM A LOCAL BUSINESSMAN.
THE MONEY WAS DONATED BY MR. GAN GIOK-ENG, CHAIRMAN OF HOE HIN PAK FAH YEOW MANUFACTORY LIMITED, TO COMMEMORATE THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS COMPANY.
THE DONATION BROUGHT TO JUST OVER $9.8 MILLION THE AMOUNT RECEIVED SINCE THE FUND WAS ESTABLISHED IN APRIL THIS YEAR.
THE CHEQUE FOR $500,000 WAS TODAY HANDED TO MR. Q.W. LEE, CHAIRMAN OF THE APPEAL FUND COMMITTEE, IN MR. GAN'S OFFICE IN QUARRY BAY.
IN THANKING MR. GAN FOR HIS GENEROSITY, MR. LEE SAID THE MONEY WOULD BE GOING TO A WORTHWHILE CAUSE - TO PROVIDE SOME OF THE FACILITIES AND ASSIST IN RUNNING SOME OF THE PROGRAMMES AT THE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE WHICH IS TO BE CONSTRUCTED ON 41 ACRES OF RECLAIMED LAND IN SHA TIN NEW TOWN.
THE SPORTS CENTRE IS A JOINT PROJECT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB. THE JOCKEY CLUB HAS AGREED TO MATCH ON A DOLLAR-FOR-DOLLAR BASIS ALL DONATIONS TO THE FUND, WHICH CLOSES AT THE END OF THIS YEAR.
MR. LEE SAID ANYONE WISHING TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE FUND SHOULD SEND IT DIRECT TO THE HON. TREASURER, MR. M.G.R. SANDBERG, HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, 1, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, HONG KONG.
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