SUNDAY, JUNE 18, 1978-
GOVERNOR DECLARES SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME OPEN
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLE HOSE, SAID TODAY THE EXPANSION IN RECREATION IN RECENT YEARS HAD BEEN +AS REMARKABLE AS IT HAS BEEN SATISFACTORY+.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE TENTH SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME AT ERSKINE CAMP, SAI KUNG, SIR MURRAY SAID THE EXPANSION WAS A PRODUCT OF INCREASING AFFLUENCE AND MORE LEISURE, AND MORE IMPORTANCE GIVEN TO USING LEISURE CONSTRUCTIVELY.
HE SAID THE URBAN COUNCIL, THE COUNCIL FOR RECREATION AND SPORT, THE RECREATION AND SPORTS SERVICE AND THE COUNTRY PARKS AUTHORITY AND MANY OFFICIAL AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES HAD ALL MADE SPECIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THIS EXPANSION.
+LIKE SO MANY OF THE TRIBUTARIES OF THIS NEW FLOOD OF ORGANISED LEISURE ACTIVITY, THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME HAS FLOWED FROM SUCCESSFUL CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND OTHER PUBLIC AND PRIVATE BODIES IN THE TYPICAL AND ADMIRABLE HONG KONG WAY, SIR MURRAY SAID.
+IN THIS CASE THE URBAN COUNCIL AND THE JOCKEY CLUB HAVE HELPED WITH FUNDS, AND MUCH WORK HAS BEEN PUT IN BY VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, SCHOOLS, KAIFONGS AND PRIVATE PERSONS, AS WELL AS THE GOVERNMENT, THE GOVERNOR SAID.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CENTRAL CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR YOUTH RECREATION, MR. NORMAN OE!, WHO ALSO SPOKE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, SAID THAT OVER 8,000 EVENTS WOULD BE HELD FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN THIS YEAR'S SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME.
HE SAID THE TOTAL COST OF THE PROGRAMME WAS LIKELY TO EXCEED $4 MILLION AND THERE SHOULD BE OVER TWO MILLION PARTICIPANTS.
AFTER THE 1978 SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME WAS DECLARED OPEN BY THE GOVERNOR, SIR KENNETH PING-FAN FUNG, STEWARD OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB, PRESENTED A CHEQUE FOR $1.76 MILLION TO THE GOVERNOR AS THE CLUB'S DONATION TOWARDS THIS YEAR'S PROJECT.
SPEAKING AT THE CHEQUE PRESENTATION, SIR KENNETH SAID: +THE CLUB HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THESE ANNUAL SUMMER PROGRAMME S SINCE THEIR INCEPTION IN 1969 AND HAS BEEN HAPPY TO PROVIDE THE MAJORITY OF THE FUNDS TO MEET EXPENSES.+
AMONG THE GUESTS PRESENT WERE MR. JOHN WALDEN, THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS BRIGADIER M.E. CARLETON-SMITH, COMMANDER GURKHA FIELD FORCES AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND WELFARE BODIES.
AT THE CEREMONY, SIR KENNETH AND BRIGADIER CARLETON-SMITH PRESENTED SOUVENIR PENNANTS TO REPRESENTATIVES FROM 12 YOUTH GROUPS WHICH WERE SELECTED FROM VARIOUS COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS AND WELFARE AGENCIES TO DEMONSTRATE THE VARIOUS SUMMER ACTIVITIES AT THE CAMP.
'THE LEADER