FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1978
GOVERNOR ATTENDS CAS ANNUAL DINNER
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLE HOSE, SAID THIS EVENING HE WAS DELIGHTED THAT THE CIVIL AID SERVICES ARE PLANNING THE FURTHER EXTENSION OF THEIR ACTIVITIES AT SHA TIN AND SAI KUNG AND INCREASING THEIR STRENGTH IN THE MORE HEAVILY POPULATED AREAS OF KOWLOON.
SPEAKING AT THE CAS ANNUAL DINNER, SIR MURRAY SAID: +1 AM SURE YOU ARE RIGHT TO PLAN THAT WHEREVER THERE IS AN EXPANDING POPULATION OR A NEW TOWN, THERE SHOULD BE A CORRESPONDING CAS PRESENCE.
+THIS YEAR I AM PARTICULARLY IMPRESSED BY THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE LAST YEAR AND BY THE WAY IN WHICH YOU ARE PLANNING TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE FUTURE.
+1 AM QUITE SURE YOU WILL GIVE AN EQUALLY GOOD ACCOUNT OF YOURSELVES IN THE YEARS AHEAD, AS YOUR RECORD SHOWS YOU HAVE DONE IN THE YEARS GONE BY,+ SIR MURRAY SAID.
THE FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THE SPEECH BY THE GOVERNOR AT THE CAS ANNUAL DINNER:
+THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMPLIMENTS AND KIND WORDS TO ME PERSONALLY.
+1 AM ALWAYS VERY PLEASED TO BE IN YOUR COMPANY AND TO ENJOY YOUR HOSPITALITY.
+THIS YEAR I AM PARTICULARLY IMPRESSED BY THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE LAST YEAR AND BY THE WAY IN WHICH YOU ARE PLANNING TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE FUTURE. I AM QUITE SURE YOU WILL GIVE AN EQUALLY GOOD ACCOUNT OF YOURSELVES IN THE YEARS AHEAD, AS YOUR RECORD SHOWS YOU HAVE DONE IN THE YEARS GONE BY.
+LAST YEAR, YOUR 25TH YEAR OF DISTINGUISHED COMMUNITY SERVICE, WAS INDEED A BUSY ONE FOR YOU IN BOTH CIVIC AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES. IN ADDITION TO YOUR MANY OPERATIONAL TASKS, SUMMARISED BY YOUR COMMISSIONER, YOU STILL FOUND TIME TO HELP ORGANISE VARIOUS CHARITY ACTIVITIES, HONG KONG'S SILVER JUBILEE PARADE AND PAGEANT AS WELL AS YOUR OWN MOST IMPRESSIVE SILVER JUBILEE PARADE.
+1 AM ALSO VERY MUCH AWARE OF THE WORK MEMBERS HAVE PUT INTO YOUR FINE 50-ACRE CAMP SITE AT YUEN TUN, WHICH I HAD THE PLEASURE OF OPENING IN APRIL LAST YEAR.
+1 AM DELIGHTED TO LEARN YOU ARE NOW PLANNING THE FURTHER EXTENSION OF YOUR ACTIVITIES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, AT SHA TIN AND SAL KUNG, AND TO INCREASING YOUR STRENGTH IN THE MORE HEAVILY POPULATED AREAS OF KOWLOON. I AM SURE YOU ARE RIGHT TO PLAN THAT WHEREVER THERE IS AN EXPANDING POPULATION OR A NEW TOWN, THERE SHOULD BE A CORRESPONDING CAS PRESENCE.
+1 SHALL ALSO WATCH WITH INTEREST THE DEVELOPMENTS OF YOUR CADET CORPS WATER ACTIVITY CENTRE AT TAI TAN. IF DISCIPLINED TRAINING CAN BE COMBINED WITH FUN AND RECREATION SO MUCH THE BETTER.
/+THE CADENT.