THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1978.
ACTING GOVERNOR OPENS PHAE SUMMER CAMP
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IT IS CLEARLY DESIRABLE THAT THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED AND THE AELE ECDIED SHOULD PARTICIPATE IN JOINT ACTIVITIES, LEING FROM ONE ANOTHER'S EXPERIENCES AND ENJOYING ONE ANOTHER'S COMPANY, SO THAT PHYSICAL DIFFERENCES ARE FORGOTTEN AND TRUE COMPANIONSHIP CREATED IN THE FEELING OF SHARED ROHIEVEMENT.
THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DENYS ROBERTS, SAID THIS TODAY (THURSDAY) AT THE CEREMONY MARK ING THE OPENING OF THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED AND ABLE BODIED ASSOCIATION'S SIXTH ANNUAL SUMMER CAMP BEING HELD AT THE SAI KUNG RECREATION CENTRE.
SIR DENYS SAID THAT DURING HIS BRIEF VISIT TO THE CENTRE HE HAD SEEN MANY HEARTENING EXAMPLES OF THE SUCCESSFUL WAY IN WHICH THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED AND THE ABLE BODIED COULD WORK TOGETHER, +INDEED, HE SAID, THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF YOUR ASSOCIATION IS TO STRENGTHEN THIS PARTNERSHIP.+
ALTHOUGH IT MUST BE ACCEPTED, HE SAID, THAT THE HANDICAPPED COULD NOT PARTICIPATE IN ALL ACTIVITIES ZECAUSE OF THEIR PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS THERE WERE MANY PURSUITS IN WHICH A PHYSICAL HANDICAP WAS NOT IMPORTANT. THESE RANGED FROM WHEELCHAIR BASKET BALL TO PLAYING CHESS - OR JUST CHATTING.
THE FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF SPEECH BY THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DENYS ROBERTS AT THE OPENING OF THE PHAB SUMMER CAMP :-
+1 AM DELIGHTED TO HAVE BEEN INVITED TO OFFICIATE AT THIS THE 6TH ANNUAL SUMMER CAMP OF THE HONG KONG PHAB ASSOCIATION.
+DURING MY BRIEF VISIT I HAVE SEEN MANY HEARTENING EXAMPLES OF THE SUCCESSFUL WAY IN WHICH THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED AND THE ABLE BODIED CAN WORK TOGETHER. INDEED THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF YOUR ASSOCIATION IS TO STRENGTHEN AND DEVELOP THIS PARTNERSHIP.
+ALTHOUGH IT MUST BE ACCEPTED THAT THE HANDICAPPED CANNOT PARTICIPATE IN ALL ACTIVITIES EECAUSE OF THEIR PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS, THERE ARE MANY PURSUITS IN WHICH A PHYSICAL HANDICAP IS NOT IMPORTANT. THESE RANGE FROM WHEELCHAIR BASKET BALL TO PLAYING CHESS CR JUST CHATTING.
+ IT IS CLEARLY DESIRABLE THAT THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED AND THE ABLE EODIED SHOULD PARTICIPATE IN JOINT ACTIVITIES, LEARNING FROM ONE ANOTHER'S EXPERIENCES AND ENJOYING ONE ANOTHER'S COMPANY SO THAT PHYSICAL DIFFERENCES ARE FORGOTTEN AND TRUE COMPANIONSHIP CREATED IN THE FEELING OF SHARED ACHIEVEMENT.
/+YOUR ASSOCIATION