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MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1978
GOVERNOR OPENS FIRST ASIAN PACIFIC LIFE SAVING CONFERENCE
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, THIS (MONDAY) EVENING PRAISED THE ROYAL LIFE SAVING SOCIETY'S HONG KONG BRANCH FOR ITS +GREAT+ CONTRIBUTION OVER 10,000 LIVES HAVE BEEN SAVED SINCE IT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1960.
SIR MURRAY WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE FIRST ASIAN PACIFIC LIFE SAVING CONFERENCE WHICH IS BEING HELD IN HONG KONG AND ATTENDED BY DELEGATES FROM OTHER BRANCHES OF THE ROYAL LIFE SAVING SOCIETY IN THE COMMONWEALTH.
THE GOVERNOR SAID THE LOCAL LIFE SAVING MOVEMENT STILL CONTINUES TO GO FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH AND LAST YEAR NEARLY 10,000 LIFE SAVING PROFICIENCY AWARDS WERE GRANTED TO YOUNG PEOPLE.
SIR MURRAY ALSO READ OUT WELL-WISHING MESSAGES FROM HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN, PATRON OF THE ROYAL LIFE SAVING SOCIETY- AND HER ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCESS ALEXANDRA, THE SOCIETY'S COMMONWEALTH PRESIDENT.
FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THE GOVERNOR'S SPEECH AT THE OPENING OF THE FIRST ASIAN PACIFIC LIFE SAVING CONFERENCE THIS EVENING:
✦ I HAVE MUCH PLEASURE IN READING OUT TO YOU THE REPLY FROM HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN TO MR. OSCAR BAYLEY'S LETTER :-
+'I SINCERELY THANK ALL THE DELEGATES OF THE ROYAL LIFE SAVING SOCIETY, GATHERED TOGETHER IN HONG KONG FROM MANY BRANCHES OF THE SOCIETY IN THE COMMONWEALTH, FOR THE IR KIND MESSAGE OF LOYAL GREETINGS, SENT ON THE OCCASION OF THE FIRST ROYAL LIFE SAVING SOCIETY ASIAN PACIFIC LIFE SAVING CONFERENCE.
'AS PATRON OF THE SOCIETY, I GREATLY APPRECIATE THIS MESSAGE AND SEND MY BEST WISHES TO ALL CONCERNED FOR A MOST ENJOYABLE AND SUCCESSFUL MEETING.
ELIZABETH R'+
*HONG KONG IS HONOURED AND DELIGHTED TO HOST THE FIRST ASIAN PACIFIC LIFE SAVING CONFERENCE. ON BEHALF OF THE HONG KONG BRANCH I EXTEND TO YOU ALL A WARM WELCOME.
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THE ROYAL LIFE SAVING SOCIETY'S HONG KONG BRANCH WAS ESTABLISHED WITH THE HELP OF YOUR PREVIOUS GRAND PRESIDENT. THE EARL MOUNTBATTEN OF BURMA IN OCTOBER 1960. ITS CONTRIBUTION HAS BEEN GREAT- OVER 10,000 LIVES HAVE BEEN SAVED BY ITS MEMBERS. AND THE LIFE SAVING MOVEMENT STILL CONTINUES TO GO FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH AND LAST YEAR NEARLY 10,000 LIFE SAVING PROFICIENCY AWARDS WERE GRANTED TO YOUNG HONG KONG PEOPLE.
/+1 HAVE.............