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THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1979
ACTING GOVERNOR PRAISES MONG KOK KAIFONG ASSOCIATION
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IT IS BOTH RE-ASSURING AND ENCOURAGING TO SEE COMMUNITY SELF-HELP FLOURISHING IN HONG KONG AT THE PRESENT TIME.
THIS WAS STATED BY THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR JACK CATER, WHEN HE OFFICIALLY OPENED THE FOUR-STOREY CHAN HING SOCIAL SERVICES CENTRE IN TAI KOK TSUI THIS (THURSDAY) MORNING.
HE ADDED: +INDEED, THERE COULD BE SAID TO BE A TRADITION AMONGST OUR COMMUNITY LEADERS OF NOT SITTING AROUND WAITING FOR THE GOVERNMENT OR OTHERS TO TAKE THE INITIATIVE TO DEAL WITH PROBLEMS THEY CAN SOLVE THEMSELVES,
+THE MONG KOK KAIFONG ASSOCIATION'S COMPLETION OF THIS CENTRE IS PROOF THAT THIS FINE TRADITION CONTINUES.+
THE FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF SIR JACK'S SPEECH.
+1 AM DELIGHTED TO BE PRESENT TODAY AT THE OFFICIAL OPEN ING OF THE CHAN HING SOCIAL SERVICES CENTRE OF THE MONG KOK KAIFONG ASSOCIATION.
+THIS CEREMONY MARKS THE CLIMAX OF EFFORTS WHICH BEGAN AS EARLY AS 1968 TO MEET THE NEED OF THE MONG KOK COMMUNITY FOR THE FACILITIES NOW PROVIDED IN THIS CENTRE, A PROJECT LIKE THIS INVOLVES MUCH DETAILED PLANNING AND ORGANISATION AS WELL AS DETERMINED FUND-RAISING ACTIVITY. AND NOW, AS WELL AS THIS FINE HALL. SEVERAL ROOMS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE OTHER FLOORS OF THE CENTRE FOR RECREATIONAL, CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL USE.
*THE INCLUSION OF SPACE FOR CLINICS, A CANTEEN AND STAFF ACCOMMODATION WITHIN THE BUILDING INDICATES HOW THOROUGHLY THE JOB HAS BEEN DONE.
+I CONGRATULATE ALL THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED ON THE SOL ID CONTRIBUTION THEY HAVE MADE TOWARDS THE IMPROVEMENT OF AMENITIES IN THIS DISTRICT.
+ IT IS BOTH RE-ASSURING AND ENCOURAGING TO SEE THIS KIND OF COMMUNITY SELF-HELP FLOURISHING IN HONG KONG AT THE PRESENT TIME. IT IS BY NO MEANS NEW TO HONG KONG OF COURSE.
+ INDEED, THERE COULD BE SAID TO BE A TRADITION AMONGST OUR COMMUNITY LEADERS OF NOT SITTING AROUND WAITING FOR THE GOVERNMENT OR OTHERS TO TAKE THE INITIATIVE TO DEAL WITH PROBLEMS THEY CAN SOLVE THEMSELVES.
+THE MONG KOK KAIFONG ASSOCIATION'S COMPLETION OF THIS CENTRE IS PROOF THAT THIS FINE TRADITION CONTINUES.
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