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SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 1979
RESPONSE FROM TEACHERS WAS ENTHUSIASTIC AND THE COURSE WAS HEAVILY OVERSUBSCRIBED.
THE FIRST IN-SERVICE COURSE WAS HELD LAST JANUARY, AND THE OVERALL ATTENDANCE RATE WAS ABOUT 95 PER CENT.
AT THE END OF THAT COURSE EACH OF THE 50 PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED A CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE JOINTLY SIGNED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE BRITISH COUNCIL.
AS WITH THE FIRST COURSE, THE SECOND ONE WILL ALSO BE OF OVER 100 HOURS IN DURATION SPREAD OVER THREE MONTHS.
GOVERNOR PRAISES HK SCOUT MOVEMENT
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THE LOCAL SCOUT MOVEMENT HAS GROWN FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH AND IS WELL RESPECTED THROUGHOUT THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION, THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE ANNUAL ST. GEORGE'S DAY SCOUT RALLY AT THE DIOCESAN BOYS' SCHOOL FOOTBALL GROUND, SIR MURRAY ADDED : +AS THE CHIEF SCOUT, I AM DELIGHTED AND PROUD OF THIS REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT.+
THE RALLY MARKED THE THIRD YEAR SINCE THE HONG KONG SCOUTS ASSOCIATION BECAME A FULL MEMBER OF THE WORLD SCOUTS ORGANISATION, AND MUCH PROGRESS HAD BEEN MADE SINCE THE LAST RALLY, HE NOTED.
SIR MURRAY SAID HE WAS DELIGHTED THAT THE ASSOCIATION'S NEW REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS IN WAN CHAI-WHICH HE OPENED LAST SEPTEMBER HAS BEEN WELL PATRONISED BY SCOUTS AND OTHER YOUNG PEOPLE AND USED FOR A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES.
+THIS IS AS IT SHOULD BE, FOR NO ONE WOULD WISH TO SEE SCOUT PREMISES BEING USED MERELY AS OFFICES FOR YOUR OFFICIALS OR AS STOREROOMS FOR EQUIPMENT,+ SIR MURRAY TOLD THE LARGE GATHERING.
IN CONCLUSION, THE GOVERNOR WISHED THE ASSOCIATION EVERY SUCCESS IN ITS NEW PROJECTS TO INTRODUCE SCOUTING ACTIVITIES TO MORE YOUNG PEOPLE AND TO EXPLORE WAYS AND MEANS TO FURTHER IMPROVE MANAGEMENT AND ITS SUBSIDIARY BODIES.
SIR MURRAY ALSO PRESENTED SILVER AND BRONZE DRAGON AWARDS, BRONZE LION AWARDS, DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSSES AND MEDALS TO 30 SCOUT LEADERS AND ADMINISTRATORS.
EARLIER. THE GOVERNOR TOOK THE SALUTE AT A MARCH-PAST OF 200 SCOUT LEADERS AND SCOUTS FROM HEADQUARTERS AND FOUR REGIONS.
THE HOUR-LONG RALLY ALSO FEATURED RE-AFFIRMATION OF THE SCOUT PROMISES AND A +GRAND HOWL+.
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