THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1979
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THE HONG KONG FAMILY PLANNING ASSOCIATION AND THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS LTD. EACH RECEIVED A GRANT OF $100 000 TOWARDS THEIR GENERAL RUNNING EXPENSES, WHILE GRANTS OF $98 000 HAD BEEN MADE TO THE HONG KONG FAMILY WELFARE SOCIETY AND $87 020 TO THE HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN TO ENABLE THEM TO FURTHER THEIR COMMUNITY SERVICES.
IN ADDITION, A SUM OF $80 000 WAS ALLOCATED TO PROVIDE FREE PLACES FOR UNDER-PRIVILEGED SCHOOL CHILDREN ATTENDING THE PRIMARY SCHOOL OUTDOOR EDUCATION CAMP.
THE SIR ROBERT HO TUNG CHARITABLE FUND IS ONE OF THE LARGEST CHARITABLE TRUSTS IN HONG KONG AND WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE LATE SIR ROBERT HO TUNG BY A BEQUEST MADE ON HIS DEATH IN 1956. THE ASSETS OF THE FUND ARE ADMINISTERED BY THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANK, HONG KONG (TRUSTEE) LIMITED, TRUSTEES OF SIR ROBERT HO TUNG'S ESTATE.
ACHIEVEMENT RESTS ON TEAMWORK AND DISCIPLINE
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A GOVERNMENT OR PRIVATE ORGANISATION CAN FUNCTION EFFICIENTLY AND ACHIEVE GREATNESS ONLY WHEN THERE IS TEAMWORK AND DISCIPLINE AMONG THE STAFF.
THIS WAS STATED BY THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, DR. K.L. THONG, WHEN HE ADDRESSED THE ANNUAL ATHLETIC MEET OF THE SECONDARY AND PRIMARY SCHOOLS OF THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS THIS (THURSDAY) AFTERNOON,
HE SAID ATHLETIC EVENTS HELPED TO FOSTER THE SPIRIT OF TEAMWORK AND DISCIPLINE AMONG MEMBERS OF A COMMUNITY, ASIDE FROM THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOUND MINDS AND BODIES.
HE POINTED OUT THAT YOUNG PEOPLE SHOULD BE IMBUED WITH THE SPIRIT OF TEAMWORK AT AN EARLY STAGE OF THEIR LIVES IN ORDER THAT THEY CAN BECOME GOOD CITIZENS AND LEADERS OF OUR COMMUNITY IN THE FUTURE.+
+NO ORGANISATION OR BODY, BE IT A SCHOOL OR AN OFFICE OR EVEN A COMMUNITY OR A GOVERNMENT, CAN FUNCTION EFFICIENTLY AND ACHIEVE GREATNESS IF THERE IS NO DISCIPLINE AMONG ITS MEMBERS, HE SAID.
DR. THONG URGED STUDENTS TO CULTIVATE AN INTEREST IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES ASIDE FROM CONCENTRATING ON ACADEMIC STUDIES.
+WHILE PARTICIPATING IN ATHLETIC EVENTS, THEY MIGHT DEVELOP HEALTHY BODIES WHICH ARE ESSENTIAL PRE-REQUISITES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HEALTHY MINDS,+ HE SAID.
+ IN A MODERN SOCIETY SUCH AS THE ONE IN HONG KONG, WHERE THE COMPETITION IS KEEN AND THE PACE OF LIFE IS FASTER THAN IN MOST PLACES, WE HAVE TO FACE MANY FORMIDABLE CHALLENGES. ATHLETIC MEETS SUCH AS THESE ARE VERY IMPORTANT AND CAN BRING OUT THE PHYSICAL AS WELL AS INTELLECTUAL POTENTIALS AMONG OUR YOUNG PEOPLE IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE CHANCES OF ACHIEVING SUCCESS LATER IN LIFE ARE GREATLY ENHANCED,+ HE ADDED.
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