WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 1980

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+THIS IS PRECISELY WHAT THE NEW TOWNS NEED NOT ONLY IN THE FORM OF HELP FOR THOSE IN NEED, BUT THE SPIRIT OF CIVIC-MINDEDNESS, SOCIAL COHESION AND MUTUAL AID WHICH WILL GIVE BIRTH TO A NEW HEALTHY COMMUNITY IN ITS NEW ENVIRONMENT, HE SAID.

+ IT IS FOR THIS KIND OF GENEROUS PARTICIPATION AND ZEALOUS INITIATIVE THAT I FEEL THE PEOPLE OF THE NEW TERRITORIES OWE A SPECIAL DEBT OF GRATITUDE TO THE SALVATION ARMY.

ON DISPLAY AT THE EXHIBITION ARE A COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS ILLUSTRATING DEVELOPMENT OF THE ARMY'S WORK IN HONG KONG, HIGHLIGHTING INCREASED SERVICES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. A VIDEO- TAPED DOCUMENTARY IS ALSO SHOWN AT REGULAR INTERVALS.

MR CHUI SAID THE EXHIBITION TOLD, VISUALLY, A TOUCHING STORY OF THE EFFORTS OF THE SOLDIERS IN SERVING THE NEEDY,

+THE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE HISTORICALLY VALUABLE AND REFLECT, IN INTERESTINGLY PICTURESQUE FORMS, LIFE IN THOSE EARLY DAYS AS WELL AS THE SCENES OF TODAY.

+BUT, POSSIBLY, THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENT IS FOUND IN THE GOODNESS OF THE MANY HEARTS AND SOULS CONVERTED THROUGH PATIENCE, UNDERSTANDING AND FAITH.

+IT IS A POWERFUL DEMONSTRATION OF HUMAN KINDNESS AND SERVICE TO FELLOWMEN, HE SAID.

THE EXHIBITION IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC DAILY FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM UNTIL IT CLOSES ON FRIDAY (APRIL 18).

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