SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 1980
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GOVERNOR ATTENDS SCOUT RALLY
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY) THAT MANY DEVELOPMENTS AND MUCH PROGRESS OF THE LOCAL SCOUT MOVEMENT HAD TAKEN PLACE SINCE IT BECAME A FULL MEMBER OF THE WORLD SCOUT ORGANISATION IN APRIL 1977.
SIR MURRAY WAS SPEAKING AS THE. CHIEF SCOUT OF HONG KONG AT THE ST GEORGE'S DAY SCOUT RALLY AT THE DIOCESAN BOYS' SCHOOL ON ARGYLE STREET.
HE SAID THESE DEVELOPMENTS INCLUDED THE ADOPTION OF A NEW CONSTITUTION, THE INTRODUCTION OF A SERIES OF BYLAWS TO REGULATE INTERNAL MANAGEMENT, THE FORMULATION OF OBJECTIVES FOR THE NEXT DECADE AND THE REVISION OF LOCAL POLICY INCLUDING RULES GOVERNING MEMBERSHIP.
+AT THE SAME TIME, THE FIRST STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN TOWARDS PROVIDING ADDITIONAL BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT, AND OTHER FACILITIES. REQUIRED FOR THE EVER INCREASING NUMBER OF SCOUTS,+ SIR MURRAY SAID.
FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THE GOVERNOR'S SPEECH:
+IN APRIL 1977, THE SCOUT MOVEMENT IN HONG KONG BECAME A FULL MEMBER OF THE WORLD SCOUT ORGANISATION. SINCE THAT HISTORIC OCCASION, A BRIEF THREE YEARS AGO, THERE HAVE BEEN MANY DEVELOPMENTS AND MUCH PROGRESS FOR WHICH YOUR OFFICIALS RIGHTLY DESERVE CREDIT.
*THE INTERVENING YEARS HAVE SEEN THE ADOPTION OF A NEW CONSTITUTION, THE INTRODUCTION OF A SERIES OF BYLAWS TO REGULATE INTERNAL MANAGEMENT, THE FORMULATION OF OBJECTIVES FOR THE NEXT DECADE AND THE REVISION OF LOCAL POLICY INCLUDING RULES GOVERNING MEMBERSHIP. AT THE SAME TIME, THE FIRST STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN TOWARDS PROVIDING ADDITIONAL BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT, AND OTHER FACILITIES, REQUIRED FOR THE EVER INCREASING NUMBER OF SCOUTS. EARLIER IN THE YEAR, THE ASSOCIATION COMPLETED THE MAJOR TASK OF UPDATING ITS TRAINING PROGRAMME TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE 39 000 YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS WHO ARE MEMBERS OR ASSOCIATE MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL MOVEMENT. THESE ARE NOW BEING IMPLEMENTED. AND AMIDST ALL THIS, TIME HAS STILL BEEN FOUND TO CONTRIBUTE HELPFULLY AND SUBSTANTIALLY TO INTERNATIONAL SCOUTING ACTIVITIES.
+NEXT MONTH YOUR COMMISSIONERS WILL BE MEETING TO TAKE STOCK OF WHAT HAS BEEN ACHIEVED OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS AND TO CONSIDER WHAT MUST BE DONE IN THE 1980S TO ENSURE THAT SCOUTING WILL CONTINUE TO PLAY AN ACTIVE AND EFFECTIVE ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY.
+AMONG OTHER THINGS, THEY WILL BE EXAMINING CRITICALLY HOW SCOUTING MUST EVOLVE IN ORDER TO KEEP ABREAST OF THE MANY CHANGES TAKING PLACE SO RAPIDLY IN HONG KONG, IN THIS THEY WILL TAKE EVERY CARE TO AVOID DILUTING THE TRADITIONS LAID DOWN BY THE FOUNDER. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT AND SIGNIFICANT TASK AND I KNOW THAT YOU WILL JOIN WITH ME IN WISHING THE COMMISSIONERS EVERY SUCCESS IN THEIR DELIBERATIONS.+
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