SATURDAY, JULY 26, 1980
*THE SALVATION ARMY IN HONG KONG IS CELEBRATING ITS GOLDEN JUBILEE THIS YEAR. THROUGHOUT ITS 50 YEARS OF LOCAL ACTIVITIES, IT HAS OPERATED SCHOOLS, CLINICS, YOUTH CENTRES, DAY-CARE NURSERIES AND CRECHES, RESIDENTIAL - AND OTHER SERVICES FOR THE AGED. IT HAS MADE VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY IN HONG KONG, GIVING CONTINUOUS DIRECT OR INDIRECT AID TO MORE THAN 10 000 OF OUR CITIZENS. THE INAUGURATION OF THE LAI KING HOME MARKS YET ANOTHER ADVANCE IN THE SALVATION ARMY'S SERVICES FOR THE NEEDY THROUGHOUT THIS TERRITORY, PUTTING INTO EFFECT THE IR WELL-PUBLICISED SLOGAN WHERE THERE'S NEED, THERE'S THE SALVATION ARMY, A SLOGAN WHICH IS KNOWN AND UNDERSTOOD IN MANY AREAS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD FROM THE LONG-TIME SERVICES OF THE 'SALLY ARMY' IN LONDON, TO THOSE OF THE 'SALVOS' IN SYDNEY.
+1 AM CONFIDENT THAT THE SALVATION ARMY IN HONG KONG WILL CONTINUE TO GROW AND TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY, AND I WISH THIS HIGHLY RESPECTED, AND MUCH-LOVED, ORGANISATION EVERY POSSIBLE SUCCESS AS IT CONTINUES ITS MARCH FORWARD.
+I NOW HAVE MUCH PLEASURE IN DECLARING THE SALVATION ARMY LAI KING RESIDENTIAL TRAINING CENTRE AND SPECIAL SCHOOL OPEN.+
FEDERATION OF YOUTH GROUPS PROVIDES VALUABLE SERVICES
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THE HONG KONG FEDERATION OF YOUTH GROUPS HAS PROVIDED VALUABLE SERVICES FOR YOUNG PERSONS THROUGH ITS YOUTH CENTRES, AND THERE CAN BE LITTLE DOUBT THAT MANY OF THEM, NOW ADULTS, HAVE DEVELOPED THEIR FULL POTENTIAL WITH ITS AID, THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
MR AKERS-JONES WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE FEDERATION'S 24TH YOUTH CENTRE IN CHO YIU ESTATE, TSUEN WAN,
COMMENDING THE CONTRIBUTION MADE BY THE FEDERATION OVER THE YEARS HE SAID MORE RECENTLY THE FEDERATION'S IMAGINATIVE AND EFFECTIVE OUTREACHING SOCIAL WORK UNIT HAD EXTENDED THE WORK BEING DONE IN THE CENTRES TO YOUNG PEOPLE WHO MIGHT NOT NORMALLY ATTEND THEM.
+OUTSIDE THEIR OWN WORK YOUR STAFF HAVE PARTICIPATED FREQUENTLY IN OUR COMMUNITY BUILDING EFFORTS IN TSUEN WAN NEW TOWN THEREBY BRINGING SPORTS AND RECREATION TO A LARGER NUMBER OF BOYS AND GIRLS AND ALSO ASSISTING IN THE GROWTH OF COMMUNITY IDENTITY,
+THEY HELP IN THE ORGANISATION OF THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD'S REGULAR ESTATE DAY PROGRAMMES AND SOME OF THEM ARE MEMBERS OF THE FOUR AREA COMMITTEES OF KWAI CHUNG SUB-DISTRICT, CONTRIBUTING GREATLY TO OUR EFFORTS TO PROMOTE THE WELL-BEING OF LOCAL RESIDENTS.
+ INDEED, IT IS DIFFICULT TO CONCEIVE HOW OUR WORK CAN CONTINUE OR MEET ITS OBJECTIVES WITHOUT SUCH HELP. + MR AKERS-JONES SAID.
THE CHO