FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1981
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HONG KONG PROUD OF CAS
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THE BLUE UNIFORM OF THE CIVIL AID SERVICES IS SOMETHING HONG KONG IS VERY PROUD OF.
THIS WAS STATED BY THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, AT THE CAS ANNUAL DINNER TONIGHT (FRIDAY).
SIR MURRAY THANKED ALL CAS MEMBERS FOR THEIR VOLUNTEER EFFORTS IN SAVING LIVES AND PROPERTY OF OUR COMMUNITY.
HE POINTED OUT THAT CAS ALWAYS CAME TO THE RESCUE WHEN NEEDED, NO MATTER IN WHAT EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, FROM TYPHOONS MOUNTAIN ACCIDENTS, FIRE-FIGHTING IN THE COUNTRYSIDE, TO RABIES CONTROL.
IN ADDITION TO CONTINGENCY DUTIES, CAS ALSO HELPED ORGANISE CHARITABLE AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
+BY WORKING DEVOTEDLY AND WITH WELL-DISCIPLINED EFFICIENCY, YOU CONTINUE TO EARN THE THANKS AND ADMIRATION OF THE COMMUNITY, SIR MURRAY SAID.
THE FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF THE GOVERNOR'S SPEECH:
MR COMMISSIONER, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
ONCE AGAIN, IT IS MY GREAT PLEASURE TO BE HERE TO ENJOY YOUR HOSPITALITY AND YOUR COMPANY. AGREE SO MUCH WITH YOUR COMMISSIONER THAT BEHIND EACH CAS ACTIVITY THERE IS AN AIM. THE AIM OF MY BEING HERE THIS EVENING IS TO THANK YOU FOR THE UNTIRING EFFORTS YOU HAVE PUT INTO YOUR VOLUNTEER DUTIES OVER THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS.
THEY HAVE BEEN EXTRAORDINARILY WIDE IN SCOPE. YOU SAVE LIVES AND PROPERTY OR REDUCE THE RISK OF INJURY AND DAMAGE IN ALL SORTS OF WAYS - IN TIMES OF FLOODS, TYPHOONS AND LANDSLIDES- IN MOUNTAIN RESCUE AND CROWD CONTROL IN FIGHTING FIRES IN THE COUNTRYSIDE IN HELPING ORGANISE CHARITABLE AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES LOOKING AFTER REFUGEES WHEN THEY FIRST ARRIVE HELPING TO CONTROL RABIES YOU HAVE EVEN RESTORED AN OLD VILLAGE IN SUPPORT OF THE CAS CADET CORPS CAMP. THE MANY ORGANISATIONS WITH WHOM YOU WORK ALL AGREE THAT, WITHOUT THE HELP OF THE CAS, THEY COULD NOT HAVE BEEN SO SUCCESSFUL. THIS LIST DOES NOT TAKE LONG TO SPEAK. BUT REALISE HOW MUCH EFFORT IN TRAINING AND TIME ON THE JOB IT REPRESENTS. BY WORKING DEVOTEDLY AND WITH WELL DISCIPLINED EFFICIENCY, YOU CONTINUE TO EARN THE THANKS AND ADMIRATION OF THE COMMUNITY, AND TO MAKE THE BLUE CAS UNIFORM SOMETHING OF WHICH HONG KONG IS VERY PROUD.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I ASK YOU ALL TO RAISE YOUR GLASSES AND DRINK A TOAST WITH ME TO THE CIVIL AID SERVICES.
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