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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1983
HIGHEST RED CROSS SOCIETY AWARD FOR SIR RUN RUN
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SIR RUN RUN SHAW'S EXCEPTIONAL SERVICES TO THE RED CROSS SOCIETY OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS PROVIDED MORE THAN AMPLE QUALIFICATION+ FOR THE HIGHEST HONOUR AWARDED HIM BY THE SOCIETY, THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, SAID THIS EVENING.
SPEAKING AT THE PRESENTATION AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE OF THE QUEEN'S BADGE OF HONOUR TO SIR RUN RUN, THE GOVERNOR POINTED OUT THAT THE AWARD MAY ONLY BE CONFERRED WITH THE SPECIFIC CONSENT OF THE QUEEN AS PRESIDENT OF THE SOCIETY.
+THE NUMBER OF HOLDERS AT ANY ONE TIME IS LIMITED TO 30 AND THEY MUST HAVE MADE AN IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE WORK OF THE BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY, THE GOVERNOR SAID.
SIR RUN RUN IS PRESIDENT OF THE HONG KONG RED CROSS.
FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF THE GOVERNOR'S SPEECH:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
+ IT GIVES ME VERY GREAT PLEASURE TO WELCOME YOU HERE THIS EVENING FOR THE PRESENTATION TO SIR RUN RUN SHAW OF THE QUEEN'S BADGE OF HONOUR. AS MANY OF YOU WILL KNOW, THIS IS THE HIGHEST HONOUR AWARDED BY THE RED CROSS SOCIETY AND MAY ONLY BE CONFERRED WITH THE SPECIFIC CONSENT OF HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN AS PRESIDENT. THE NUMBER OF HOLDERS AT ANY ONE TIME IS LIMITED TO 30 AND THEY MUST HAVE MADE AN IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE WORK OF THE BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY.
+SIR RUN RUN'S EXCEPTIONAL SERVICES TO THE SOCIETY OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS HAVE PROVIDED A MORE THAN AMPLE QUALIFICATION FOR THIS HIGH AWARD. AS EARLY AS THE 1960'S HE WAS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME OF THE BRANCH IN HONG KONG IN THE FIELDS OF BLOOD COLLECTION, SCHOOLS FOR PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN AND THE COMPLETION OF THE BRANCH HEADQUARTERS AT HARCOURT ROAD. FROM 1967 TO 1972 SIR RUN RUN LED THE BRANCH COMMITTEE, FIRST AS A VICE-CHAIRMAN AND THEN AS ITS CHAIRMAN, IN MANAGING THE AFFAIRS OF THE BRANCH AND IN ESTABLISHMENT OF THE YOUTH DEPARTMENT AND OTHER WELFARE PROGRAMMES.
+SINCE BECOMING PRESIDENT IN 1974 SIR RUN RUN HAS MAINTAINED HIS KEEN INTEREST IN THE AFFAIRS OF THE SOCIETY AND CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THE BRANCH IN SO MANY WAYS. HE HAS BEEN GENEROUS NOT ONLY WITH HIS TIME AND INTEREST BUT WITH POWERFUL FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND, IN PARTICULAR, HIS MAJOR CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE CENTRE PROJECT.
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