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THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1985
MR BRAY PAID TRIBUTE TO THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS AND THE PO LEUNG KUK.
+YOUR TWO ORGANISATIONS WERE, LIKE SO MANY SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANISATIONS, STARTED BY MEN WHO FELT A NEED TO GIVE SOME FORM OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH THEY LIVED.
+ORIGINALLY, BOTH WERE FINANCED ENTIRELY BY PRIVATE DONATIONS. TODAY MANY OF THE SERVICES YOU PROVIDE ARE RECOGNISED AS BEING AMONG THOSE THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD FINANCE, HE SAID.
SERVICE ON THE BOARDS OF THE TWO ORGANISATIONS HAD OFTEN MARKED THE START OF LONG CAREERS OF PUBLIC SERVICE BY DIRECTORS.
MANY WHO HAD SERVED ON THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS AND OTHER COMMITTEES AND BOARDS THAT TOOK PART IN THE GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG, HAD COME FROM THE TWO ORGANISATIONS, MR BRAY SAID.
CEREMONIAL OPENING OF LEGAL YEAR
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THE CEREMONIAL OPENING OF THE 1985 LEGAL YEAR WILL TAKE PLACE ON MONDAY (JANUARY 7).
THE CEREMONY WILL BE DIVIDED INTO THREE PARTS.
IT WILL BEGIN WITH A CHURCH SERVICE AT 3.30 PM IN THE CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL, CAINE ROAD.
IN THE SECOND PART OF THE CEREMONY, THE CHIEF JUSTICE, SIR DENYS ROBERTS, WILL INSPECT A MILITARY GUARD OF HONOUR AT THE EDINBURGH PLACE AT 5 PM.
FOLLOWING THIS, THERE WILL BE ADDRESSES IN THE CONCERT HALL OF THE CITY HALL, STARTING AT 5.15 PM. THE FOUR SPEAKERS WILL BE THE CHIEF JUSTICE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, MR MICHAEL THOMAS; THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HONG KONG BAR ASSOCIATION, MR HENRY LITTON AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE LAW SOCIETY OF HONG KONG, MR TIMOTHY FRESHWATER.
AFTER THE CEREMONY, A RECEPTION WILL BE HELD IN THE EXHIBITION HALL OF THE CITY HALL.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE JUDICIARY REMINDED GUESTS ATTENDING THE CHURCH SERVICE THAT PARKING FACILITIES WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE AT THE CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL.
/HE URGED
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