THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1986
FRIENDSHIP FORCE HOLDS CONFERENCE IN HK *****
THE FRIENDSHIP FORCE, AN INTERNATIONAL CITIZEN EXCHANGE ORGANISATION, TODAY (THURSDAY) OPENED ITS 10TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN HONG KONG.
IT IS THE FIRST TIME THE CONFERENCE HAS BEEN HELD IN ASIA SINCE THE ORGANISATION WAS FOUNDED IN THE UNITED STATES 10 YEARS AGO.
THE SECRETARY FOR MUNICIPAL SERVICES, MR A.K. CHUI WELCOMED MORE THAN 400 DELEGATES FROM 20 COUNTRIES TO THE OPENING SESSION HELD AT THE SHANGRI-LA HOTEL THIS EVENING.
HE SAID THAT IT WAS AN HONOUR FOR HONG KONG TO BE CHOSEN AS THE VENUE.
+MAY 1 SAY, WITH DUE MODESTY, THAT YOU MADE AN EXCELLENT AND TIMELY CHOICE, OUR CITY OF MORE THAN FIVE AND A HALF MILLION PEOPLE HAS ESTABLISHED A WORLDWIDE REPUTATION AS AN INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR WORLD CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS, + HE SAID.
+IN HONG KONG, EAST AND WEST NOT ONLY MEET, BUT HAVE COMBINED MOST HARMONIOUSLY TO PRODUCE AN INTERNATIONAL SUCCESS STORY THAT IS UNIQUE,+
MR CHUI SAID THAT HONG KONG'S INVIGORATING COSMOPOLITAN ATMOSPHERE WOULD BE A STIMULATING INSPIRATION FOR DELEGATES AS THEY PLANNED THEIR PROGRAMME FOR 1987.
HE ADDED: +YOUR MOTTO A WORLD FOR FRIENDS IS A WORLD OF PEACE - IS AN EXCELLENT IDEAL TO WHICH PEOPLE OF ALL CULTURES SHOULD HEARTILY SUBSCRIBE. WHEN YOU LEAVE HONG KONG NEXT WEEK I HOPE THAT YOU WILL BRING HOME WITH YOU FOND MEMORIES WHICH WILL ENHANCE YOUR COMMITMENT TO WORLD FRIENDSHIP, AND WITH A FEELING OF GRATIFICATION THAT YOUR VISIT HAS INDEED BEEN WORTHWHILE.+
A NON-PROFIT MAKING ORGANISATION, THE FRIENDSHIP FORCE HAS OVER 200 CHAPTERS IN 40 COUNTRIES. ITS OBJECTIVES ARE TO PROMOTE INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP AND TO PROVIDE ORDINARY CITIZENS THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL ABROAD AND TO LIVE IN THE HOME OF FAMILIES IN ANOTHER COUNTRY.
THE CONFERENCE WILL LAST FOR THREE DAYS, DURING WHICH DELEGATES WILL ATTEND VARIOUS WORKSHOPS.
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