MONDAY, JULY 20, 1992
CORRECTIONAL SERVICES SCOUTS TO STAGE "BEATING RETREAT"
A GROUP OF DEMONSTRATE THEIR "BEATING RETREAT AND 24) NIGHTS AT
CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT'S SCOUTS WILL MUSIC TALENT AND MAGNIFICENT MARCHING SKILLS IN TWO SHOWS TO BE STAGED ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY {JULY 23 THE QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM.
THE EVENT, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND KONG ISLAND 221ST GROUP, IS A FUND-RAISING ACTIVITY FOR THE CHEST.
THE HONG COMMUNITY
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (MONDAY) THAT SCOUTING ACTIVITIES FORMED AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE DEPARTMENT'S CORRECTIONAL PROGRAMME FOR INMATES IN TRAINING CENTRES.
"THROUGH SCOUTING MOVEMENT, INMATES CAN DEVELOP THEIR POTENTIAL AND CULTIVATE SELF-CONFIDENCE, AND APPRECIATE THE MEANING OF DISCIPLINE AND TEAMWORK SPIRIT, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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HE SAID PUBLIC RESPONSE TO THE "BEATING
BEEN OVERWHELMING.
"MOST OF THE TICKETS HAVE BEEN SOLD AND AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC BOOKING. HE ADDED.
RETREAT** SHOWS HAD
ONLY FEW ARE STILL
CHIEF PERFORMERS OF THE SHOWS ARE MEMBERS OF THE 221ST HONG KONG ISLAND SCOUT GROUP, WHICH WAS SET UP BY THE DEPARTMENT IN 1986.
THE 141ST HONG KONG RANGER GUIDES UNIT, A GIRL GUIDE GROUP ESTABLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN 1987, WILL BE THE GUEST PERFORMERS. THEY WILL GIVE BAND PERFORMANCE AND ROMANIA FOLK DANCE.
THE DEPARTMENT'S SCOUTS HAVE TAKEN PART IN VARIOUS SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICES, INCLUDING CLEANING WORK IN COUNTRY PARKS, GRASS CUTTING AND MAINTENANCE WORK ON CAMP SITES, AND SERVICES FOR THE AGED.
ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:
A PREVIEW OF THE "BEATING RETREAT" SHOW FOR THE NEWS MEDIA WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY (JULY 22) AT THE QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM, OI KWAN ROAD, WAN CHAI, BEGINNING AT 3.30 PM.
YOUR REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO ATTEND.
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THE DEPARTMENT'S ACTING SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT OFFENDERS), MR ANTHONY WONG; THE PRESIDENT OF THE 221ST HONG KONG ISLAND SCOUT GROUP, MR LAU HON-WAH, AND THE GROUP'S CHAIRMAN, MR HERMAN HUI, WILL BE PRESENT TO BRIEF MEDIA MEMBERS ON SCOUTING ACTIVITIES ORGANISED FOR INMATES IN TRAINING CENTRES.
MEMBERS OF THE SCOUT GROUP WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE FOR MEDIA INTERVIEWS ABOUT THEIR PREPARATIONS FOR THE EVENT.
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