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Finally, there'll be one other task as well. To speak up for Hong Kong, here and abroad, and to argue with passion and conviction for the things, the values that have made Hong Kong such a success, a medal winner in almost every event.
Hong Kong is free. Hong Kong lives under the rule of law. Hong Kong has a clean government accountable to an increasingly democratic legislature and Hong Kong has a free and outspoken press. We are most likely to retain those things whose future has been promised - if we speak up for them. "Go quietly into the night" has never struck me as a very good motto or guide to leadership in a free society. So I shall continue to speak out, without - as they say fear or favour, and I hope you will,
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Young offenders to stage Beating Retreat 1996
The Correctional Services Department's (CSD) Beating Retreat 1996, an elaborate musical event featuring boy scouts and girl guides who are inmates of CSD institutions, will be held at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium on October 4 and 5.
The event is significant to both participants and organisers because it provides young inmates with the opportunity of serving the community as the proceeds will be donated to various charities. More importantly, it promotes the rehabilitation for young offenders.
In collaboration with the Scout Association of Hong Kong, CSD introduced scouting into training centres in 1986 and it is through scout training and activities that young offenders learn to acquire self-reliance, self-discipline, self-confidence and sense of responsibility - qualities they need to turn over a new leaf.
"Scouting has since become an established feature of character training for the training centre programme," said a CSD spokesman.
"The aim of scouting is to promote the physical, mental, social and spiritual development of young people so that they may take a constructive place in society.
"This is achieved by providing enjoyable and attractive scheme of progressive training based on the Scout Promise and Scout Law, and guided by adult leadership."