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Annexe C.
ANNUAL REPORT OF STREET BOYS' CLUB.
The total membership at the end of December, 1934, was fifteen, eight of whom are studying and one working at the St. Louis Industrial School; one employed as billiard marker at the Billiard Room, Police Headquarters; one as caretaker of the Club premises; one as a shoe black; and three as hawkers.
2. During the year, twelve boys were dismissed for misconduct and three were allowed to resign.
3. Six new members joined the Club during the year.
4. Mr. Chau Kai Chiu was appointed as Supervisor of the Club on 19th January, 1934. He resides at the Club premises and maintains the discipline of the boys and conducts the educational classes.
5. During the summer months, by kind permission of the officials of the Chinese Y.M.C.A., the boys were taken twice per week to the Y.M.C.A. bathing beach at Quarry Bay for swimming classes. By the end of the season, five boys were able to swim.
6. Through the kind offices of the Directorate, games, drill, and gymnastic classes were held at the Chinese Y.M.C.A. every Tuesday and Thursday evenings during the year, except during the swimming season (17th July, 1934, to 11th October, 1934).
7. Educational classes were continued on three evenings per week throughout the year, but little interest was displayed by the boys in this tuition.
8. H.E. the Governor visited and inspected the Club on the 23rd of May, 1934, and during the course of a speech, gave the boys some sound advice and promised them a present of a bathing suit each. $50 was later received from His Excellency, which was utilized in purchasing a swimming costume and a new bed mat for each of the members. Also during the year, the boys have received gifts of cakes and fruit from ladies of the Colony who maintain an interest in the Club. Mr. Ho Chung U, Juvenile Probation Officer, has paid frequent visits to the Club and interested himself in the work of the boys.
9. The balance of savings in hand on December 31st, 1934, was $42.61; only $4.00 being added to the account during 1934, while $102.21 was withdrawn.
10. The Club premises are in a bad state, owing chiefly to damage caused by white ants and rotting of the woodwork caused by climatical elements.
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Annexe C.
ANNUAL REPORT OF STREET BOYS' CLUB.
The total membership at the end of December, 1934, was fifteen, eight of whom are studying and one working at the St. Louis Industrial School one employed as billiard marker at the Billiard Room, Police Headquarters, one as caretaker of the Club premises; one as a shoe black and three as hawkers.
2. During the year twelve boys were dismissed for mis- conduct and three were allowed to resign.
3. Six new members joined the Club during the year.
4. Mr. Chau Kai Chiu was appointed as Supervisor of the Club on 19th January, 1934. He resides at the Club premises and maintains the discipline of the boys and conducts the educa- tional classes.
5. During the summer months, by kind permission of the officials of the Chinese Y.M.C.A., the boys were taken twice per week to the Y.M.C.A. bathing beach at Quarry Bay for swimming classes. By the end of the season five boys were able to swim.
6. Through the kind offices of the Directorate, games, drill and gymnastic classes were held at the Chinese Y.M.C.A. every Tuesday and Thursday evenings during the year except during the swimming season, (17th July, 1934, to 11th October, 1934).
7.
Educational classes were continued on three evenings per week throughout the year, but little interest was displayed by the boys in this tuition.
8. H.E. the Governor visited and inspected the Club on the 23rd of May, 1934, and during the course of a speech, gave the boys some sound advice and promised them a present of a bathing suit each. $50 was later received from His Excel- lency which was utilized in purchasing a swimming costume and a new bed mat for each of the members. Also during the year, the boys have received gifts of cakes and fruit from ladies of the Colony who maintain an interest in the Club. Mr. Ho Chung U Juvenile Probation Officer has paid frequent visits to the Club and interested himself in the work of the boys.
9. The balance of savings in hand on December 31st, 1934, was $42.61 only $4.00 being added to the account during 1934, while $102.21 was withdrawn.
10. The Club premises are in a bad state owing chiefly to damage caused by white ants and rotting of the woodwork caused by climatical elements.
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