PR 33 4000035
香港政府
GIS 新聞處
DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
SUPPLEMENT
Friday, November 23, 1973
GOVERNOR OPENS THIRD FESTIVAL OF HONG KONG
ceremony:
Following is the full text of Sir Murray's speech at the opening
Sir Yuet-keung, Members of Organising Committees, Ladies and Gentlemen.
The tremendous variety and scope of the 1973 Festival programe
places it amongst the largest of its kind in the world. It is a programne
no one has been forgotten. The Festival, and the youth
for everyone
of Hong Kong, who play such a prominent part in it, demonstrate the zest
and drive of Hong Kong's people
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the zest and drive which have made
Hong Kong the great city which it is.
On behalf of the community I thank you Sir Yuet-keung, as head
of the Steering Committee, together with your committees, and the Services,
Governmont departments, firms, organisations and countless individuals
who have given so much of their time and effort to organise this third
festival. I congratulate you and them on what has been prepared for us.
Te in Hong Kong are the hardest working community I know, our
success depends on it. But we also have a capacity for fun and enjoyment
that is our secret strength. Once we had little time or money for it,
now we have a little more. So this Festival is for fun. Let everyone
enjoy it.
I take great pleasure in declaring open the 1973 Festival of
Hong Kong
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