XN000022-1974-08-19 — Page 2

+

1

KONDAY, AUG. 19, 1974.

GOVERNOR OPENS INTER-VARSITY GAMES

*****

SO MANY LIMITATIONS ON OUR PERSONAL CONTACTS AND ATTITUDES TO EACH OTHER CAN BE OVERCOME MOST EASILY AND PLEASANTLY BY PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR INTERESTS FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES HEETING TO PURSUE THEM TOGETHER, THE GOVERNOR, SIR HURRAY HACLEHOSE, SAID TODAY.

HE WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE BIENNIAL INTERVARSITY GAMES AT THE HONG KONG CRICKET CLUB.

THE FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THE GOVERNOR'S SPEECH:

+IT NOW FALLS TO HE AS PATRON OF THESE GAMES TO DECLARE THEN OPEN,

+OR. HUANG MENTIONED SIR LINDSAY RIDE, THE PAST VICE- CHANCELLOR OF THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY WHO ORIGINATED THE IDEA OF THESE GAMES. HE WOULD BE DELIGHTED TO SEE HOW LARGE THEY HAVE BECOME, AND I AM SURE WE ALL WISH HIM A SPEEDY RECOVERY FROM THE ILLNESS WHICH HAS PREVENTED HIS PRESENCE HERE TODAY.

+LIKE PREVIOUS SPEAKERS I SHOULD LIKE IN PARTICULAR TO GREET OUR VISITORS FROM SINGAPORE, MALAYA AND INDONESIA. THEY ARE EXTREMELY VELCOME IN HONG KONG.

+HE ALL LOOK FORWARD TO THE EVENTS OF THE GAMES FOR THE EXCITEMENT THEY WILL PROVIDE AND FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT THEY WILL GIVE TO ALL INTERESTED IN SPORT.

+BUT | BELIEVE WE ARE ALSO ALL. ENTHUSIASTS FOR THE SPIRIT BEHIND THESE GAMES. GEOGRAPHY AND DISTANCE, HISTORY AND LANGUAGE, INPOSE SO MANY LIMITATIONS ON OUR PERSONAL. CONTACTS AND ATTITUDES TO EACH OTHER. I BELIEVE THESE CAN BE OVERCOME MOST EASILY AND PLEASANTLY BY PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR INTERESTS FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES MEETING TO PURSUE THEM TOGETHER. THE MEETINGS CAN BE LARGE, LIKE THIS OR SMALL, ATHELETIO, INTELLECTUAL OR PROFESSIONAL, BUT FROM THEM CAN COME KOT ONLY PLEASURE, BUT THAT MOST PRECIOUS COMMODITY HUTUAL COMPREHENSION.

+FINALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION THE ORGANISING COMNITTEE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME HONG KONG HAS PLAYED HOST TO THE GAMES SINCE THEY HAVE BEEN FOUR-SIDED. THEIR ORGANISATION HAS BECOME A FORMIDABLE UNDERTAKING AND I KNOW HOW HARD THE COMMITTEE HAS WORKED TO OVERCOME ALL PROBLEMS, RAISE FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND ENSURE THE SUCCESS OF THE GAMES.

+1 NOW HAVE THE GREATEST PLEASURE IN DECLARING OPEN THE 14TH BIENNIAL INTERVARSITY GAMES.

12 ......