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SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1976

+IT TAKES A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY TO RUN SO MANY PROGRAMMES,

PART OF AND TO PROVIDE THE FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT REQUIRED. THE FUNDS WAS RAISED DURING THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS THROUGH THE I SHALL MAGNIFICENT EFFORTS OF SIR KENNETH FUNG AND HIS TEAM. LATER THIS AFTERNOON HAVE THE PLEASURE OF PRESENTING TO SIR KENNETH THE SILVER ACORN IN RECOGNITION OF HIS PERSONAL LEADERSHIP DURING THE 1975 FUND RAISING CAMPAIGN.

+ LAST YEAR I SAID THAT THE SCOUT MOVEMENT IN HONG KONG HAD SHOWN IT COULD ADJUST QUICKLY TO NEW CIRCUMSTANCES, AND THIS WAS DUE TO THE IMAGINATIVE LEADERSHIP OF YOUR LAY OFFICIALS AND COMMISSIONERS. THIS WAS SPOKEN IN THE CONTEXT OF YOUR INVOLVEMENT IN RECREATIONAL PROGRAMMES FOR BOYS OUTSIDE

THE MOVEMENT, AND I AM GLAD THAT DURING THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO ENSURE THAT YOUR OWN TRAINING PROGRAMMES ARE MODIFIED TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT LOCAL NEEDS AND CONDITIONS.

+IT IS QUITE APPROPRIATE THAT THE SCOUTS OF HONG KONG SHOULD HAVE TRAINING PROGRAMMES WHICH ARE TAILOR MADE TO MEET LOCAL NEEDS AND ASPIRATIONS, SO AS TO EQUIP THEM TO STAND ON THEIR OWN FEET AS A FULL MEMBER OF THE WORLD SCOUT CONFERENCE. I AM CONFIDENT THAT THE SCOUTS OF HONG KONG CAN ACHIEVE THIS OBJECTIVE AND I SHALL WATCH WITH VERY CLOSE INTEREST THE PROGRESS YOU MAKE IN THE MONTHS WHICH LIE AHEAD.

+FINALLY, A WORD OF ADVICE. DO TRY TO ARRANGE YOUR PROGRAMMES SO THAT SCOUTING IS EXCITING AND CHALLENGING. WE ALL DO BEST WHEN CALLED UPON TO MEET A CHALLENGE, AND WITH EXCITING AND CHALLENGING PROGRAMMES YOU CAN BE SURE OUR SCOUTS WILL BECOME CITIZENS OF WHOM ANY COMMUNITY CAN BE PROUD.+

WATER CUT ****

WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN WANGHAI WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR FIVE HOURS STARTING FROM 1 A.M. ON TUESDAY (APRIL 27).

THIS IS TO ENABLE THE WATERWORKS OFFICE TO CARRY OUT A LEAKAGE TEST IN THE AREA,

THE AFFECTED AREA IS BOUNDED BY WEST SIDE OF MORRISON HILL ROAD, TIN LOK LANE, WANCHAI ROAD, HEARD STREET, NORTH SIDE OF JOHNSTON ROAD, BULLOCK LANE, QUEEN'S ROAD EAST FROM STUBBS ROAD TO SPORTS ROAD.

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