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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1976
+ THE CORPS HAS DEVELOPED CLASSES IN A WIDE RANGE OF PRACTICAL SUBJECTS, SUCH AS MECHNICAL ENGINEERING AND FIBRE GLASSING. IT HAS TRAINED CADETS IN VARIOUS FORMS OF COMMUNITY HELP, SUCH AS FIRST AID, CASUALTY EVACUATION, LIFE SAVING, MARINE CONSERVATION, FIRE FIGHTING AND CROWD CONTROL. IN ADDITION, IT HAS SPONSORED A WIDE RANGE OF RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY, SUCH AS CANOEING, SAILING AND SNORKELLING.
+ THE CORPS HAS PLANS FOR FUTURE EXPANSION, PARTICULARLY IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. IT IS DEVELOPING A CAMP AT YUEN TUN, NEAR TSUEN WAN. IT HOPES TO CONSTRUCT A WATER SPORT ACTIVITY CENTRE AT TAI TAN, IN THE SAI KUNG PENINSULA, AND IT INTENDS TO FORM SEVERAL UNITS.
+ IN THE CROWDED CONDITIONS IN WHICH SO MANY OF OUR PEOPLE LIVE, IT IS VITAL THAT EVERY EFFORT SHOULD BE MADE BY THE COMMUNITY TO GIVE AS MANY OPPORTUNITIES AS POSSIBLE TO OUR YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN TO TAKE PART IN SPORTING, RECREATIONAL AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES.
+PERHAPS THE MOST VALUABLE ASPECT OF THE WORK DONE BY THE CORPS IS ITS EMPHASIS ON ACQUIRING KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL WHICH WILL BE OF REAL VALUE TO OTHERS IN TIMES OF DANGER OR DISTRESS. THIS KIND OF TRAINING HELPS TO MAKE YOUNGSTERS REALIZE THAT THEY ARE PART OF A COMMUNITY, WHICH NEEDS THEM AND TO WHICH THEY CAN RENDER VALUABLE SERVICE.
+ CONGRATULATE ALL THOSE WHO HAVE GIVEN SO GENEROUSLY OF THEIR TIME AND ENERGY TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING OF THIS FINE CORPS, WHICH HAS GREATLY IMPRESSED US ALL TODAY WITH ITS SMARTNESS AND EFFICIENCY.
+ WISH THE CORPS GREAT SUCCESS IN ITS VALUABLE WORK IN THE FUTURE.+
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