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TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 1977

$1 MILLION FOR QUEEN'S SILVER JUBILEE APPEAL FUND

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THE QUEEN'S SILVER JUBILEE APPEAL FUND TODAY (TUESDAY) RECEIVED ITS LARGEST SINGLE DONATION TO DATE, THE SUM OF $1 MILLION.

THE MONEY WAS A PERSONAL DONATION BY MR. WILLIAM MA CHING-WAI, WHO PRESENTED A CHEQUE FOR THIS SUM TO MR. Q.W. LEE, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE APPEAL FUND COMMITTEE, AT A RECEPTION HELD AT THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT.

MR. MA IS FIRST VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS AND CHAIRMAN OF THE HONG KONG AND KOWLOON REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATION. MR. MA IS ALSO DIRECTOR AND MANAGER OF TAI SANG BANK LTD., AND TAI SANG LAND DEVELOPMENT LTD. AS WELL AS A MEMBER OF THE APPEAL FUND COMMITTEE.

THIS DONATION BRINGS TO $4 MILLION THE AMOUNT RECEIVED SO FAR SINCE THE APPEAL WAS LAUNCHED IN APRIL. IN ADDITION, INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANISATIONS HAVE PLEDGED A FURTHER $2.75 MILLION WHICH INCLUDES A PLEDGE OF $1 MILLION BY ANOTHER SINGLE DONOR, MR. WILLIAM LEE WAI-LEE.

THE APPEAL FUND WAS ESTABLISHED IN CONNECTION WITH THE QUEEN'S SILVER JUBILEE TO RAISE MONEY FOR PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF HONG KONG'S YOUNG PEOPLE. THE INITIAL PLAN IS TO USE THE FUNDS TO PROVIDE SOME OF THE FACILITIES AND PROGRAMMES AT THE PLANNED SHA TIN SPORTS CENTRE.

THE AIM OF THIS PROJECT, WHICH IS A JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB, IS TO PROVIDE A MAJOR SPORTS CENTRE FOR HONG KONG. THE CONCEPT IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FROM ANY SPORTS FACILITIES SO FAR BUILT IN HONG KONG WHICH CATER FOR SPECTATORS AS MUCH AS FOR ACTIVE SPORTSMEN. AT SHA TIN THE EMPHASIS IS TO BE ON SPORTS TRAINING AND COACHING WITH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS GIVING GUIDANCE TO OUR UP-AND-COMING SPORTSMEN AND WOMEN IN A WIDE VARIETY OF SPORTS WITH A VIEW TO RAISING THE LEVEL OF SPORT THROUGHOUT HONG KONG AND THUS STIMULATING INCREASING PARTICIPATION IN SPORT.

ANY PERSON OR ORGANISATION WISHING TO DONATE TOWARDS THE FUND SHOULD SEND THEIR DONATIONS TO MR. M.G.R. SANDBERG, QUEEN'S SILVER JUBILEE FUND, C/O HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANK ING CORPORATION AT 1 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, HONG KONG. APPROPRIATE RECOGNITION WILL BE MADE OF DONATIONS IF DONORS SO WISH.

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