MONDAY, MARCH 6, 1978
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$25 MILLION RAISED FOR QUEEN'S SILVER
JUBILEE APPEAL FUND ******
THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, THIS EVENING RECEIVED TWO CHEQUES TOTALLING $25 MILLION AS CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS. THE QUEEN'S SILVER JUBILEE APPEAL FUND IN THE PRESENCE OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF KENT.
AT A PRESENTATION CEREMONY AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SILVER JUBILEE APPEAL COMMITTEE, MR. Q.W. LEE, PRESENTED A CHEQUE FOR $12.5 MILLION TO THE GOVERNOR, FOLLOWED BY MR. P.G. WILLIAMS, CHAIRMAN OF THE STEWARDS OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB, WHO ALSO PRESENTED A CHEQUE FOR THE SAME AMOUNT.
THE GOVERNOR THEN HANDED OVER THE TWO CHEQUES TO SIR ALBERT RODRIGUES, CHAIRMAN OF THE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE BOARD.
AT A BRIEF SPEECH, SIR MURRAY PRAISED THE DONORS FOR THEIR +MAGNIFICIENT+ CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE APPEAL FUND.
HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF KENT ALSO ADDED HIS CONGRATULATIONS AND TOLD THE GATHERING THAT HE WILL INFORM HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE CHARLES, WHO IS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE QUEEN'S SILVER JUBILEE APPEAL ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL IN ERITAIN, OF THE SUCCESSFUL RESULT.
THE QUEEN'S SILVER JUBILEE APPEAL FUND WAS LAUNCHED IN HONG KONG LAST YEAR TO RAISE MONEY FOR PROJECTS THAT WILL BENEFIT YOUNG PEOPLE HERE.
THE 125 MILLION WILL THEREFORE DE SPENT ENTIRELY IN HONG KONG. IT IS ENVISAGED THAT INITIALLY THE FUNDS WILL BE USED TO PROVIDE SOME OF THE FACILITIES AND PROGRAMMES AT THE PLANNED JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE AT SHA TIN.
THE SPORTS CENTRE WILL BE BUILT ON 41 ACRES OF RECLAIMED LAND AT THE WESTERN END OF THE NE.. RACE COURSE AT SHA TIN, WHE!! COMPLETED BY ABOUT 1981, THE SPORTS CENTRE, WHICH WILL BE DIFFERENT FROM ALLY SPORTS FACILITIES EVER BUILT IN HONG KONG, WILL PROVIDE TRAILING * OCACHING BY NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS TO RAISE THE LEVEL OF SPORT THROUGHOUT HONG KONG AND STIMULATE INCREASING PARTICIPATICE I SPORT.
THE LAND ON WHICH THE SPORTS CENTRE IS TO BE BUILT IS BEING MADE AVAILAILE FY THE JOCKEY CLUB AND THE GOVES ET IS PUTTING UP
EET KITIAL CONSTRUCTION COSTS.
25ILLIO
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