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SATURDAY, MAY 20, 1973

NEW PLAYGROUND FOR SCOUTS AT TAI PO

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THE PROVISION OF WELL-EQUIPPED RECREATION GROUNDS FOR THE YOUNGER GENERATION IS A MEANINGFUL CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMMUNITY, THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR. DAVID AKERS-JONES SAID TODAY.

OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING OF THE LEUNG SHING TAK PLAYGROUND AT THE HONG KONG SCOUT ASSOCIATION'S TRAINING CENTRE IN TUNG TSZ, TAI PO, MR. AKERS-JONES SAID THAT THE PLAYGROUND AT THE CENTRE ONLY MARKED THE BEGINNING OF MORE TO COME.

+ I WOULD LIKE TO SEE OTHER CENTRES PROVIDING SIMILAR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES SO THAT MORE YOUNG PEOPLE CAN PARTICIPATE AND SHARE THE ENJOYMENT OF CAMPING AND VARIOUS OTHER ACTIVITIES DURING THEIR VACATION, HE SAID.

MR. AKERS-JONES NOTED THAT WORK HAD ALREADY STARTED ON A PROJECT TO OPEN UP THE HILLY LAND BEHIND THE TUNG TSZ CENTRE FOR A LEADERSHIP TRAINING GROUND.

+WHEN COMPLETED, THE NEW GROUND WILL ENABLE DIFFERENT FORMS OF RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING TO TAKE PLACE SIMULTANEOUSLY, MAKING THE CENTRE ALL THE MORE IDEAL FOR TRAINING.

HE PRAISED MISS LEUNG SHING-TAK, REGIONAL VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION FOR FINANCING THE COST OF BUILDING THE PLAYGROUND WHICH REFLECTED HER ADMIRABLE DEVOTION TO THE SCOUTING MOVEMENT IN HONG KONG.

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