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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1979

MR. WILFRED TSUI, CHAIRMAN OF THE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, SAID THE MESSAGES OF THE CAMPAIGN WOULD BE PUT ACROSS THROUGH A VARIETY OF PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES ORGANISED IN VARIOUS DISTRICTS BY BOTH VOLUNTARY AGENCIES AND UNITS OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT.

MR. TSUI SAID THE HIGHLIGHT WOULD BE A +HAPPY FAMILY CARNIVAL+ TO BE HELD IN MID-DECEMBER AT KOWLOON WAH YAN COLLEGE FOR AN ESTIMATED 10 000 CHILDREN AND PARENTS.

THE MAMMOTH CARNIVAL WILL INCLUDE PERFORMANCES BY HOPSCOTCH AND THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES' MOBILE THEATRE, GAMES STALLS, FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION DISPLAY, AND BOOK AND TOY EXHIBITIONS, HE SAID.

MR. TSUI SAID VARIOUS PUBLICITY MEANS WOULD BE USED IN THE CAMPAIGN INCLUDING TELEVISION BRIEFS, POSTERS, SPECIAL FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION CALENDER, AND RELATED PROGRAMMES ON TELEVISION AND RADIOS.

ACHIEVEMENTS OF SOCIETY FOR PROTECTION OF CHILDREN PRAISED

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THE HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN STARTED OFF 50 YEARS AGO WITH ONLY TWO DAY CLINICS AND TODAY IT OPERATES NINE DAY CRECHES, TWO DAY NURSERIES, A RESIDENTIAL HOME AND A SCHOOL FOR HANDICAPPED CHILDREN TO BENEFIT SOME 800 CHILDREN AT ANY ONE TIME.

THIS WAS STATED BY THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR JACK CATER WHEN HE ATTENDED THE SOCIETY'S GOLDEN JUBILEE BALL AT THE REPULSE BAY HOTEL TONIGHT.

SIR JACK SAID THIS VAST EXPANSION HAS COME ABOUT PARTLY WITH GOVERNMENT SUBVENTION BUT OVERWHELMINGLY BECAUSE OF THE SELFLESS AND UNTIRING EFFORTS AND DEDICATION OF THE WOMEN'S AUXILIARY, THE FUND- RAISING ARM OF THE SOCIETY.

+THEIR PERSUASIVE CHARM WHICH IS BEING DEMONSTRATED FOR US ALL TO SEE TONIGHT HAS OVER THE YEARS ENSURED THAT THE SOCIETY'S TARGETS ARE MET.

+VERY APTLY TOO, THE SOCIETY CELEBRATES ITS GOLDEN JUBILEE IN THE PROVISION OF SERVICES TO CHILDREN IN THIS THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF THE CHILD,+ HE SAID.

SIR JACK ALSO SAID THE SOCIETY'S PATRON, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE IS ABSENT FROM HONG KONG BUT HAS ASKED ME TO COMMEND YOUR SOCIETY FOR YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS OVER THE PAST 50 YEARS, TO WHICH I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY OWN.+

THE FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF SIR JACK CATER'S SPEECH:

+MY WIFE AND I ARE EXTREMELY PLEASED TO BE HERE TONIGHT ON THIS VERY SPECIAL OCCASION IN THE GOLDEN JUBILEE YEAR OF THE HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN.

/+YCUR SOCIETY