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SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 1980

+ THE SUCCESS OF SCOUTING DEPENDS NOT ONLY ON THE EFFORTS OF UNIFORMED SCOUT PERSONNEL, IT ALSO RELIES ON THE SUPPORT OF BOARD MEMBERS AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.

+FUNDS NEEDED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS MAGNIFICENT CLUBHOUSE CAME FROM GENEROUS DONATIONS OF LOCAL ENTHUSIASTS AND THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB, WITHOUT THE IR GENEROUS SUPPORT, THE COMPLETION OF SUCH A GREAT UNDERTAKING WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE,+ MR AKERS-JONES SAID.

HE UNDERSTOOD THE YUEN LONG (EAST) SCOUT ASSOCIATION WAS PLANNING TO DEVELOP A CAMP SITE ADJACENT TO THE NEW CLUBHOUSE AND THE YUEN LONG (WEST) SCOUT ASSOCIATION HAD ALSO APPLIED FOR A SITE IN LAU FAU SHAN TO CONSTRUCT A CLUBHOUSE AND CAMP SITE.

+ YOUR ENTHUSIASM IN THE PROMOTION OF THE SCOUT MOVEMENT IS MOST PRAISEWORTHY AND I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT THE GOVERNMENT WILL CONTINUE TO GIVE WHATEVER ASSISTANCE NECESSARY IN THIS WORTHY CAUSE,+ MR AKERS-JONES SAID.

MR AKERS-JONES, WHO WAS ACCOMPANIED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION YUEN LONG (EAST) DISTRICT, MR LAI KAM-MAN, AND THE CHAIRMAN, MR CHENG WAI-KWOK, UNVEILED A PLAQUE OFFICIALLY TO OPEN THE CLUBHOUSE.

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB, MR P.G. WILLIAMS, PERFORMED THE +DOOR-OPENING CEREMONY. THE CLUB HAS DONATED $200 000 TOWARDS THE COST OF THE CLUBHOUSE.

THE NEW CLUBHOUSE HAS THREE STOREYS EACH OF 65 SQUARE METRES. A CONFERENCE ROOM AND A RECEPTION AREA ARE ON THE GROUND FLOOR. THERE ARE TWO OFFICES ON THE FIRST FLOOR AND A LECTURE ROOM, EQUIPPED WITH THE LATEST AUDIO/VISUAL FACILITIES, IS ON THE SECOND FLOOR.

IT IS BUILT ON A 260 SQUARE METRES (2 800 SQ FEET) SITE WHICH INCLUDES PARADE GROUNDS EQUIPPED WITH FLOOD LIGHTING,

THE NEW BUILDING WILL SERVE MORE THAN 500 BOY SCOUTS IN THE YUEN LONG (EAST) DISTRICT. ITS FACILITIES WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO LOCAL STUDENTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE AS WELL AS TO SCOUTS FROM OTHER NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICTS.

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