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SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 1983

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SCOUT SERVICE PRAISED

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THE SPIRIT OF SCOUT SERVICE WAS AN INDISPENSABLE ELEMENT IN IMPROVING SOCIETY, THE NORTH DISTRICT OFFICER, MR STUART HARBINSON, SAID THIS (SATURDAY) AFTERNOON.

+BESIDES, THE SCOUTS EFFORT IN THE COMMUNITY BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT ASPECTS SHOULD NOT BE NEGLECTED. THEY EXTEND THE IR INDIVIDUALITIES INTO GROUP SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSIST IN THE RUNNING OF COMMUNAL ACTIVITIES,+ HE SAID.

MR HARBINSON WAS SPEAKING AT THE INAUGURATION CEREMONY OF OFFICE-BEARERS OF THE NORTH DISTRICT SCOUT ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG AT THE FUNG KAI PRIMARY SCHOOL.

HE NOTED THAT THERE WERE 16 SCOUT GROUPS AND 19 SCOUT TROUPES WITH MORE THAN 700 MEMBERS IN THE DISTRICT, AND THAT SCOUTS DEVELOPMENT WAS STILL EXPANDING, EVEN INTO SCHOOLS AT PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES.

→EVERY YEAR, THE ASSOCIATION HOLDS HEALTHY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS EXHIBITIONS, ŠEMINARS, VISITS, TRAINING COURSES AND COMPETITIONS.

+THESE ACTIVITIES PROMOTE AND ENHANCE THE YOUNGSTERS' GROUP LIVES, SELF-RELIANCE AND INDEPENDENCE IN WORK, HE SAID.

MR HARBINSON STRESSED THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD FULLY SUPPORT THE SCOUT DEVELOPMENT AND ENCOURAGE THE ASSOCIATION TO CONTINUE RECRUITING NEW BLOOD AND TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY.

AFTER THE CEREMONY, ABOUT 500 LOCAL CHILDREN WERE TREATED TO GAMES AT THE SCHOOL.

JUNIOR POLICE CALL'S PUBLIC ROLE STRESSED

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JUNIOR POLICE CALL HAD BROUGHT YOUNG PEOPLE CLOSER TO THE POLICE, AFFORDED THEM AN IDENTITY IN THE COMMUNITY AND MOTIVATED THEM TO MAKE POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIETY, SAID NEW TERRITORIES REGIONAL COMMANDER, MR MICHAEL ILLINGWORTH TODAY (SATURDAY).

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE NEW TSUEN WAN JPC CLUBHOUSE AT SHEK TSUI HOUSE, SHEK WAI KOK ESTATE, MR ILLINGWORTH SAID, ''JPC COULD PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN SPEEDING UP THE PROCESS WHEREBY PEOPLE MOVING TO NEW HOSUING ESTATES COULD GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER AND BECOME FRIENDS AND THROUGH THOSE FRIENDSHIPS AND MUTUAL INTERESTS HELP TO ESTABLISH A GENUINE COMMUNITY SPIRIT.'