XN000022-1986-07-27 — Page 5

SUNDAY, JULY 27, 1986

SCOUTING SERVICE EXTENDED TO JUNK BAY

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THE EXTENSION OF SERVICES TO JUNK BAY BY THE SCOUTS ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG WOULD BE HIGHLY BENEFICIAL TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN THE NEW TOWN, SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR KEVIN HO, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).

SINCE THE COMPOSITION OF POPULATION IN NEW TOWNS WAS MAINLY THE YOUNGER GENERATION, IT WAS THEREFORE HIGHLY IMPORTANT TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN VARIOUS KINDS OF SCOUTS ACTIVITIES SO THAT THEY CAN LEARN TO ADAPT TO A NEW ENVIRONMENT, HE SAID.

SPEAKING AT THE 10TH INAUGURATION CEREMONY OF THE SCOUTS ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG (SAI KUNG AND HANG HAU BRANCH), MR HO SAID THE PROVISION OF SCOUTS ACTIVITIES IN JUNK BAY. WOULD HELP YOUNG PEOPLE KNOW HOW TO MAKE BETTER USE OF THE IR LEISURE TIME AND CREATE A SENSE OF BELONGING TOWARDS THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH THEY LIVED.

THE POPULATION OF JUNK BAY WOULD INCREASE TO ABOUT 25 000 WITHIN TWO YEARS AFTER THE FIRST PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE, THE PO LAM ESTATE, WAS COMPLETED EARLY NEXT YEAR, HE SAID.

MR HO ALSO PRAISED THE SCOUTS ASSOCIATION FOR ITS GOOD WORK IN PROVIDING RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNGSTERS.

+ BY TAKING PART IN SUCH ACTIVITIES AND OTHER SERVICES, YOUNG PEOPLE MAY KNOW MORE ABOUT THE SOCIETY AND THEN SHOW THE IR CONCERN FOR IT. BESIDES, THEY MAY ALSO FULFILL THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES AS GOOD CITIZENS.

+ THE PROVISION OF ACTIVITIES BY THE SCOUTS ASSOCIATION OR HONG KONG IS A GREAT FORCE IN PROMOTING CIVIC EDUCATION IN HONG KONG, MR HO SAID.

RED VANS KEEP RURAL AREAS IN TOUCH

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RUNNING ON FIXED ROUTES FROM MONDAY TO FRIDAY ALONG MAIN ROADS AND NARROW LANES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES ARE THREE RED VANS MARKED +MOBILE POST OFFICE+.

THEY ARE POST OFFICES ON WHEELS+ OFFERING A CONVENIENT SERVICE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF RURAL COMMUNITIES.

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A SPOKESMAN FOR THE POST OFFICE, MR PATRICK LIN, SAID THE VANS ARE USED TO SUPPLEMENT SERVICES PROVIDED BY PERMANENT POST OFFICES IN THE REGION.

/EXCLUDING

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