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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1987

THE GIRL GUIDE MOVEMENT INVOLVING VIETNAMESE REFUGEE GIRLS WAS INITIATED IN NOVEMBER 1985 WHEN THE DEPARTMENT, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE HONG KONG GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION, FORMED THE FIRST BROWNIE GROUP AT CHIMAWAN CLOSED CENTRE.

EARLY LAST YEAR, A BROWNIE PACK WAS SET UP AT THE REFUGEE UNIT OF THE CAPE COLLINSON CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION. THE PACK WAS DISBANDED FOLLOWING THE CLOSURE OF THE UNIT IN APRIL.

AS A CONSIDERABLE NUMBER OF THE REFUGEES FROM CAPE COLL INSON WERE TRANSFERRED TO TUEN MUN CLOSED CENTRE, THE BROWNIE GROUP WAS

RE-INSTATED.

IN HIS WELCOMING ADDRESS, MR CHAN SAID THE CEREMONY HERALDED A NEW ERA IN GUIDING DEVELOPMENT, + IT IS ENCOURAGING TO SEE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF OUR FIRST GIRL GUIDE COMPANY.+

MR CHAN THANKED LADY AKERS-JONES AND STAFF OF THE GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION FOR THE IR VOLUNTARY EFFORTS AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT IN THE DEPARTMENT'S GUIDING ACTIVITIES.

SUPPORT TO SIR EDWARD YOUDE FUND CONTINUES

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COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS IN THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT, CONTINUED TO GIVE SUPPORT TO THE SIR EDWARD YOUDE FUND.

APART FROM THE DISTRICT BOARD AND AREA COMMITTEES WHICH HAVE EARLIER GIVEN THEIR DONATIONS, SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT HAVE ALSO RESPONDED ENTHUSIASTICALLY TO THE FUND.

WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR NICHOLAS YEK, YESTERDAY (FRIDAY) RECEIVED A CHEQUE FOR $14 700 FROM THE DEPUTY HEADMISTRESS OF THE ST. BONAVENTURE PRIMARY SCHOOL, MISS CHAN KIT-CHEUNG, REPRESENTING DONATIONS FROM STUDENTS AND TEACHERS.

HEADMASTER OF THE SCHOOL, MR AU KAI-YEE, SAID THAT STUDENTS WERE ENCOURAGED TO SUPPORT THE FUND TO EXPRESS THEIR APPRECIATION OF SIR EDWARD'S DEVOTION TO THE HONG KONG COMMUNITY.

HE SAID THAT STUDENTS WOULD BE THE BENEFICIARY OF THE FUND WHICH WOULD BE USED FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN HONG KONG.

MR YEK