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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1987

GOVERNOR ENCOURAGES MORE BOYS TO JOIN SCOUTS

THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, TODAY (SATURDAY) ENCOURAGED MORE YOUNG PEOPLE TO JOIN THE SCOUT

IN ORDER ΤΟ TAKE AN

MOVEMENT

ACTIVE PART IN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND TO MAKE WORTHWHILE

CONTRIBUTIONS TO HONG KONG.

SPEAKING AT THE ANNUAL SCOUT RALLY AT THE HONG KONG STADIUM, SIR DAVID SAID THE SCOUT MOVEMENT MADE PEOPLE MORE AWARE OF THE COMMUNITY AND HELPED THEM BUILD A BETTER HONG KONG.

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HE SAID THE SCOUT MOVEMENT, BEING ONE OF THE OLDEST AND BEST ESTABLISHED YOUTH ORGANISATIONS IN HONG KONG, HAD ALWAYS ADAPTED THE CHANGING NEEDS AND HOPES OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY.

"SCOUTING IS FUN. IT ADDS AN EXCITING NEW DIMENSION ΤΟ THE SORT OF EDUCATION PROVIDED AT SCHOOL, SIR DAVID SAID.

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"LAST YEAR WAS THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF HONG KONG SCOUTING. THE GRAND FINALE OF THOSE CELEBRATIONS, THE HONG KONG DIAMOND JUBILEE

HISTORY JAMBOREE, WAS THE BIGGEST JAMBOREE EVER HELD IN THE

OF HONG

KONG SCOUTING, HE NOTED.

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SIR DAVID SAID THE JAMBOREE PROVIDED A MARVELLOUS OPPORTUNITY

ΤΟ MAKE FOR SCOUTS, BOTH LOCAL AND FROM OVERSEAS,

AND FRIENDS,

IT ALSO GAVE OTHER LOCAL YOUTH GROUPS AND THE PUBLIC A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE MOVEMENT.

SCOUTS WOULD THIS YEAR, SIR DAVID SAID,

BK CARRYING OUT A SERIES OF TRAINING PROGRAMMES AIMED AT PROVIDING BETTER SCOUTING FOR MORE BOYS AND TO HELP BUILD A BETTER COMMUNITY.

"THOSE TAKING PART WILL NOT ONLY BE LEARNING BASIC SCOUTING SKILLS; THEY WILL ALSO BE TAKING PART IN COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS ORGANISED BY THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION ITSELF OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS," SAID.

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"THESE WILL INCLUDE THE CAMP FOR THE ELDERLY; THE SCOUT FUN DAY FOR CHILDREN; AND THE CLEAN HONG KONG CAMPAIGN.

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FINALLY, SIR DAVID QUOTED THE MAXIM THAT "ONE MORE SCOUT ONE MORE GOOD CITIZEN", AND CONGRATULATED ALL SCOUTS ON THEIR TURNOUT.

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