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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1993

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HK NEEDS COMMITTED YOUNG PEOPLE: GOVERNOR

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HONG KONG NEEDS A GENERATION OF PERSEVERING AND DYNAMIC YOUNG PEOPLE WITH A STRONG SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY TO LEAD ITS PEOPLE THROUGH THE CHALLENGES AHEAD, THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).

TAKING SALUTE AT THIS YEAR'S SCOUT RALLY TODAY (SUNDAY), MR PATTEN PRAISES THE SCOUTS FOR THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS, ENTHUSIASM AND DEDICATION:

*SCOUTS, THE EXPERTS IN ORIENTEERING, YOUR DUTY TO THE TERRITORY AND TO HELP OTHERS.

ARE WELL-PLACED TO DO

"BY SERVING THE COMMUNITY IN THE SPIRIT OF THE SCOUT LAW AND PROMISE, YOU WILL SET A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR OTHER YOUNG PEOPLE ΤΟ FOLLOW, MR PATTEN SAID.

HE SAID A VERY BASIC TRAINING FOR SCOUTS WAS ORIENTEERING: FINDING ONE'S WAY ACROSS ROUGH COUNTRY BY MAP AND COMPASS.

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I BELIEVE ORIENTEERING IS MORE THAN A MATTER OF MAP READING; IT IS A TEST OF ONE'S CHARACTER, DETERMINATION, COURAGE AND RESILIENCE.

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MR PATTEN ALSO SETS HIS EYES ON A NEW ERA OF SCOUTING IN HONG

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"I AM DELIGHTED THAT THE NEW HONG KONG SCOUT CENTRE ROAD IS NOW READY FOR OCCUPATION, AND THAT THE INTERNATIONAL HOUSE STARTED TO RECEIVE ITS FIRST GUESTS THIS MONTH."

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HE SAID THE COMPLETION OF THIS MAGNIFICENT BUILDING AFTER YEARS OF HARD WORK AND DEDICATION MARKS THE BEGINNING OF A NEW ERA OF SCOUTING IN HONG KONG.

"IT PROVIDES YOU WITH MODERN FACILITIES TO FURTHER THE SPIRIT OF SCOUTING AND TO BETTER SERVE OUR YOUNG PEOPLE,

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HK NEEDS NEW VISIONS TO LEAD IN COMMUNICATIONS

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THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, SAID HONG KONG NEEDED NEW VISIONS TO CARRY IT INTO THE NEXT CENTURY AS A LEADER IN THE COMMUNICATIONS AGE.

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE WHARF CABLE STATION TODAY (SUNDAY), MR PATTEN SAID: "IT IS GOOD TO SEE HONG KONG EMBRACING A TECHNOLOGY THAT CAN BRING NEW CHOICES AND OPPORTUNITIES то COMMUNITY."

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