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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1994

CORRECTIONAL SERVICES SCOUTS TO STAGE "BEATING RETREAT"

A GROUP OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT SCOUTS WILL DEMONSTRATE THEIR MUSIC TALENT AND MAGNIFICENT MARCHING DISPLAY IN TWO "BEATING RETREAT" SHOWS TO BE STAGED ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY (OCTOBER 19 AND 20) NIGHTS AT THE QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM.

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THE EVENT, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND ISLAND 221ST GROUP, IS A FUND-RAISING ACTIVITY FOR A VOLUNTARY ORGANISATION, THE YOUTH OUTREACH.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY SCOUTING ACTIVITIES FORMED AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE PROGRAMME FOR TRAINING CENTRE INMATES.

(SUNDAY) THAT

REHABILITATION

**THROUGH SCOUTING ACTIVITIES. INMATES CAN DEVELOP THEIR POTENTIALS AND CULTIVATE SELF-CONFIDENCE, AND APPRECIATE THE MEANING OF DISCIPLINE AND SPIRIT OF TEAMWORK, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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RESPONSE TO THE BEATING RETREAT' SHOWS HAS BEEN ENCOURAGING, FOR MOST OF THE TICKETS HAVE BEEN SOLD OUT," HE ADDED.

THE MAIN PERFORMERS AT THE "BEATING RETREAT" ARE MEMBERS OF THE 221ST HONG KONG ISLAND SCOUT GROUP, WHICH WAS SET UP BY THE DEPARTMENT IN 1986. SINCE THEN, THE GRAND MUSICAL EVENT WAS HELD EVERY TWO YEARS TO PROMOTE THE IMAGE OF THE DEPARTMENT AND PROVIDE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR THE SCOUT MEMBERS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY.

THE "BEATING RETREAT" PERFORMANCE WOULD ALSO INVITE THE 141ST HONG KONG RANGER GUIDES UNIT, A GIRL GUIDE GROUP ESTABLISHED BY DEPARTMENT IN 1987, AS GUEST PERFORMERS. THEY WILL PERFORM BAND

DISPLAY AND THE "PAVANE" FOLK DANCE.

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CORRECTIONAL SERVICES SCOUTS HAVE TAKEN PART IN VARIOUS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES, INCLUDING CLEANING WORK IN COUNTRY PARKS, GRASS CUTTING AND MAINTENANCE WORK ON CAMP SITES, AND SERVICES FOR THE AGED.

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PREVIEW OF THE "BEATING RETREAT" PERFORMANCE SPECIALLY FOR THE MEDIA WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY (OCTOBER 181 AT THE QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM, OF KWAN ROAD, WAN CHAI, BEGINNING AT 3.40 PM.

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO ATTEND THE PREVIEW AND TAKE PICTURES OF THE PERFORMANCE,

THE DEPARTMENT'S SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT (YOUNG OFFENDERS), MR CHOW TAK-WAH, THE PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN OF THE 221ST HONG KONG ISLAND SCOUT GROUP, MR STEVE LAU AND MR HERMAN HUL, WILL BE PRESENT TO BRIEF MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ON SCOUTING ACTIVITIES ORGANISED FOR TRAINING CENTRE INMATES.

MEMBERS OF

THE SCOUT GROUP WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE FOR MEDIA INTERVIEWS ON THEIR PREPARATIONS FOR THE EVENT.

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