'History can be well written only in a free country,' Voltaire once wrote in a letter to Frederick the Great in the early part of the 18th century. I am sure we all agree with these sentiments and objectives and we will attempt to continue to do what we are best at in order to achieve them.
And what do we do from a practical point of view in order to achieve our objectives? There are four basic areas of activity; visits and expeditions to areas of historical interest, public lectures, the publication of the journal and increasing our library collection, and being a gentle pressure group and of assistance in improving Hong Kong's image when and where needed. I shall deal with each in turn and end with some facts and figures.
I think it is safe to say that we have had one of the most active and interesting years in the history of the Society, and for that we need to thank the great efforts put in by the Programme Committee and particularly its chairman, Mr. Peter Leeds. When the organisation of this Society was put under the microscope of a management consultant a few years ago, one of its main recommendations was to form a number of committees each to look after an area of activity. Not all committees recommended really got off the ground in a very effective way but one of them that did was the Programme Committee. And over the last year the results are for all to see. I would like to inform you of those visits and expeditions and they are as follows:
Visit
Helena May / R.A.S. Quiz
Visit to Fung Ping Shan Museum
H.K. Park Aviary
Visit to University Hall,
Bethany & Pok Fu Lam
Tea Ceremony
Films
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Hong Kong life
Tour to China
Arranger
Anita Wilson & Rosemary Lee
Michael Lau
Ken Searle (Rosemary Lee)
Peter Leeds / Des Robinson
Michael Lau
Elizabeth Sinn
Peter & Rosemary Lee
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'History can be well written only in a free country,' Voltare once wrote in a letter to Frederick the Great in the early part of the 18th century. I am sure we all agree with these sentiments and objectives and we will attempt to continue to do what we are best at in order to achieve them.
And what do we do from a practical point of view in order to achieve our objectives? There are four basic areas of activity; visits and expeditions to areas of historical interest, public lectures, the publication of the journal and increasing our library collection, and being a gentle pressure group and of assistance in improving Hong Kong's image when and where needed. I shall deal with each in turn and end with some facts and figures.
I think it is safe to say that we have had one of the most active and interesting years in the history of the Society, and for that we need to thank the great efforts put in by the Programme Committee and particularly its chairman, Mr. Peter Leeds. When the organisation of this Society was put under the microscope of a management consultant a few years ago, one of its main recommendations was to form a number of committees each to look after an area of activity. Not all committees recommended really got off the ground in a very effective way but one of them that did was the Programme Committee. And over the last year the results are for all to see. I would like to inform you of those visits and expeditions and they are as follows:
Visit
Helena May / R.A.S. Quiz
Visit to Fung Ping Shan Museum
H.K. Park Aviary
Visit to University Hall,
Bethany & Pok Fu Lam
Tea Ceremony
Films
-
Hong Kong life
Tour to China
Arranger
Anita Wilson & Rosemary Lee
Michael Lau
Ken Searle (Rosemary Lee)
Peter Leeds / Des Robinson
Michael Lau
Elizabeth Sinn
Peter & Rosemary Lee
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