programme. Details are included in the Appendices to this Report. Between 1st April 2002 and 31st March 2003 we mounted (or, in the case of Graeme Lang's lecture next week, will mount) 18 lectures, including one joint lecture. During the same period we ran nine local visits and three overseas tours. This compares with 15 lectures, eight local visits, and two overseas tours during the previous year. During this last year, we mounted a lecture once every 18 days of our year, and had a local visit once every 37 days. I consider this activities programme to be extremely satisfactory.
I do not wish to draw attention to any individual lectures or visits here, but I would like to stress two general points. The first is the range and variety of the programme. Both Valery and Janet are to be congratulated on producing a programme with "something for everyone" on it. I have no doubt that this excellent programme will continue for the future. I would, however, remind Members that if they have suggestions for future activities, they should let us know: it is always useful to get such ideas from Members!
I would also like to draw attention to something which I consider one of the particular strengths of the Society, and that is our practice of mounting connected lectures and tours. Five times during the year we had a lecture followed (usually on the next day) by a visit. This allows Members to get a more in-depth understanding of the matter under consideration. I have no doubt that this special practice is a source of great strength to the Society, and would hope to see more of the same sort of connected lectures and visits for the future.
Work Initiatives
Last year I identified certain areas of the Society's work where I felt that initiatives were desirable to improve the services offered to Members and to the Society of Hong Kong at large, and I would like here to indicate how far we have got with these initiatives during the past year.
Scholarship Fund
The first of these initiatives arose from a desire which has long been felt by Council to undertake a more emphatic role in the
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programme. Details are included in the Appendices to this Report. Between 1st April 2002 and 31* March 2003 we mounted (or, in the case of Graeme Lang's lecture next week, will mount) 18 lectures, including one joint lecture. During the same period we ran nine local visits and three overseas tours. This compares with 15 lectures, eight local visits, and two overseas tours during the previous year. During this last year, we mounted a lecture once every 18 days of our year, and had a local visit once every 37 days. I consider this activities programme to be extremely satisfactory.
I do not wish to draw attention to any individual lectures or visits here, but I would like to stress two general points. The first is the range and variety of the programme. Both Valery and Janet are to be congratulated on producing a programme with "something for everyone" on it. I have no doubt that this excellent programme will continue for the future. I would; however, remind Members that if they have suggestions for future activities, they should let us know: it is always useful to get such ideas from Members!
I would also like to draw attention to something which I consider one of the particular strengths of the Society, and that is our practice of mounting connected lectures and tours. Five times during the year we had a lecture followed (usually on the next day) by a visit. This allows Members to get a more in-depth understanding of the matter under consideration. I have no doubt that this special practice is a source of great strength to the Society, and would hope to see more of the same sort of connected lectures and visits for the future.
Work Initiatives
Last year I identified certain areas of the Society's work where I felt that initiatives were desirable to improve the services offered to Members and to the Society of Hong Kong at large, and I would like here to indicate how far we have got with these initiatives during the past year.
Scholarship Fund
The first of these initiatives arose from a desire which has long been felt by Council to undertake a more emphatic role in the
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