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Ray Kwok February 6th, 2012

Dear leaders, parents & scout/youth members,

Please find below an pdate from Benny sir, our Group Scout Leader.

Cheers,

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香港童軍229旅通告

領袖委任

 各位229旅領袖、童軍成員及家長：

 祝各位龍年進步！

 基於工作安排、私人事務或木章訓練要求，本旅領袖委任最新安排如下：

 - 高泰芬女士辭任童軍團團長；

- 高泰芬女士獲委任為童軍團副團長；

- 陳敏英先生(現任深資童軍團團長) 兼任童軍團團長；

- 凌盛堂先生辭任童軍團副團長；

- 陳丹霞女士獲委任為小童軍團副團長。

 以上辭任/委任安排即日生效。

 本人衷心感謝各領袖對本旅的貢献，並祝有關委任/兼任領袖於新安排下協助本旅登上另一高峯。

旅長

譚國文  啟

2012年2月4日

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Ray Kwok January 27th, 2012

Dear all,

I would like to share with you an extract from the Island Region quarterly magazine – see Island Scout Day 2011.  Please note the photo showing Mr Kwan (Island Region Commissioner), Serena Chan (229 Cub Scout Sectiopn representative) and the 229 Cub Scout Section flag.

Cheers,

Ray Kwok

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jenna January 27th, 2012

Dear Scouts,

We would have another service Next Saturday ( Feb 4).

Please find information on the Confucius Carnival 2012, including the stage performance program and our Sponsor, UGA’s press conference with Ms Nancy Sit ( Ambassador for the Carnival) on 22/12/2011, at the website:  http://www.hkuga.org/ConfuciusCarnival.

This is the third year UGA is helping to organise the Confucius Carnival, 229 has had different degree of participation in the past. Joint organisers for this year  Carnival include the Wanchai District Council. 229 is one of the  assistant/ supporting organizers etc for the event alongside the HK Tourism Board etc. Our Wee Wee & Grasshopper sections would, similar to last year, be performing on stage. Our Venture section would be running one of the event booths. And scout section would assist with the ceremony & keeping order for the event.  The objective of the carnival is to Promote Chinese traditional values. There would be Dragon Dance, Chinese Costume Catwalk, Chinese Orchestra & Dance performance, plus booth games.

There would be local and overseas participants. So please wear tidy Scout uniform–you would be representing the troop as well as serving as a junior ambassadors of HK! Pls bring drinking water and assemble at the entrance of the carnival which I expect would be easy to find. If you are in doubt, contact your PL/SPL. Duty SPL is Charlie Cheang.

Please complete the  parent consent form and indicate whether you would attend the whole event or the 1:30pm – 4:30 pm or 3:30 pm to 7:30 pm sessions, and submit the form this Saturday to your PL/ APL. Late submission should be by email with copy to me and Charlie. PLS NOTE NIL RETURN IS REQUIRED IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND.

WISHING YOU ALL  A WONDERFUL YEAR OF THE DRAGON!

YIS

Madam Jenna

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jenna January 25th, 2012

Happy CNY Everyone! Tony Sir has the following message for you–In the New Year, 229 rely on your efforts for a new and highly functional store room!

YIS

Madam Jenna

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Dear Scouts & Ventures,

As I said before, on this SAT, 28 JAN, we’ll have no regular scout/venture meeting but will overhaul our store room to celebrate the Year of the Dragon.  The planned program is that we will assemble at UGA at 1400 hours.  ALL present will assist to remove ALL things from the store room.  You will then be divided into small teams to work on the following tasks:

Team (A) Metal bar bamboo pole rack:  Dismantle the existing one and build a new one on-site;

Team (B) Metal storage racks: Adjust height of storage racks of the existing two metal storage racks;
Team (C) Additional metal storage rack: Build an additional metal storage rack and place the new one on top the existing one;

Team (D) Big bamboo poles: Use permanent marker pens to mark the big bamboo poles (diameter > 2″) with their height in feet on both ends of the poles;

Team (E) Small bamboo poles: Sort small bamboo poles (diameter about 1″) out by height (6′, 5′, 4′ etc.) for storing them back onto different racks by height;

Team (F) Scout wooden poles: Use permanent marker pen to mark non-standard scout wooden poles (those > or < 5′) with their height on both ends of the poles, and smooth all scout wooden poles with sand papers;

Team (G) Scout white ropes:  Check and dispose those which are non-usable;

After that, we will return all stuffs back to the store room in this order: small bamboo and wooden scout poles 1st, big bamboo poles 2nd, patrol boxes 3rd, follow by all others.  We’ll put all outstanding tent covers, related fly sheets, etc.  into the new wooden cardboard for checking and repairing later.

Please see attached plan for reference.  I’ll brief you in more details that day.  If you have, please bring one metal hammer (about 1′ long), one Philips screwdriver, one pliers (about 8″ long) and a pair of labour gloves to assist.  I hope we can finish by 1800 hours and go home.

It is your store room, your patrol gears, and your equipment, so I hope you make all efforts to show up to help, in particular SPL/PL/APL.  As I promised, I’ll give out Lai See to those who show up on 28 JAN.  See U and KHFC.

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jenna December 21st, 2011

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Dear Scouts/Ventures,

Below are more information on the hiking camp. Please call me if you’ve any query.

Date/time of Assembly:

0745 hours on Monday, 26 Dec. 2011

Place of Assembly:

Central Ferry Pier No. 6 (to Mui Wo) (see attached map, allow enough time as it takes a long walk from MTR Station to the pier.  The ferry departs at 0800 hours & the next one departs at 0830 hours.  We will not wait for latecomers.  If you are late, take your own transport, wait & meet us at Shek Pik main dam (west end))

DAY 1 Itinerary:

0800 hours     Take high speed ferry from Central Pier to 梅窩 (adult fare $40.80; youth under 12 $20.40) (Tony CHAN will check your rucksacks & gears on the way; remember the guidelines in packing rucksack; each must have at least 2 litre drinking water, no water refill on the way; each patrol must bring patrol first aid kit)
0840 hours     Arrive  梅窩

0905 hours  Take public bus No. 3M to Tung Chung Town Centre (next bus is at 0935 hours)

Team A (ventures/PL/APL/Tony CHAN) Alights at  南山.  Walk from 南山 (Grid Reference (GR) 079642) > 鳳凰徑第2段 > 伯公坳(GR 033632) > 舊東涌道 (GR 037622) > 鳳凰徑第10段 > Road junction GR 005607 > 嶼南道 (GR 993607) > Shek Pik Dam (west end) (GR 980609) > 涼亭 (GR 963594) > 大浪灣 (campsite, GR 967592)

Team B (junior scouts led by Madam Jenna, & SPLs) A lights at  伯公坳.   Walk from伯公坳 (GR 033632) > 舊東涌道 (GR 037622) > 鳳凰徑第10段 > Road junction GR 005607 > 嶼南道 (GR 993607) > Shek Pik Dam (west end) (GR 980609) > 涼亭(GR 963594) > 大浪灣 (campsite, GR 967592)

Team B should arrive campsite first, please try to prepare campsite area, build up tents, fetch water with water bags, etc., pending arrival of Team A.  We will have some night time get together, fun talks, star watching, etc. depending on how sober/tired we are.

DAY 2 Itinerary:

About 0900 hours Team A&B Walk from大浪灣 (campsite, GR 967592) > 涼亭 (GR 963594) > 狗嶺涌 (GR 956585) > 鳳凰徑第7段 > 分流砲台 (GR 939575) > 二澳 (GR 937611) > 大澳巴士站 (GR 950635)  Dismiss at 大澳 at about 1500 hours, take public bus No. 11 to 東涌, then MTR to town

Dress Code:

Hiking shoes/boots, hiking trousers (no tight jeans), 229 Polo shirt, windbreaker, head gear (optional, protect your head from heat loss & wind), 行山手杖 (optional)

Gears:

Essential gears only; no need for 229/patrol flag hoisting or any camp craft紥作; bring just enough tents for members; 电筒/頭燈; Silva compass; whistle; enough warm clothing & sleeping bag; no need for full cookset, bring just enough pots & utensils; try tobring高山氣 (green gas canister) than打邊爐氣 as the former burns for longer time per unit; Charles CHEANG, please bring 4-6 workable walkie-talkies with batteries

Menu:

Lunches x 2 – each to prepare own simple packed lunch to eat on the way

Dinner x 1 – each patrol & venture team to prepare own simple hot dinner; hot pot, rice, noodles or spaghetti allowed; should have meat protein, e.g. meat balls, etc. (freeze them in the refrigerator & wrap them with newspapers (to absorb moisture) & then plastic bag; should have vitamin C, e.g. vegetables, 西生菜, etc.  Lion & Tiger patrol each to prepare portion for one more person (for Madam Jenna & Tony CHAN)

After dinner, boil enough water & let it cool down to refill your water bottles for next day use, need to bring enough fuel gas for this

Breakfast x 1 – each patrol & venture team to prepare own simple hot breakfast; e.g. instant noodle or macaroni; hot drinks to refresh your energy; & bread, sausage, etc.  Panther & Eagle patrol each to prepare portion for one more person (for Madam Jenna & Tony CHAN)

Avoid metal canned food; try use paper carton food to reduce weight.  Try use fast food shop small paper packets of seasoning (salt, sugar, ketchup, etc.) to reduce weight

Maps:

See attached 4 low resolution 1:20000 maps for reference.  Four better printed A-4 size maps will be distributed on 26 Dec. morning.  Each to bring one A-4 size clear plastic bag to hold these maps.  We will practice map reading, compass use, and hiking skills on the way.

Parent consent form:

Give completed parent consent forms to the leaders on 26 Dec. morning if you have not done so, or you will be treated as runaway-from-home kids

See U on 26 Dec. morning in good shape

Tony CHAN

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jenna December 14th, 2011

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Ray Kwok December 2nd, 2011

Dear 229HKG parents and youth members,

Congratulations to Jane Lui of Scout Section!  She received her Chief Scout Award yesterday.  On 3 Dec, the Group will present the award badge to her to recognize her effort and achievement.  Item 5 of the rundown has been expanded to include the presentation.  Here’s the revised rundown for your information – 3 Dec – Rundown.

See you all tomorrow.

Cheers,

Ray Kwok

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Ray Kwok November 30th, 2011

Dear 229HKG parents and youth members,

The 2011-2012 Scout Promise Making (宣誓) and Re-Making (覆誓) for grasshopper socuts, cub scouts, scouts and venture scouts concerned, as well as appointment of new SPLs/PLs/APLs/Sixers/Seconds, will be held on 3 Dec (Sat) at 4:00-5:30pm at the open area (G/F) of HKUGAC.  Note that, depending on the preparatory work of each section, you may be requested by your section leader to show up earlier then 4:00pm.

Details of the rundown can be found at this link 3 Dec – Rundown.

A number of changes have been introduced this year to bring the 229HKG practice in line with Scout Association guideline.  Among the many changes, which will be shared with you by your section leaders, there are two major ones which I would like to highlight here:

1. Scout Promise Making for leaders has been removed from the rundown and will be held separately;

2. PLs/APLs/Sixers/Seconds assumed the same post as last year do not need to join the appointment ceremony this year.

Cub scouts, scouts and venture scouts are reminded to bring/put on scout sweater as the temperature will drop to and stay at 14-15 degrees in the next few days.  Non-scout sweater/jacket are not scout uniform.  Cub scouts, scouts and venture scouts do not conform with scout uniform guideline will be requested not to join the ceremony.

Could grasshopper scouts, cub scouts, scouts venture scouts concerned (the names are highlighted in blue in the rundown) please be well prepared for the ceremony – in particular the questions/answers, Scout Promise and Scout Law.  Check with your section leader as soon as possible if you don’t know what/how to prepare.

Please feel free to contact your section leader or me should you have any queries.

Yours in Scouting,

Ray Kwok

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Sammy November 1st, 2011

致：各位親愛的港島229旅領袖、家長及青少年成員

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Cheers,

Sammy Sir

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Sammy October 24th, 2011

Dear All,

Thanks to Madam Peggy, enjoy !

Cheers

Sammy Sir

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