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City Orienteering on 2012-03-31

tony March 29th, 2012

This Saturday the ventures have prepared city orienteering for the scout section. Let’s see how good their planning and organization are. Each patrol please bring the equipment required. See U then.

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第二十五屆週年大會暨旅慶聚餐

Sammy March 28th, 2012

各位童軍,家長及領袖:

轉瞬間229旅要踏入第二十五個週年了,期間多得各位領袖,不論現役或已退役的,作出了無私的奉獻,培育我們的孩子,讓他們得以健康成長和進步,當中不泛現今已是獨當一面的英材,當然還要多謝我們一群支援的家長。

為了慶祝二十五週年這個大日子,我們誠意邀請你出席本屆旅慶及晚宴聚餐暨頒獎禮,藉此難得的機會,高高興興的敘首一堂,分享大家過往的點滴。 當晚少不了有許多童軍要領取許多的獎項,就讓他們在大家的掌聲中上臺領受榮譽,培養自信。也請把祖父母朋友請來,讓你的家人朋友同沐於孩子成就的歡樂中。

聚餐詳情 – 229 Annual Dinner Enrolment Form

第一次收表日 – 2012/03/31

第二次收表日 – 2012/04/14

Cheers,

Sammy Sir

Meeting Program for 2012-03-24 SAT

tony March 18th, 2012

Dear Scouts,
This Sat. we’ll play with fire with DIY rocket stoves. Please see attached meeting program and be prepared. PLs please check with your members to get the metal cans required.

Dear Ventures,
If you have time, do come and share the fun.
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Meeting Program for 2012-03-17 SAT

tony March 13th, 2012

Dear Scouts,
Please see attached meeting program. I’ll keep it confidential and let you know on that day what pioneering project to build. You may like to bring a pair of labour gloves to protect your hands when doing pioneering.

Dear Quartermasters and SPLs,
Can you four come earlier at 1430 hours to help tidy up new ropes I just purchased. Please email me before 1700 hours on Thur. (2012-03-15) whether you can come earlier.

Dear Ventures,
I understand that you will hold a meeting at UGA this SAT. I’ll reserve some difficult pioneering project for you to show your quali.

PS I’ve found some consultant(s) to help us this SAT. We’ll see who this/these special guest(s) are.

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229旅通告 – 領袖委任

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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Island Scout Day 2011

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

Feb 4 Meeting Program-Confucius Carnival Service

tony 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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Event details
  • Begin: 13:30 on 4 February 2012
  • Until: 19:30
  • Place: Causeway Bay Pedestrian Zone

Store Room Overhaul

tony 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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Event details
  • Begin: 14:00 on 28 January 2012
  • Until: 18:00
  • Place: UGA College, HK

X’mas Hiking Camp 2011

tony December 21st, 2011

Latest Messsage from Tony Sir

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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Event details
  • Begin: 07:45 on 26 December 2011
  • Until: 16:30 on 27 December 2011
  • Place: Lantau, Hong Kong

2011 Christmas Hiking Camp Led by Tony Sir

tony December 14th, 2011

Message from Tony Sir, X’mas Camp Leader in Charge
Dear Scouts/Ventures,

I did an opinion poll and most of you preferred the hiking camp be held on 26-27 Dec. so we will go for these dates.  To recap, information for the hiking camp is as follows.  More details will be announced later.

DAY 1 – 2011-12-26 (MON)
0800 hours Ferry from Central Pier to 梅窩
0840 hours Arrive 梅窩, take public bus (No. 3M to Tung Chung)

Team (1-ventures/PL/APL/Tony CHAN) alights at 南山.  Walk from 南山>大東山 (869m high)>伯公拗 (#2 Lantau Trail)>東涌道>水口(#10 Lantau Trail)>石壁dam east end>大浪灣 (campsite).  Total distance about 19.7 km, tough route, time about 7 hours (excluding rest & lunch break).  Simple packed lunch on the way.
Team (2-junior scouts led by Madam Jenna, & SPLs) alights at 伯公拗.  Walk from 伯公拗>東涌道>水口(#10 Lantau Trail)>石壁dam east end>大浪灣 (campsite).  Total distance about 13.2 km, easy route, time about 4 hours (excluding rest & lunch break).  Team 2 can set up tents at campsite while awaiting arrival of Team 1.  Simple packed lunch on the way.  Simple hot dinner at campsite.
Day 2 – 2011-12-27 (TUE)
Team 1 & 2 walk from 大浪灣>狗嶺涌>分流砲台(western end of whole HK)>ニ澳>大澳.  Total distance about 13 km, easy route, good scenery, time about 4 hours (excluding rest & lunch break).  Simple hot breakfast at campsite.  Simple packed lunch on the way.  From 大澳 take public bus No. 11 to 東涌, then MTR to town
  • All scouts & ventures are encouraged to go to the hiking camp.
  • For 17 Dec. meeting, we will prepare for the hiking camp.  Please see attached meeting program.
  • For those going to the hiking camp, please submit completed amended parent consent form (attached)
  • Bring a hiking rucksack to UGA to pack tents & gears. Two Carlton rucksacks are still available for sale.  We won’t return to UGA after 17 Dec. to collect gears
  • If you have walkie-talkie (on civilian bandwidth), please bring it to the meeting for communication game
  • Also, foot drill team members, please return gears loaned to you by 229 [uniform shirt (washed & ironed), black shoes (polished) & scout woggle]
  • PLs, please fix your patrol flag onto the scout wooden pole for assembly & flag hoisting

Hope to see all ventures & scouts in the hiking camp.  Let’s have a big party & make history for 229 scouts & ventures get-together.

Tony CHAN

Event details
  • Begin: 08:00 on 26 December 2011
  • Until: 16:00 on 27 December 2011
  • Place: Mui Wo, Lantau, Hong Kong

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