香港童軍總會九龍第一六六一旅空童軍

成立誌慶

二零零九年四月五日

IN COMMEMORATION

INAUGURATION of the 1661 KOWLOON GROUP OF AIR SCOUTS

5 April 2009

Welcome Speech from the Founder of 1661 Kowloon Group of Air Scouts

Group Scout Leader Mr. Francis Y.C. Chin, Q.S., J.P.

1661旅創辦人旅長錢耀昌太平紳士歡迎詞

A very warm welcome to all of you from the bottom of our hearts. Thank you for your patronage to support the 1661^st Kowloon Group. The official Inauguration of the 1661^st Kowloon Group of Air Scouts today is the harvest of 3 full years’ hard work, sweat, tears and sleepless nights of all hands since the inception of the idea of realization and promotion of aviation education in 2007 by forming an Air Scout group at Hong Kong Aviation Club Kai Tak. It is a miracle made possible by the sacrifice, perseverance and dedication of selfless volunteers who has decided to make a dream come true as well as the support of the Hong Kong Aviation Club. Without the support and accommodation of the Hong Kong Aviation Club and its members, the Group is an impossibility. Here we wish to express out sincere gratitude and salutation to our sponsor – the Hong Kong Aviation Club and its presidents and members.

It is our dream to establish a charitable community service sponsored by the Hong Kong Aviation Club aiming to promote aviation education and to encourage flying among the young people of Hong Kong by adopting the Scout Method. Following the Aims and Objectives of the Scouting Movement, the Group aims to provide experience flying opportunity and aviation training that might otherwise be prohibitively expensive for the average youth of Hong Kong. In addition, the Group provides opportunities for young people on leadership and character development as flying nurtures a high level of self-discipline and good Airmanship. The Group also equips young people with aviation knowledge, skills and aspirations that might lead to future careers in the aviation industry and building up human resources in aerospace for Hong Kong and China.

It is a classical Team Building exercise starting with one person with minimal resource and means who ventured to commence with the first meeting to rally volunteers from all walks of life on 4 August 2007. (see the historical photos below). The formation of an Air Scout Group is a difficult task against all odds especially when volunteers disappeared from the historic photos as enthusiasm waned. Here I wish to extend my special appreciation to our Chairman Dr. Billy Yen, helicopter pilots Philippe Li, Arthur Cheng, SK Wong, and aviation enthusiasts Samson Lo, Eddie Nara who are the original founding members of the 1661^st Kowloon Group of Air Scouts. I wish to thank them for their loyalty, dedication and perseverance to fight against all odds and hang on with me from the first meeting to this day in the pursuance of our dream of aviation education by providing a quality air Scout Group for all the young people of Hong Kong. Thank you very much. Good on you my fellow Scout Leaders!

I wish to thank all the parents, especially the GEC members, whose support, active participation and dedication have solved much difficulties and made many activities successfully possible.

Now our dream has come true and is a “nice piece of cake” for all young people of Hong Kong to participate and enjoy!

I wish to sincerely thank Commissioner Lai and all staff of the Kowloon City District, Mr. Anthony Lui Commissioner(AA) Kowloon Region, and Mr. Edward Chan Kam Sau, our most active GEC member and ADC (Venture) Hung Hom District. Edward who wrote many good articles of our Group on the Scouting News and designed our Group logo with an aircraft representing us flying out of bounds and impossibility. Without their friendship, kind support and advice, the 1661^st Kowloon Group would not have progressed and developed into full strength in a short time.

I would like to thank Group Captain. Jones Wong, the Commanding Officer (designate) of the Hong Kong Air Cadet Corps (HKACC). Gpt. Cpt. Wong has come personally to give us support. Incidentally, I have long historical ties with the HKACC by serving as their Officer Commanding Training and, before retirement, as their Commanding Officer in the 1980s when I established their permanent HQs at the present site at the HK Aviation Club. I also designed, set up and started their Officer Cadet Training Course (OCTC) that have trained countless HKACC officers from my days in the 1908s to today. Most importantly, I am instrumental in upgrading the HKACC from a private club to a charitable voluntary agency enjoying government subvention since the 1980s and the HKACC is now the richest organization here in Kai Tak. Gpt. Cpt. Wong and I have long acquaintance in both Scouting and the Air Cadet Movement. I am looking forward to future cooperation between the Air Scouts and the Air Cadets benefiting all the young people of Hong Kong.

On behalf of the 1661 Kowloon Group of Air Scouts, I wish to express our most sincere gratitude to all the distinguished guests and parents for your patronage and support and hope you would enjoy the inauguration programme and activities.

Greetings from Mr. Anthony Chan

Chief Commissioner SAHK

香港童軍總會九龍第一六六一旅成立典禮

同心協力

啟智育群

齊步向前

衝上雲霄

香港總監陳傑柱題

Greetings from Mr. Lai Kwok Wing

Kowloon City District Commissioner

香港童軍九龍第一六六一旅成立誌慶

雄鷹展翅，

騰飛萬里，

童軍邁步，

勇闖高峯。

香港童軍九龍城區區總監黎國榮致意

Speech of District Commissioner Kowloon City

Honourable guests, Mr Chin, fellow Scout leaders, Scouts and parents:

I am very honoured to be invited to witness the commencement of the 1661 Scout Group. Today’s ceremony is truly a memorable event. Not only is it an important moment to the 1661 Scout Group, but also the whole Kowloon City District. After years of waiting, the first Air Scout group of the district is finally founded.

The mission of the Hong Kong Scout movement is to educate young people and to promote whole person development for today’s youth. Through Air Scout activities, teenagers can widen their scope and develop a global perspective. They will accumulate other learning experience from different areas, and build up their characters and values.

As we all know, the founder of this Scout group, Mr Chin is a veteran Scout leader. Through the years, he had enthusiastically and actively contributed to the development of the Scout movement in Hong Kong. He is also a professional in the area of flight and aviation. Thanks must be given to his hard work in making the 1661 Air Scout Group a reality.

The Hong Kong Aviation Club had agreed to act as the organising authority and to provide facilities for the Scout activities of the 1661 Scout Group in the future. Under such favourable circumstances, the 1661 Scout Group had been recruiting members since last year. The numbers steadily increased as more and more hard-working Scout leaders join the Group. Under their combined efforts, the Group has significantly grown in size and has become an active member in our district.

Today, the 1661 Scout Group is officially founded. I believe, in the coming years, under the support of our devoted Scout leaders and parents, the 1661 Scout Group will be able to overcome all obstacles and make further success.

I have strong faith, that the 1661 Scout Group, like a newborn eagle, will soon spread its wings and soar to heights that have never been reached before.

In the end, I would like to take this opportunity to wish all of you good health, and have a fruitful year, thank you.

Lai Kwok Wing

District Commissioner 5/4/2009

Greetings from Mr. Pang Chung BBS

The Honorary Secretary General

Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong China

香港童軍總會九龍第一六六一旅

成立典禮誌慶

自強自信

勵志勵行

中國香港體育協會暨奧林匹克委員會義務秘書長彭冲先生 , BBS

祝賀香港童軍總會

第一六六一旅(空童軍)旅團成立

童軍助人好公民

飛行活動更精神

藍天白雲同歡樂

航空青年一家人

香港航空青年團司令

王仲熹上校敬賀

Greetings from Mr. Garson Lee

Deputy Chief Commissioner (Operations) SAHK

香港童軍總會九龍第一六六一旅成立典禮

一飛衝天

副香港總監(常務)

李家山題

Greetings from Dr. Rebecca Lee, MH

Chairperson, Programme committee SAHK

恭賀香港童軍總會

九龍第一六六一旅成立

鴻鵠展翅飛上雲霄

香港童軍總會

青少年活動組主席

李樂詩博士MH 題

Greetings from Mr LI Tak-yan

Assistant Chief Commissioner (Kowloon Region)

香港童軍總會九龍第一六六一旅

旅團成立典禮誌慶

宏揚童運樂社群

創建未來育良才

助理香港總監(九龍地域)李德仁題

Greetings from Mr. Kwan Ki

Assistant Chief Commissioner (HK Region)

香港童軍總會九龍第一六六一旅

旅團成立典禮誌慶

與時俱進

開拓創新

弘揚童軍

服務社群

助理香港總監(港島地域) 關祺

Greetings from Mr. Anthony Lui

Commissioner (Air activity) Kowloon Region

"Fly up high!"

Greetings from 1656 NT Group (YMCA of HK Christian College)

Greetings from Air Scouts & Parents

Do all the good you can,

To all the people you can,

In all places you can,

As long as ever you can.

From anonymous

I joined the Air Scout family for about 10 months. The 10 months in Air Scout had been fun and very memorable. I also gained lots of different knowledge here. My life changed a lot after I joined the Scout.

Hou Ho Wan
Kingfisher Patrol

鴻鵠高飛，賀1661旅空童軍成立之喜 Wesley Chan

小鴻鵠們將要展翅高飛了，我們自然心感喜悅。這是一個非一般的旅團，我們的旅長是一個有理想、多才多藝多經驗的領航人，領袖們也是盡心投入的舵手，就算連家長們都難得的參與其中，小伙子當然個個投入。每次聚會，旅長和領袖們都花盡心思，將必要的知識和德育培訓，透過活動傳遞給童軍們。故此在短短的時間內，參加人數不斷倍增，體現了這個旅團的魅力。相信他日旅團必會如鷹展翅上騰，讓童軍們飛得越高，看得越遠

Flying is our dream.

All of us are trying our best!

Ivan Chow

(Kingfisher Petrol)

Congratulations to the inauguration of 1661: Wishing all the scouts grow and learn from strength to strength and be dedicated to live for others!

"We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give." -- Winston churchill

“Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.” -- Albert Einstein

Averil Kan & Asher Kan

"No one can predict to what heights you can soar
Even you will not know until you spread your wings."

黎國良黎凱賢林翠君 Vincent LAI Ian LAI Angel Lam

香港童軍總會九龍第一六六一旅成立典禮誌慶

壯志凌雲翱翔天際

啟迪潛能擴闊視野

何嘉濠 Kelvin K.H. Ho

Let's work hard together to achieve our dreams in the sky."

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Hou Hei Wan Hawk Patrol Leader

祝香港童軍總會九龍第1661旅成立典禮

一帆風順

Kenneth Ngai Hawk Petrol

祝香港童軍總會九龍第1661旅成立典禮

事事順利

Ivan Ngai Blue Pack

Greetings from Leaders

Hope everyone at 1661 fly high on their dreams.

Instructor Zhao Tien Xiong

Greetings from

General Executive Committee members

Congradulation to the Inauguration of 1661st Kowloon Group of Air Scout

"Today's Young Eagle Scout,

Tomorrow's Leader in Aviation,

Take-Off and Soar above the Sky "

香港童軍總會-九龍地域第1661旅空童軍團旅務委員會義務司庫-鄒永祥Francis Chow

Fly to the Sky

Aim High and Wide

All the Best to 1661 Scouts & Guys

香港童軍總會-九龍地域第1661旅空童軍團旅務委員會義務秘書-羅碧君 Chickita Law

Hope everyone at 1661 fly high on their dreams.

香港童軍總會-九龍地域第1661旅空童軍團旅務委員會委員林明志-Eddie Nara

加入1661旅，認識錢旅長及各位領袖，我覺得是一種緣份。從上年的十月開始，我跟大家一起進行了多次的戶內集訓及戶外活動，我從各位領袖身上看到旅團的朝氣及孩子們的福份。由於家長們的熱誠投入使我第一時間便參與了旅務委員會的工作，藉著參與和給予意見，從而希望旅務發展一日千里，同時期望孩子們將來能被培訓成為新一代領袖回饋旅團。二零零九年四月五日是我們旅團成立慶典，我和我的女兒都與有榮焉，藉著這個機會，順祝旅務蒸蒸日上！

香港童軍總會-九龍地域第1661旅空童軍團旅務委員會委員-趙國雄 Edward Chiu

"Keep flying! There is no limit to what you can achieve!!!"

香港童軍總會-九龍地域第1661旅空童軍團旅務委員會委員Shirley Kam