Summer Youth Programmes, 1985-87 (HQ 2.3)
Content Description
Contains financial statements, correspondences, programmes, subsidy applications,etc of the summer youth programme throughout the year, for both members of the Association and esp. non-member youngsters throughout the colony. These programmes were typically supported by the Hong Kong Council of Social Services, of which the Scout Association of Hong Kong operated as a member agency of the Summer Youth Programme, as part of the colonial government's effort to reach out to more youngsters and youth of Hong Kong. Funding of these programmes typically come from the Jockey Club of Hong Kong.
Dates
- Creation: 1985 - 1987
Conditions Governing Access
There is no restriction governing access of these files.
Conditions Governing Use
There may be some restriction governing use and citation of the contents in these documents. Please consult archival staff for further details.
Biographical / Historical
Subsequent to the 1967 riots in which many youngsters were involved, the colonial government felt a strong need to provide additional recreation and leisure activities for youngsters in Hong Kong, and the Scout Association was encouraged to participate in these efforts and reach out to even youth outside of the movement. In December 1969, a new subsidiary, the "Friends of Scouting (FOS)" was created to assume full responsibility for programs for "young people who are not members of the Scout Association" so that they, too, " may take a constructive place in society" (see P. Kua, Scouting in Hong Kong, pp. 307-312). Since then, the Association routinely developed programs for youngsters throughout the years and especially in the summer. THese programs in the 1980s are part of the efforts to reach out to young people in Hong Kong who were not members of the Scout Movement.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet (In one standard archival PP box)
Language of Materials
English
Condition Description
Documents organized in paper files by year and stored in one standard archival storage box are generally in good to very good conditions, given their age, though there is some rust and oxidization of staples and staining of some of the papers, some caused by rubber bans used earlier but have since been removed.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
These files were transferred from the backup storage of the Administration Branch to the Hong Kong Scout Archives upon the latter's formation.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the SAHK Repository