資料：1937年5月8日《Hong Kong Daily Press》第1頁
Scout Movement—
FINANCIAL SUPPORT NEEDED
[The Editor, H.K. Daily Press]
Dear Sir,- I should be most grateful if you could find space for the insertion of this letter in your next issue.
At our last Annual General Meeting I was very pleased to be able to announce that Sir Robert Ho Tung had generously contributed the sum of $1,000 towards the paying off of the debt incurred by the purchase of our Training Camp at Chai Wan nearly ten years ago. I had hoped that Sir Robert’s action would have been copied by others who realise the benefits bestowed upon the community by the game of Scouting for Boys. Unfortunately our debt is still over $5,000, and the burden of interest is crippling any chances we have of developing the Movement within the Colony especially amongst poor boys.
We are not keen on self advertising, but I should like to point out that apart from the good work being done by some twenty seven Groups under the leadership of Scouters who give their time and energy voluntarily. Scouts are carrying out two big good turns in connection with the Coronation Celebrations. In the first place, and in common with their brother Scouts throughout the Empire, they are selling the Coronation Souvenir Programme in the streets on May 12, 13, and 14. Secondly, and in collaboration with our sister organisation, the Girl Guides Association, they are producing a Rally on the Hong Kong Football Club Ground on the afternoon of May 14 which promises to provide the public of Hong Kong with a display well worth seeing.
I would like to take this opportunity of appealing to all well wishers of the Scout Movement to come forward with their gifts and help us to clear off our debt. Any contribution, however small, will be most welcome and will be gratefully acknowledged in the Press.
Yours truly,
N.V.HALWARD
Colony Commissioner.
Hong Kong, May 7, 1937.
翻譯：
童軍運動
需要財政支持
[孖剌西報讀者來函]
編輯先生，本人希望在下期刊物中能抽出位置刊登我這封信件。
在去年的周年大會中，我很高興地宣佈了何東爵士(Sir Robert Ho Tung)已慷慨捐輸港幣1,000元以舒緩本會接近10年前購買柴灣營地所造成的財政赤字，亦希望各界得以理解童子軍運動對社區的幫助，效法何東爵士以解本會燃眉之急。然而，本會債務仍超過5,000港元，再加上其龐大利息，現正沉重影響着本會可憐的小孩的發展。
我們無意為此作出宣傳，只希望指出本地27個旅團在各領袖犧牲個人時間及精力下，為社會帶來了何種貢獻。在即將來臨之加冕誌慶活動中，童軍們將進行兩大善事，第一件善事，他們將與大英帝國各地童軍一起，一同於5月12日、13日、14日期間，於街頭售賣加冕誌慶紀念冊；第二件善事，就是與我們的姊妹組織女童軍總會一起，於5月14日下午在香港足球會球場舉行聯合會操，為香港民眾呈獻一場精彩絕倫之演出。
際此機會，本人呼籲各位支持童軍運動之人士踴躍捐贈本會，幫助我們清除債務。多多益善少少無拘，我們都會公開表示謝意。
此致，
侯利華(N.V.Halward)
香港總監
1937年5月7日，香港