資料：1923年4月13日《The Hong Kong Telegraph》第6頁
A SPLENDID MOVEMENT.
To-day and to-morrow the Boy Scout movement in Hongkong is being brought to the notice of the public by the holding of a Jamboree and two concerts. In this connection we wish to emphasise that the Jamboree (held in the afternoons) is free to all, no charge for admission being made. This particular aspect of the functions will demonstrate what Boy Scouting really is, and give parents, teachers and others interested a clear insight into Scout craft.
The moment is opportune at which to express the opinion that no school in the Colony should be without its troop of Boy Scouts, because the movement is, above all else, educational in character. The Government would doubtless be prepared to assist the smaller and poorer schools with grants to enable them to take a direct interest in Boy Scout activity. Apart from the physical benefits which Scout training supplies, it teaches the lads to utilise their powers of observation, to be self-reliant, to use their hands as well as their brains, to be manly in disposition, to cultivate the duties and responsibilities of citizenship, to be amenable to discipline and to be cool and collected in times of danger. The work the Boy Scout is given to do interests his mind in healthful pursuits and helps him to realise that there are other and more beneficial things than “the pictures” with which he can fill in his spare hours. He is taught, also, to do things for himself. In camp, taken away from Chinese servants, he learns how to cook his own dinner, to clean his own boots, etc. Some of the Boy Scout’s activities may appear childish to the adult mind, but we need to remember that such things as the Scout’s uniform, the badges and the secret codes and signs make a special appeal to young lads. The Boy Scout is “taught how to play.” As youngsters, most of us took a delight in activities similar to those in which the Boy Scout indulges, but the difference was that our play was unorganised – we “did not know how,” as the Americans put it. For most of us, playing at Red Indians usually ended up in a fight as to who should be the Big Chief. The Scout idea is to combine useful work with play in an organised manner; the lads have to win their promotion by merit.
But perhaps the greatest asset of the movement is to be found in the inculcation of ideas of citisenship in the young mind. The other day, two Chinese Boy Scouts removed a murdered man to the Police Station when everybody else in the vicinity had run away – their Scout training stood them in good stead; they did their duty as youthful citizens. Another Scout recently saved a boy from drowning. These are the things which Scout law teaches the members of the cult. From every standpoint, the movement deserves well. That is why we hope that to-day and to-morrow the public will show their practical sympathy with it.
翻譯：
傑出的運動
香港童子軍運動將於今天及明天舉行受公眾關注的童軍大會及兩場音樂會。這裡需要強調的是，下午舉行的童軍大會完全免費，亦不需報名費。這次活動將主要展現童子軍的意義，並且給予家長、教師及其他人士一睹童軍技能的機會。
這個時候亦需表達一下，其實本地所有學校都不應抗拒設立童軍旅，因為這個運動最重要的，是培育人格。政府亦應準備一筆資金贊助小型及財政較弱的學校去組織童軍活動。童軍訓練除了提升體能外，亦會教導孩童善加運用觀察力、自力更生、手腦並用、提升男子氣概、培養公民意識責任、服從紀律、及臨危不亂。童子軍的活動讓他們得以正向思考，並讓他們知道除了「圖像」以外還有更多更有意義的事情可以充實時間。他們亦會被教導如何自立。當他們參加露營時，一眾中國傭人不會隨行， 於是他們就要學習自己烹調晚餐，自己清潔皮鞋等等。在我們成人的眼中，部份童子軍活動看起來可能幼稚，但我們亦要注意那些童軍制服、獎章、密碼及標誌等都對孩童成長有特別意義。童子軍是「懂得遊戲」。身為青年，我們玩的遊戲其實與童子軍的遊戲十分相似，但差別在於我們玩得毫無章法，引用美國人的說法「不知怎麼一回事」。當我們玩「印第安遊戲」時，最後通常都是因為不知讓誰當酋長而打架。童軍的玩法則是將工作與遊戲融為一體，只有獲得功績榮譽才可升格成為酋長。
其實童軍運動最大的價值，是向年輕人灌輸公民意識。較早前，兩位中國童子軍於案件現場將一位傷者移送警署，而其他途人卻早已遠走高飛，童軍訓練成果在此彰顯，兩位童子軍都盡了公民責任。而另一位童軍亦於最近拯救了一位遇溺小童。以上都是透過童軍規律來規範出他們的生活習慣。童軍運動在各方面都表現優秀，希望今天與明天的展覽可讓公眾對童軍運動得以充分的體會。