資料：1937年5月5日《The China Mail》第4頁
COLONY’S CORONATION PROGRAMME
FOUR DAY’S HOLIDAY FOR THE SCHOOLS
The full programme of Hong Kong’s Coronation celebrations, briefly outlined, follows:
1. The Coronation festivities will begin with a parade of Navy, Army and Air Force on the race-course, Happy Valley at 8 a.m. on May 12. His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government will take the salute.
2. Church Services will commence at 11.00 a.m. There will be no official Church Service in the sense that no official invitations will be sent out nor seats reserved in the Cathedral for officials.
3. A royal salute will be fired at noon and at 12.30 p.m. a meeting of the Legislative Council will be held in the Council Chamber which the Judges and members of the Executive Council will be invited to attend. The proceedings at this meeting will be broadcast. A telegram of congratulation will be forwarded to His Majesty the King and the Loyal Address from the Community of Hong Kong will be signed by all persons attending the meeting.
CHINESE CELEBRATIONS
4. There will be a Chinese procession during the forenoon and afternoon of May 12th, 13th and 14th. An enamelled dragon, a silver dragon and other features will be displayed. The procession will pass Government House at 2.30 p.m. on May 12.
5. Illuminations on May 12th and 13th will commence at 8 p.m. There will be nightflying displays of illuminated aeroplanes and searchlight displays. At 11 p.m. on May 12th a bouquet of rockets will be fired from H.M.S. Eagle and three destroyers. There will also be a display of fireworks staged by the Japanese community from 8 to 10 p.m.
6. On May 13th and 14th there will be a Chinese night procession with the usual lanterns. A gauze dragon and a gold dragon will be displayed. The procession on May 13th will be in time to pass Government House at 9 p.m.
SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
7. School holidays will last from May 12th until the 15th and each schoolchild will be presented with a medal. There will also be a display of the combined scouts at the Hong Kong Football Club Ground, Happy Valley on 14th May at 3 p.m.
8. It is expected that the Coronation Service and His Majesty’s Speech will be relayed from England. The local broadcast programme will include choral singing by the Hong Kong Singers and the Philharmonic Society.
9. The George V Jubilee Trust programme of the Coronation will be sold in the streets by boy scouts during the celebrations.
BOY SCOUTS AND GIRL GUIDES
The Rally of Boy Scouts and Girl Guides of the Colony at the Hong Kong Football Ground, Happy Valley, will take place from 3 p.m. till 5 p.m.
For the past two months the Sub-Committee dealing with this section of the Celebrations, under the guidance of the Commissioners for the two Movements, has been busily engaged in arranging the numerous details. The officers in charge of the various Scout Troops and Guide Companies have been assiduously training Scouts and Guides for the many activities in which they will take part. Their efforts should provide a thoroughly entertaining programme for the public on the Friday afternoon of Coronation week.
His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, who is now acting as Chief Scout for the Colony, has signified his intention to be present, and at the conclusion of the Rally will hand the “Prince of Wales’ Banners” to the winning Troop and Company for the past year.
VARIED PROGRAMME
The programme of Displays is a varied one. Music will be provided by the band of the Royal Ulster Rifles (by kind permission of Lieut. Colonel R.M.Rodwell and Officers) under Bandmaster H.A.Hole, A.R.C.M., who is arranging a special Coronation programme for the occasion.
The Pageant which introduces the Displays depicts the inception and growth of the Boy Scout and Girl Guide Movements in England and their expansion throughout the Empire and many other Countries. Each section of the Movement and each Colony or Country will be represented by a tableau of from 20 to 50 Scouts and Guides in costume. The whole Pageant will engage 400 performers.
The Pageant will be followed by four simultaneous displays of National Sports and pastimes for Scotland, England, the United States of America, China. These will, in turn, be followed by eight Displays of various Scouting and Guiding activities ranging from Bridge Building to Chinese Boxing.
YOUNGER MEMBERS
Later the younger members of the Movements will take a turn. Three hundred Wolf Cubs and Brownies will occupy the arena for 15 minutes. They will be followed by 200 Scouts in a combined Physical Training Display. The programme concludes with a massed Rally in wheel formation of all the performers.
The prices for admission are: Covered Stand $1.00 Uncovered Stands 20 cents. Children half price. The promoters appeal for generous attendance and support, not only for financial considerations, but also to foster interest in the Movements among all sections of the Community.
翻譯：
本地加冕慶祝活動
學校四天假期
香港的加冕慶祝節目，大體略述如下：
1. 首場活動將會是海陸空三軍之聯合會操，預定5月12日上午8時於跑馬地舉行，行政官閣下屆時將出席活動。
2. 教會彌撒活動將於早上11時舉行。這項活動並非官方活動，主教座堂不會為此發出任何邀請及預留任何席位。
3. 中午時刻會鳴放皇家禮炮(royal salute)。然後下午12時30分將舉行立法局會議，屆時會邀請各級法官及行政局成員進入議事室，整場會議將進行廣播，屆時將向國王陛下發出祝賀電報，全體與會者將代表香港各界簽署效忠宣言。
華人慶祝活動
4. 華人慶祝活動將於5月12日、13日、14日的午後舉行，屆時將舞琺瑯龍、銀龍及其他表演，巡遊隊伍將於5月12日下午2時30分經過總督府。
5. 5月12日及13日晚上8時將舉行燈飾活動，屆時將由飛機於空中進行燈光表演，及進行探射燈表演。5月12日晚上11時，鷹號(HMS Eagle)及另外3艘驅逐艦將發射煙花。晚上8時至10時，日本社團亦會進行煙火表演。
6. 5月13日及14日晚上，華人團體將進行夜燈巡遊，屆時將舞紗龍及金龍，巡遊隊伍將於5月13日晚上9時經過總督府。
學校假期
7. 5月12日至15日為學校假期，每名學童將獲贈一枚紀念章。各童軍將於5月14日下午3時在香港足球會球場進行匯演。
8. 加冕大典及頒布上諭將如期於英格蘭舉行，屆時本地亦會作出廣播，本地的歌手及樂團亦會於節目中演出。
9. 由佐治五世銀禧信託基金製作的加冕節目紀念冊，將於活動期間由各童子軍於街頭作出公開販售。
童子軍及女童軍
由本地之童子軍及女童軍合辦之會操，將於下午3時至5時，在跑馬地香港足球會球場舉行。
在過去的2個月，由兩會總監領導之籌備委員會已在密鑼緊鼓準備各項細節。而各童軍旅及女童軍隊之領袖亦為各參與活動之成員加緊訓練及綵排。相信他們會在加冕週之週五下午為公眾帶來精彩的表演。
行政官閣下現正署任香港童軍署理總領袖，相信屆時會出席活動，並將威爾斯太子錦標授予去年於比賽勝出的童軍旅及女童軍隊。
節目豐富
會操節目十分豐富，皇家阿爾斯特步槍團(Royal Ulster Rifles)樂隊將到場演奏(樂隊由羅德威中校(Lieut. Colonel R.M.Rodwell)及其他軍官領隊)，樂隊由豪輅 ARCM皇家音樂學院副院士 (H.A.Hole)指揮，他亦是整個加冕慶祝活動其中一位籌備委員。
開場的巡遊將展示英格蘭童子軍及女童軍運動之起源及發展，並拓展至整個大英帝國及世界各地，由20至50名男女童軍將扮演世界各地之童軍。整個巡遊將有400人參與表演。
巡遊過後，將同時進行4項代表蘇格蘭、英格蘭、美國及中國之運動及娛樂活動，接着是男女童軍的8項活動，其中包括搭建橋樑及中國武術。
年青成員
接着年青成員將會進場，300名小狼及小棕仙將進行15分鐘之表演，然後是200名童軍之體操表演。最後節目則是各表演者集隊進行會操。
入場費分為：有蓋席港幣1元，無蓋席港幣2毫，小童半價。籌委會現呼籲各位踴躍參與，除了財政上支持活動外，亦希望社會各界更為關注童軍運動。