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15HKG Scouts with their cross-country bicycles

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1935

The 15th HKG Scout troop organized a bicycle trip from Hong Kong all the way to Chungshan / Zhongshan and Macao on December 1935.

Here's a picture of 3 of the Scouts posing with their bicycles before their journey.

A commemorative flag was made with signatures from participating scouts, framed and (amazingly) still surviving in the scout room to this day (https://gwulo.com/atom/38741)

15HKG Scouts with their cross-country bicycles 2

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1935

The 15th HKG Scout troop organized a bicycle trip from Hong Kong all the way to Chungshan / Zhongshan and Macao on December 1935.

Here's a picture of the Scouts posing with their bicycles on the way of their journey, along with presumably some supplies.

A commemorative flag was made with signatures from participating scouts, framed and (amazingly) still surviving in the scout room to this day (https://gwulo.com/atom/38741)

Commemorative flag for Scouts Cycle to Canton & Macao 1935

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1935

Commemorative flag made for the Wah Yan College HK boy scouts cross-country bicycle journey from Hong Kong to Chungshan / Zhongshan and Macao on December 1935. 

The writings at the lower half are written by staff/pupils from the schools that the bicycle group have visited along the way. Transcribe (and translate wherever possible) from the top, left to right as below:

15HKG Scouts posing in front of building

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1935

Found this together with a couple of old photos dated back to 1935, assuming they are related. No names and location labelled too, so hopefully I can get some help from here.

On December that year, the Scout troop organized a bicycle trip from Hong Kong all the way to Chungshan / Zhongshan and Macao following the route of KCR. A commemorative flag was made with signatures from participating scouts, framed and (amazingly) still surviving in the scout room to this day (https://gwulo.com/atom/38741)

Wah Yan College (Kowloon) Scouts Jamboree/Rally 1957/58

I wonder if anyone can help with any information relating  to a major Scouting event held in the football ground of Wah Yan College (Kowloon) in either 1957 or 1958.

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