History
The Hong Kong Golden Jubilee Jamborette (香港金禧大露營), was held between 1961-12-27 and 1962-01-02, celebrating the Golden jubilee (50 year anniversary) of Hong Kong Scouting with theme One World (天下一家). At Kowloon Tsai, now named Kowloon Tsai Park, the Jamboree hosted 2,732 Scouts in the challenging winter with heavy rain.
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