International Jamborees: 1986 Report Hong Kong
1986/87 – HONG KONG DIAMOND JUBILEE JAMBOREE
27 Dec '86 to 1 Jan '87 August / Participants 5 143 / Countries 13 / South Africans 3
The Hong Kong Diamond Jubilee Jamboree was held at the Kohima Camp with the theme March On.
It was the first Jamboree held after the Scout Association of Hong Kong became a full member of WOSM. The association invited Scouts from thirteen other Scout organisations around the world. On 30 December 1986, the Enjoy Yourself Tonight TVB television programme launched a programme to introduce the jamboree and Scouting to the residents in Hong Kong.
The jamboree also was featured because of breaking two Guinness World Records: 3000 Cub Scouts joined the Egg Hunt and found 72,731 hidden eggs throughout the campsite and ended in an arrangement of the 75th logo
For the South Africans the visit to the National Jamboree was combined with tours of Hong Kong, Thailand, and Taiwan.