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The maintenance of the Centre and its facilities is second to none and the envy of all who visit the site. Maintenance
itself is not enough. Internationally respected sports centres need to respond to changes required by governing bodies, if progress is to be achieved. In this respect, as the result of a
separate allocation of funds from the Jockey Club, the training
pool has been enhanced to one for competition, especially geared to
short course activities.
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The training hall for gymnastics has been upgraded, providing the Centre with facility as good as any to be found in
this region.
Work is also underway to bring back to standard
facilities affected by land settlement. This includes the resurfacing of the athletics track. This project is being jointly funded by Government and the Jockey Club.
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Results in sport continue to improve, due in no small way to the strengthened relationship between the Centre and the governing bodies of sport. In the coming months the Centre's
management will be seeking to strengthen formally its relationship
with other agencies, in order that the maximum benefit can be
derived from the imaginative scholarship scheme and athletes can represent Hong Kong with distinction.
It is encouraging to note the improving standards of all sports in the Centre's programme. In the Asian Games in Seoul in September 1986, local swimmers finished in the bronze medal
position in the women's 4 x 100 metres freestyle relay. Chong Siao- Sc
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Chin gained a bronze medal in pudo and Hong Kong's men's and
women's teams finished in fourth place in rable
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Tennis.
Our fencers defeated England in the Commonwealth Championships in July 1986 and in September/Chan Kai-sang became the first Hong Kong fencer to achieve a world ranking.
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