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in promoting sports. As unnecessary bureaucratic restrictions are
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imposed on using of the/Council for Recreational Sports often find Kand their hands tied, unable to proceed with worthwhile projects.
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Government must review the situation and get rid of all unnecessary restrictions and increase provision of funds if sports and recreation
are to really flourish in Hong Kong. Sports, cultural and recreational activities make up a major part in a community's quality of life, but Cab regretfully the importance is often overlooked especially in a materialistic society like Hong Kong. The Government is very willing
to spend on activities which will generate money directly, but when it comes to sports, cultural and recreational activities, the Government is reluctant. I would like to point out that the promotion of sports, cultural and recreational activities in a sense is more important than
It is because the latter the provision of social welfare services.
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only aims at providing remedies to the problems in our society, while the former aims at prevention and personal enhancement.
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have mentioned investment earlier and these are the worthwhile areas where we should invest. In planning how public money should be spent, we must be certain that we cannot only look at the materialistic side we the quality of life for the general public will be promoted, along side C
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will not only be confronted with outside economic uncertainties, but also non-economic uncertainties coming from within this community. To ensure that Hong Kong will come out on top of these uncertainties,
edge just sharpening our image as an economic entity is far from enough- We have to make sure that the inhabitants in this ferritory will feel
that Hong Kong is not only a battle ground for survival, but also a place where they and their future generations can call home.
Sir, with these remarks, I support the motion.