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very satisfactory. Now we have terminated the contract. It is the Nursery Division which supplies our own trees and we hope to have a better survival rate.
CHAIRMAN (in English):-Perhaps the answer can be found in the statement from the chair in March.
MR. CHEONG-LEEN (in English):-Mr. Chairman, on the broader possibility of attracting a larger attendance at Urban Council Flower Shows, can consideration be given to having the venue of the next Urban Council Flower Show in Kowloon if a suitable site can be found? (Applause).
CHAIRMAN (in English):-That supplementary question is accepted because it promotes Kowloon. Otherwise it would not be within Standing Orders. (Laughter). Would you like to answer that, Mr. Lo?
MR. Lo (in English):-I would be delighted to encourage that suggestion, Mr. Chairman.
CHAIRMAN (in English):-It should be encouraged by all means in your power. (Laughter).
MRS. GRACE Ho (in English):-Mr. Chairman, we have heard about the quantity of trees, but what I think is more important is to use the nursery term "after care" for survival. It is not just quantity, but we should make sure that they do survive.
CHAIRMAN (in English):-Mr. FORSGATE would you like to answer or would you prefer Mr. Kenneth Lo to do so?
MR. FORSGATE (in English):-I would, indeed, Mr. Chairman, he is really almost an expert in the subject here.
MR. Lo (in English):-Mr. Chairman, I think Mrs. Ho's supplementary is more a form of statement. I certainly agree with her.
(2) MR. HILTON CHEONG-LEEN asked the following question (in English):-
To what extent is the Urban Council promoting Chinese traditional boxing (Ta'i Kik Kuen) as a healthy exercise and as a non-combative traditional art form?
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MR. KENNETH Lo, CHAIRMAN OF THE RECREATION AND AMENITIES SELECT COMMITTEE, replied as follows (in English):
"Tai Chi" has certainly become popular in recent years as a recognized form of health-promoting exercise. Indeed, every day, early in the morning, in parks and playgrounds, and even in roadside amenity plots, one can see this exercise practised by people from all walks of life. The Urban Council, in co-operation with the Recreation and Sport Service, organized a series of free "tai chi" classes at 14 different venues, including 7 Urban Council pleasure grounds, during the period November 1976 to March 1977. A total of 961 people participated in these classes. In view of the good response, plans are being made to hold similar classes again in the near future.
MR. CHEONG-LEEN (in English):-Can consideration be given to carry out a research into the existing standard of Tai Chi and see what can be done to improve the standard?
MR. Lo (in English):-I do not think we have any Tai Chi experts in the department. I think perhaps we have to rely on the Recreation and Sport Service for expert advice on this particular form of activity.
CHAIRMAN (in English):-Mr. Lo, you forgot to ask Mr. CHEONG-LEEN whether he would offer his services in that capacity. (Laughter).
MR. CHEONG-LEEN (in English):-I studied Tai Chi but I have never claimed to be an expert. (Laughter).
CHAIRMAN (in English):-That is the title that we bestow on you. (Laughter).
DR. DENNY M. H. HUANG (in Cantonese):-Mr. Chairman, as far as I know, Tai Chi can be used as a kind of Kung Fu. Maybe, we can ask Mr. CHEONG-LEEN to tell us about his experience.
MR. CHEONG-LEEN (in English):-Dr. HUANG was much more an expert than I was.
MR. HU (in English):-Can I be advised of the contribution of this Council and the Recreation and Sport Service respectively in these classes? What do we contribute? What does the R & SS contribute?
MR. Lo (in English):-Mr. Chairman, I am not sure whether Mr. Hu refers to finance or not, but as I understand it, we provide the venues and they provide the teachers.
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