WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 1976
MORE STAFF FOR COUNTRYSIDE MANAGEMENT ORGANISATION
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FUNDS HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE 1976/77 ESTIMATES TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL STAFF FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF EXISTING AND PROPOSED COUNTRY PARKS, THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, THE HON. A.T. ARMSTRONG-WRIGHT, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY,
IN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON. JOHN BREMRIDGE, HE SAID THAT STAFF FOR THE COUNTRYSIDE MANAGEMENT ORGANISATION OF THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT WOULD BE INCREASED FROM ABOUT 600 TO 722 TO COVER THE EXISTING AREAS MANAGED AND TO MAN TWO ADDITIONAL MANAGEMENT CENTRES AT SAI KUNG,
+ALSO CONSIDERATION IS BEING GIVEN TO THE CREATION OF FOUR ADDITIONAL POSTS OF SENIOR AND PROFESSIONAL OFFICERS TO HELP OVERSEE COUNTRYSIDE MANAGEMENT,+
IN ADDITION, MR. ARMSTRONG-WRIGHT SAID, PROPOSALS FOR EXTENDING COUNTRYSIDE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO COVER THE REMAINING AREAS OF SCENIC COUNTRYSIDE IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WERE BEING FORMULATED.
+IF APPROVED AND SUBJECT TO FUNDS BEING MADE AVAILABLE THE IMPLEMENTATION WILL BE PHASED OVER A NUMBER OF YEARS AND ADDITIONAL STAFF WILL BE PROVIDED AS EACH PHASE IS DEVELOPED,+ HE SAID.
SUMMER RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR. YOUTHS
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OVER TWO MILLION YOUNG PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO TAKE PART IN THIS YEAR'S SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME, THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFARIS, THE HON. LI FOOK-KOW TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.
REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON. OSWALD CHEUNG, MR. LI SAID THAT THE PROGRAMME, CONSISTING OF 5,000 EVENTS, WOULD BE ORGANISED BY THREE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, THE URBAN COUNCIL, THE ARMY, 32 VOLUNTARY AGENCIES AND 620 SCHOOLS.
IT INCLUDED CAMPING, EXCURSIONS, SPORT COMPETITIONS, SWIMMING LESSONS AND A VARIETY OF ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS.
APART FROM INVOLVING YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE PLANNING AND ORGANISATION OF THESE EVENTS, MR. LI SAID, THERE WOULD ALSO BE ABOUT 200 TRAINING COURSES ON YOUTH LEADERSHIP, CANOEING, FIRST AID AND SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS.
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