WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1977
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GOVT. AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES IN CONSTANT DIALOGUE
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THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL ELFARE, THE HON. THOMAS LEE SAID THE GOVERNMENT IS CONSTANTLY IN DIALOGUE WITH THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR IN ALL AREAS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, INCLUDING SERVICES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
HE WAS REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON. HILTON
CHEONG-LEEN IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.
MR. CHEONG-LEEN HAD ASKED WHETHER THE GOVERNMENT WILL SPONSOR, OR SUPPORT THE SPONSORING OF A SEMINAR ON YOUTH SERVICES DURING 1977-79 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING A MORE COHERENT, MORE MEANINGFUL AND MORE COMPREHENSIVE DIALOGUE BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND THE VOLUNTARY AGENCIES WHICH ARE ACTIVE IN PROVIDING DEVELOPMENTAL, REHABILITATION AND PREVENTIVE SOCIAL SERVICES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
+THE COUNCIL CF SOCIAL SERVICE REGULARLY ORGANISES SEMINARS ON SOCIAL WELFARE MATTERS WHICH ARE OF CONCERN TO THE COMMUNITY, + MR. LEE SAID.
+THE GOVERNMENT PARTICIPATES IN SUCH SEMINARS BY PROVIDING PAPERS AND SPEAKERS AND BY MAKING CONTRIBUTIONS TO DISCUSSIONS. IF THE COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICES PROPOSES TO HOLD A SEMINAR ON SERVICES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, GOVERNMENT WILL NO DOUBT SUPPORT AND PARTICIPATE IN THE USUAL MANNER.+
MARTIAL ARTS
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PART OF GOVT. RECREATIONAL PROGRAMME
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MARTIAL ARTS ALREADY FORM PART OF THE PROGRAMME IN THE GOVERNMENT'S PROMOTION OF RECREATION AND SPORT AND, OF THE YOUTH ACTIVITIES RUN IN COMMUNITY AND YOUTH CENTRES, THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, THE HON. F.K. LI, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.
+TAI KIK (TAI CHI), WHICH IS THE MOST COMMON AND POPULAR FORM OF MARTIAL ARTS PRACTISED IN HONG KONG, IS AMONG THE MANY ACTIVITIES ORGANISED AND PROMOTED BY THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE, + HE SAID IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON, HILTON CHEONG-LEEN.
THE UNOFFICIAL MEMBER HAD ASKED: +ILL GOVERNMENT TAKE STEPS TO INCLUDE GENUINE MARTIAL ARTS ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE BROAD FRAMEWORK OF GOVERNMENT'S POLICY TO PROMOTE PHYSICAL RECREATION, SPORTS AND CULTURE?+
IN THE LAST FINANCIAL YEAR, MR. LI REVEALED, A TOTAL OF 143 TAI CHI CLASSES WERE ORGANISED WITH OVER 25,000 PARTICIPANTS. THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE HAD RECENTLY EXTENDED ITS ACTIVITIES TO OTHER FORMS OF MARTIAL ARTS AND SINCE DECEMBER 1976, 11 COURSES HAVE BEEN ORGANISED WITH OVER 500 PARTICIPANTS.
FURTHERMORE, THERE ARE NOW OVER 27 MARTIAL ARTS CLASSES BEING RUN IN COMMUNITY AND YOUTH CENTRES BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES WITH OVER 500 PARTICIPANTS.