FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1977
AS TO THE IMPROVEMENTS TO BE MADE IN THE PRODUCTION LINES, A FIRM OF CONSULTANTS. SPECIALISTS IN THE FIELD OF COMPUTER-AIDED PHOTO-COMPOSITION, HAD ADVISED THAT THE TIME WAS WELL RIPE FOR A VENTURE INTO PHOTO-COMPOSITION FROM HOT-METAL TYPE-CASTING SYSTEM, AND THAT THERE WERE CONSIDERABLE ADVANTAGES TO BE GAINED FROM SUCH A STEP, THE SPOKESMAN
INDICATED.
A NUMBER OF SUCH SYSTEMS ARE BEING INVESTIGATED AND NEGOTIATIONS ARE PROGRESSING.
A COST SYSTEM, AIMED AT A SENSIBLE APPORTIONMENT AND RECOVERY OF ALL COSTS, BILLING SYSTEMS, EXPENDITURE CONTROL SYSTEMS AND MANAGEMENT INFORMATION FOR COST AND PRODUCTION CONTROL, HAS ALSO BEEN DEVISED BY A TREASURY ACCOUNTANT FOR THE DEPARTMENT IN MARCH 1976, TENDERS ARE BEING CALLED FOR THE SOFTWARE PROGRAMMES AND THE DATA PREPARATION UNITS.
JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE BILL
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A BILL TO ESTABLISH THE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE, FORMERLY REFERRED TO AS THE SHA TIN SPORTS CENTRE, IS PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY.
THE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE BILL PROVIDES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A BOARD TO BE KNOWN AS THE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE BOARD WHICH WILL BE A BODY CORPORATE TO PLAN, CONSTRUCT AND MANAGE THE CENTRE.
THIS BOARD WILL CONSIST OF UP TO NINE MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, OF WHOM UP TO FOUR WILL BE APPOINTED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB, SINCE THE CENTRE IS A JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE JOCKEY CLUB.
ITS OFFICIAL NAME, THE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE, WAS APPROVED RECENTLY BY THE PROVISIONAL BOARD AND THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
THE PROVISIONAL BOARD OF FIVE WAS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR IN APRIL TO SEE THE LEGISLATION THROUGH ITS FORMATIVE STAGES AND TO GET THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CENTRE UNDER WAY..
THIS PROVISIONAL BOARD CONSISTS OF SIR ALBERT RODRIGUES AS CHAIRMAN, A KEEN SPORTSMAN AND PROMINENT HONG KONG CITIZEN- MR. P.G. WILLIAMS AND MR. LAMSON KWOK, STEWARDS OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB= SIR DONALD LUDDINGTON, A LONG-TIME CIVIL SERVANT OF HONG KONG, AND MR. EDWIN WONG, AN ARCHITECT WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SPECIALISING IN RECREATIONAL DESIGN.
ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE PROVISIONAL BOARD HAVE BEEN AND STILL ARE KEENLY INTERESTED IN A WIDE VARIETY OF SPORTS. THEY WILL BE APPOINTED TO THE FULL BOARD ONCE THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION IS ENACTED.
THE PROVISIONAL BOARD HAD ALREADY EMPLOYED CONSULTANTS TO RECRUIT THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE AND THE POST HAD BEEN ADVERTISED BOTH LOCALLY AND IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.
IT HAS SO FAR MET ON THREE OCCASIONS AND WILL BE MEETING FURTHER TO CONSIDER THE SCOPE AND FUNCTION OF THE CENTRE IN THE HONG KONG SPORTING SCENE.