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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1977
+THIS IS BY NO MEANS THE CASE - AND EVEN THOUGH THE GOVERNMENT OFFERS TO PAY THE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF THE SCHEME, THE ACTUAL MONEY WILL OF COURSE STILL HAVE TO COME FROM THE TAXPAYERS WHETHER THEY JOIN THE SCHEME OR NOT.
+APART FROM THIS, THE WORKERS CAN ONLY RECEIVE UNDER THIS SCHEME BENEFITS THE TOTAL OF WHICH DOES NOT EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF CONTRIBUTIONS THUS A HEALTHY WORKER JOINING THE SCHEME FOR MANY YEARS MUST EXPECT, IN RETURN FOR THE PROTECTION IT HAS GIVEN HIM IN CASE HE WENT SICK, TO SEE HIS CONTRIBUTIONS BEING PAID OUT TO HIS LESS FORTUNATE SICK OR INJURED FELLOW-WORKERS.+
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IN OTHER WORDS, HE CONTINUED, A PERSON'S CONTRIBUTIONS WOULD NOT BE INDIVIDUALLY FUNDED'.
+ IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED IN SOME QUARTERS THAT HONG KONG'S WORKERS ARE NOT WILLING TO PARTICIPATE IN SUCH A SYSTEM WHEREBY THEY ARE CONTRIBUTING TO THE BENEFITS OF THE IR FELLOW-WORKERS, AND IT IS UP TO THOSE WHO THINK OTHERWISE TO DEMONSTRATE THAT THIS IS NOT TRUE, HE ADDED.
MR. SWEETMAN SAID THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO OBTAIN COPIES OF THE GREEN PAPER OR A SIMPLE EXPLANATORY PAMPHLET SUMMARISING THE MAIN PROPOSALS AT THE VARIOUS PUBLIC ENQUIRY OFFICE COUNTERS.
MORE SPORTING FACILITIES PLANNED FOR THE NT ****
THE GOVERNMENT WILL PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF SPORTING FACILITIES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS, THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR. DAVID AKERS-JONES, SAID TODAY.
HE SAID THESE FACILITIES WOULD INCLUDE SPORTING STADIA, RUNNING TRACKS, SOCCER PITCHES, SQUASH AND TENNIS COURTS, BASKETBALL AND VOLLEYBALL COURTS AND SWIMMING POOLS.
MR. AKERS-JONES WAS SPEAKING AT THE PRIZE GIVING CEREMONY OF THE SILVER JUBILEE SCHOOL ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIP ORGANISED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES SCHOOLS SPORTS ASSOCIATION AT THE YEUNG UK ROAD SPORTS GROUND IN TSUEN WAN.
HE SAID ONE OF THE PROBLEMS IN THE PAST HAD BEEN THE PROVISION OF SUITABLE VENUES FOR STAGING SPORTING EVENTS.
+YOU CAN SEE HERE TODAY THAT THE YEUNG UK ROAD SPORTS GROUND IS BEING GREATLY IMPROVED – AND FLOODLIGHTING WILL SOON BE A REALITY SO THAT A GREATER USE CAN BE MADE OF THIS STADIUM, +
/+THE GOVERNMENT