WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1978
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RESERVOIR MIGHT BE DEVELOPED FOR BOATING
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A LOCAL RESERVOIR MIGHT BE DEVELOPED FOR BOATING ON A TRIAL BASIS, SAID THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, THE HON. F.K. LI IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MR. LI WAS ANSWERING A QUESTION FROM THE HON. CHARLES YEUNG ON WHETHER THE GOVERNMENT WOULD MAKE PLOVER COVE, HIGH ISLAND AND OTHER SUITABLE RESERVOIRS FOR RECREATIONAL BOATING.
MR. LI SAID AN INTER-DEPARTMENT WORKING GROUP APPOINTED TO LOOK INTO THE USE OF RESERVOIRS FOR WATER SPORTS HAD CONCLUDED THAT ONE OF THE RESERVOIRS - THE PLOVER COVE RESERVOIR, THE HIGH ISLAND RESERVOIR AND THE JUBILEE RESERVOIR SHOULD BE DEVELOPED FOR BOATING ON A TRIAL BASIS AFTER IT HAD CONSULTED THE NATIONAL SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS CONCERNED.
MR. LI SAID WHEN HE RECEIVED THE WORKING GROUP'S REPORT, LIKELY TO BE WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, HE WOULD SEEK ADVICE FROM THE COUNCIL FOR RECREATION AND SPORT.
+ IF THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE ENDORSED BY THE COUNCIL, WE SHALL SUBMIT AN APPROPRIATE ITEM FOR INCLUSION IN THE PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME,+ HE SAID.
THE WORKING GROUP APPOINTED IN AUGUST THIS YEAR HAD IDENTIFIED THE MENTIONED RESERVOIRS AS SUITABLE FOR SAILING, CANOEING AND ROWING IF THESE RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES WERE PROPERLY CONTROLLED TO SAFEGUARD THE HEALTH OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC, THE SAFETY OF USERS AND THE SECURITY OF WATERWORKS INSTALLATIONS, MR. LI SAID.
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