THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1979
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+WE ARE, AS A RESULT, IMPROVING THE REGISTER OF SERVING AND POTENTIAL UNOFFICIALS, KEPT IN THE HOME AFFAIRS BRANCH AND PAYING SPECIAL ATTENTION TO ENLISTING THE SERVICES OF THE YOUNGER GENERATION, HE SAID.
+ IN THIS REGARD, DEPARTMENT HEADS AND SECRETARIES HAVE BEEN REMINDED TO LOOK OUT FOR NEW TALENT IN THE AGE GROUP OF 30 TO 40, HE SAID.
MR. LI SAID THE GROUP'S STUDY REVEALED THAT HALF OF THE 300 GOVERNMENT BOARDS AND COMMITTEES ARE CHAIRED BY UNOFFICIALS AND THAT OVER 75 PER CENT OF THAT MEMBERSHIP ARE ALSO UNOFFICIALS.
+THESE FACTS INDICATE THAT EFFECTIVE USE IS BEING MADE OF A LARGE NUMBER OF UNOFFICIALS,+ HE SAID.
+THE GROUP'S STUDY IS CONTINUING AND THE ULTIMATE AIM BEING TO STRENGTHEN OUR NETWORK OF BOARDS AND COMMITTEES AND TO ENSURE MORE MEANINGFUL PARTICIPATION BY EVERY POSSIBLE MEANS, HE SAID.
MR. LI ALSO SAID THAT THE GROUP WOULD BE ASKED TO CONSIDER WHAT FURTHER ARRANGEMENTS MIGHT BE MADE TO ENSURE THAT THE INDIVIDUAL AS WELL AS COLLECTIVE ADVICE OF UNOFFICIALS SHOULD BE ACTIVELY SOUGHT ON MAJOR POLICY ISSUES WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF PARTICULAR BOARDS AND COMMITTEES.
COMMENTING ON THE TRANSFER OF THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE AND THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE TO THE HOME AFFAIRS BRANCH, MR. LI SAID THIS WOULD ENSURE THAT RESOURCES ARE DEPLOYED TO THE GREATEST POSSIBLE EFFECT AND THAT PLANNING, MONITORING AND CONTROLLING OF GOVERNMENT'S EFFORT IN THESE FIELDS ARE EFFECTIVELY CARRIED OUT. +
HE ASSURED THE REV. THE HON, JOYCE BENNETT THAT THE TRANSFER OF THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE FROM THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WOULD NOT AFFECT GENERAL MUSIC EDUCATION AND MUSIC CURRICULUM IN SCHOOLS,
COMMENTING ON REMARKS BY THE HON. F.K. HU ON THE PROMOTION OF CULTURE IN HONG KONG, MR. LI SAID A NEW DIVISION OF RECREATION AND CULTURE IN THE HOME AFFAIRS BRANCH HAS BEEN SET UP AS A FIRM STEP TOWARDS EVEN CLOSER CO-ORDINATION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE URBAN COUNCIL.
MR. LI ALSO BELIEVED THAT THE NEED TO PROVIDE TRAINING IN MUSIC AND OTHER FORMS OF PERFORMING ARTS AT UNIVERSITY LEVEL WOULD BE LOOKED AT +ONCE WE HAVE DRAWN UP A DEFINITE POLICY ON THE LONG TERM DEVELOPMENT OF CULTURE AND ART IN HONG KONG.+
+ IN THIS CONNECTION, HE SAID, +A PLANNING TEAM COMPRISING REPRESENTATIVES FROM VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS HAS BEEN WORKING SINCE MAY THIS YEAR ON SUCH A LONG TERM PROGRAMME PLAN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF BOTH MUSIC AND THE PERFORMING ARTS.+
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