THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1981
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+ THE PROGRAMMES CAN THEN EITHER BE PHASED OUT OR GRADUALLY ABSORBED INTO THE REGULAR CURRICULUM OF THE TRAINING INSTITUTIONS.+
TURNING TO RECREATION, MR HU SAID HONG KONG STILL LACKS A COMPREHENSIVE LONG-TERM PLAN ON PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.
HE ALSO EXPRESSED REGRET THAT THE SPECIAL SURVEY OF LEISURE PURSUIT WILL BE DELAYED FROM NOVEMBER 1981 TO THE SUMMER OF 1982.
+EVERY EFFORT SHOULD BE MADE TO EXPEDITE THIS SURVEY SO AS TO FORMULATE AND IMPLEMENT THE OVERDUE LONG-TERM PLAN IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE TO MEET THE PRESSING NEEDS FOR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN THE 1980'S DUE TO AN INCREASE IN AVAILABLE LEISURE TIME AND AN INCREASE IN DISPOSAL INCOME, URGED MR HU.
HE PROPOSED A NUMBER OF WAYS WHICH THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD TAKE ONCE THE PLAN IS FINAL ISED.
THESE INCLUDE THE ALLOCATION OF SPACE UNDERNEATH FLYOVERS TO THE URBAN COUNCIL THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES BY THE HOUSING AUTHORITY INSIDE AND OUTSIDE HOUSING ESTATES AS A PACKAGE DEAL- THE INCLUSION OF SPECIAL RECREATIONAL REQUIREMENTS IN THE CONDITIONS OF GRANT FOR LAND SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTIONS OR BY LETTER +B+ EXCHANGE- AND THE PROMOTION OF WATER SPORTS.
HE ALSO CALLED FOR THE SETTING UP OF A SPECIALIST COLLEGE TO PROVIDE A SUFFICIENT QUANTITY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHERS AND RECREATION LEADERS.
+ IDEALLY, GOVERNMENT SHOULD TAKE THE INITIATIVE IN SETTING UP SUCH A COLLEGE, HE SAID.
+ALTERNATIVELY, GOVERNMENT CAN ENCOURAGE NON-PROF IT MAKING PRIVATE ORGANISATIONS TO RUN SUCH AN INSTITUTION.
ANOTHER POSSIBLE SOLUTION IS TO DEVELOP THE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE INTO A SPECIAL IST COLLEGE FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND RECREATION +SO THAT IT CAN PRODUCE TRAINED PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHERS, TRAINED RECREATION AND SPORTS PERSONNEL BESIDES TOP CLASS ATHLETES IN VARIOUS SPORTS+.
+OTHERWISE, THERE COULD BE A RISK OF THIS EXCELLENT CENTRE BEING GREATLY UNDER-UTILISED, HE SAID.
ESTATE CORPORATION NEEDS MORE WEIGHT
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A CALL TO PLACE MORE WEIGHT ON THE HONG KONG INDUSTRIAL ESTATE CORPORATION TO ATTACT MORE TECHNOLOGY INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES TO INVEST IN ITS TWO INDUSTRIAL ESTATES CAME FROM THE HON ALLEN LEE TODAY (THURSDAY).
AND IF WE ARE UNABLE TO ATTRACT INVESTORS INTO HONG KONG, HE WARNED, OUR BASIC AIM OF DIVERS IF ICATION OF INDUSTRIES WILL BE GREATLY JEOPARDISED.
MR LEE WAS COMMENTING ON THE POOR RESPONSE FROM INVESTORS TO INVEST IN THE TAI PO AND YUEN LONG INDUSTRIAL ESTATES.
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