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THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1981
+ IN RECENT YEARS WE HAVE CONCENTRATED ON HOUSING AND OTHER PROJECTS THAT SEEMED MORE NECESSARY. STEPS HAVE NOW BEEN TAKEN TO BRING FORWARD AS FAR AS POSSIBLE PROVISION OF NEW PARKS, RECREATION GROUNDS AND OTHER COMMUNITY BUILDINGS.
+UNSUPERVISED RECREATIONAL FACILITIES ARE OF LITTLE VALUE, SO THERE ARE COMPREHENSIVE PLANS TO PROVIDE THE STAFF TO MANAGE AND MAINTAIN THEM AND TO STIMULATE AND ORGANISE SO THAT THEY ARE FULLY USED, HE ADDED.
SIR MURRAY SAID HE WAS CONFIDENT THAT WITH THE SUPPORT AND STIMULUS OF DISTRICT BOARDS AND LOCAL ORGANISATIONS, A STEADY IMPROVEMENT WOULD NOW TAKE PLACE.
EARLIER, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE STEWARDS OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB, MR P.G. WILLIAMS, SAID THE PROJECT REPRESENTED ANOTHER HAPPY RESULT OF CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE JOCKEY CLUB.
THE CLUB PROVIDED CAPITAL FUNDS TOTALLING ABOUT $34.5 MILLION TOWARDS THE PROJECT WHICH WAS COMPLETED MORE THAN A YEAR AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.
MR WILLIAMS SAID MUCH OF THE JOCKEY CLUB'S ACTIVITY IS IN THE NATURE OF A TRUST A TRUST TO DISPENSE THE CLUB FUNDS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY WISELY, EFFICIENTLY, AND QUICKLY.
+ANY FEELINGS OF PRIDE ATTACHED TO THE JOCKEY CLUB'S NAME BEING ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROJECT MUST BE COUNTERBALANCED BY ITS DISPLAY BEING A CONSTANT REMINDER TO US TO CONTINUE TO SERVE THE PUBLIC AND MAINTAIN THE TRUST WHICH I BELIEVE WE ENJOY TODAY, SAID MR WILLIAMS.
THE DIRECTOR OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES, MR JIMMY SWEETMAN, SAID THE PROJECT WAS ONE OF OVER 200 SCHEMES, LARGE AND SMALL, WHICH HIS DEPARTMENT WAS PLANNING TO IMPLEMENT IN THE PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME.
REFERRING TO THE SEVEN MAJOR SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES WHICH WOULD START CONSTRUCTION IN SHA TIN, MR SWEETMAN SAID THEY INCLUDED A SPORTSGROUND WITH A 400 METRE ALL WEATHER RUNNING TRACK AND COVERED SPECTATOR STAND, GRASS SOCCER PITCHES, BASKETBALL AND VOLLEY-BALL COURTS, TENNIS COURTS AND PLAYGROUNDS.
+WE SHALL BE AIMING TO ACHIEVE WITH THESE PROJECTS THE SAME HIGH STANDARDS WHICH HAVE BEEN SET BY THIS COMPLEX, HE SAID.
NOTE TO EDITORS :
FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THE GOVERNOR'S SPEECH AT THE OPENING OF THE SHA TIN JOCKEY CLUB PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL AND SQUASH COURTS:
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