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WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 1985
JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE FACILITIES TO BE ENHANCED
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THE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE (JSC) BOARD IS NOW CONSIDER ING RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE CENTRE'S MANAGEMENT TO ENHANCE ITS FACILITIES IN ORDER TO ADAPT TO CHANGING DEMANDS, THE HON F.K. HU, A MEMBER OF THE BOARD, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
TABLING THE CENTRE'S ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1984, IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR HU SAID THESE PROPOSALS WERE ESTIMATED TO COST IN THE REGION OF $16 MILLION AND DISCUSSIONS WOULD BE HELD WITH THE GOVERNMENT AND THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB ON THE QUESTION OF FUNDING.
HE EXPLAINED THAT THESE PROPOSALS DID NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ANY FUTURE WORKS REQUIRED, AS A RESULT OF SETTLEMENT OF THE LAND, WHICH WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO RENOVATE THE PLAYING FIELDS, THE TENNIS COURTS, THE ATHLETIC TRACK AND THE ARTIFICIAL GRASS TRAINING AREA.
HE REPORTED THAT PROGRESS HAD BEEN MADE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SPORTS SCIENCE LABORATORY AND CLINIC FOR THE TREATMENT OF INJURIES,
+AN AGREEMENT IS EXPECTED TO BE REACHED SHORTLY ON THE OPERATIONAL POLICY AND FUNDING OF THIS FACILITY, HE SAID.
TURNING TO THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE CENTRE IN THE PAST YEAR, MR HU SAID STEADY PROGRESS HAD BEEN MADE IN ALL THE SPORTS
INCLUDED IN THE CENTRE'S PROGRAMME.
THE WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE GOVERNING BODIES OF SPORT HAD IMPROVED CONSIDERABLY, LARGELY AS THE RESULT OF A SERIES OF INFORMAL AND FORMAL DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN THE CENTRE'S MANAGEMENT AND OFFICIALS OF EACH ASSOCIATION, HE SAID.
UNDER THE TRAINING OF JSC COACHES, HONG KONG ATHLETES HAD ACHIEVED OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES IN THE PAST YEAR, HE SAID, CITING THE VARIOUS AWARDS WON IN SWIMMING, SQUASH AND TABLE TENNIS.
IN ADDITION, THE CENTRE HAD ACCOMMODATED MANY MAJOR INTERNATIONAL EVENTS DURING THE PAST YEAR AND WAS FAST DEVELOPING AS A REFERENCE CENTRE FOR ASIAN SPORT.
THE FIRST ASIAN YOUTH BADMINTON TRAINING CAMP WAS HELD AT THE JSC IN AUGUST, 1983.
THE AMATEUR SPORTS FEDERATION AND OLYMPIC COMMITTEE HAD UTILISED THE JSC FOR ITS SOLIDARITY COURSE PROGRAMME WHICH INCLUDED SEMINARS ON HOCKEY, ARCHERY AND SWIMMING, MR HU SAID.
/MEANWHILE,