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THE REVISED CHARGES WILL MEAN THAT A TYPICAL HIRER OF THE STADIUM WILL ONLY HAVE TO PAY MARGINALLY MORE. E.G. $50 FOR AN ATHLETIC MEET, $20 FOR A FOOTBALL MATCH. THE CHARGING METHOD IS AT THE SAME TIME SIMPLIFIED AND A HIGHER PERCENTAGE ON THE GATE RECEIPT IS AIMED FOR, WHERE GATE RECEIPT IS CHARGED.
THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT THE REVISION IS NECESSITATED BY THE FACT THAT THE PRESENT LEVEL OF FEES COULD ONLY RECOVER ABOUT TWO PER CENT OF THE OPERATING COSTS, RESULTING IN A DEFICIT OF CLOSE TO $1 MILLION A YEAR.
HE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT STADIUM FEES HAVE NOT BEEN REVISED FOR 11 YEARS. BUT IT WILL FROM NOW ON BE SUBJECT TO ANNUAL REVIEW.
THE YUEN LONG STADIUM CURRENTLY HAS A USAGE RATE OF 55 PER CENT AND IT IS NOT ANTICIPATED THAT THIS WOULD BE AFFECTED TO ANY SIGNIFICANT DEGREE BY THE NEW CHARGES.
WHEN IMPLEMENTED, THE NEW CHARGES ARE EXPECTED TO BRING IN ADDITIONAL REVENUE OF $17 000 IN THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1985/86 AND $24 000 FROM 1986/87 ONWARDS, EXCLUDING ANY REVENUE GENERATED FROM GATE RECEIPTS.
INTERESTED PARTIES WHO WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE PEVISED SCALE OF CHARGES SHOULD CONTACT THE RSD'S DISTRICT LEISURE MANAGER FOR YUEN LONG, MR T.K. LAM, AT TELEPHONE 0-753674.
DB TO BE BRIEFED ON NEW ESTATE PROJECT
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MEMBERS OF THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD WILL BE BRIEFED ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW HOUSING ESTATE IN JORDAN VALLEY NORTH AT THEIR MEETING TOMORROW (MONDAY) AFTERNOON,
SENIOR ARCHITECT OF THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT, MR DENNIS KO, WILL ATTEND THE MEETING TO INFORM MEMBERS OF THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES, DESIGN CONCEPT AND GENERAL LAYOUT OF THE JORDAN VALLEY NORTH PUBLIC RENTAL ESTATE PROJECT.
THE ESTATE IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED TO COINCIDE WITH THE DEMOLITION OF THE MARK I AND MARK II BLOCKS IN THE EXISTING JORDAN VALLEY ESTATE BY 1990.
AT THE MEETING, BOARD MEMBERS WILL DISCUSS THE REVISED STANDING ORDERS OF THE DISTRICT BOARD AND THE BOARD'S PLANS FOR 1985-86.
OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE REPORTS FROM THE CHAIRMEN OF THE BOARD'S COMMITTEES AND WORKING GROUPS, AND FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.
THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DONALD LIAO, WILL ALSO ATTEND THE BOARD MEETING.
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