SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1985
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UC COMMITTED TO SPORT PROMOTION
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CHEONG-LEEN
THE URBAN COUNCIL IS COMMITTED TO THE PROMOTION OF SPORT SO AS TO KEEP YOUNG PEOPLE HEALTHY AND PHYSICALLY FIT, CHAIRMAN OF THE URBAN COUNCIL, MR HILTON CHEONG-LEEN, SAID TODAY.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING SESSION OF THE ASIAN CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF FREE TEACHERS' UNION AT THE HARBOUR VIEW HOLIDAY INN, MR CHEONG-LEEN UNDERLINED THE IMPORTANCE OF SPORT.
+MONEY SPENT NOW ON EDUCATION, TRAINING AND THE PROVISION OF CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YOUNGER GENERATION WILL PAY RICH DIVIDENDS IN THE FUTURE,+ HE SAID.
+THIS IS VERY MUCH THE VIEW AND ACTION-ORIENTED POLICY OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AND THE URBAN COUNCIL.
*WITH THIS OBJECTIVE IN MIND, THE URBAN COUNCIL ORGANISES AND SUPPORTS OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN IMPLEMENTING A WIDE VARIETY OF YOUTH PROGRAMMES.+
MR CHEONG-LEEN SAID THE COUNCIL'S SPORTS PROMOTION PROGRAMME COVERED ALMOST EVERY FORM OF SPORT, AND THE COUNCIL PROVIDED A WIDE RANGE OF VENUES IN THE 10 URBAN DISTRICTS WITH A POPULATION OF FOUR MILLION RESIDENTS.
+THE COUNCIL'S ROLE IN PROVIDING HEALTHY OUTLETS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE'S ENERGIES HAS PAID OFF HANDSOMELY, SO MUCH SO THAT THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE ARE HARD-WORKING, DEDICATED AND LAW-ABIDING, AS WELL AS FUN-LOVING.
+THEY TAKE A HEALTHY INTEREST IN COMMUNITY LIFE, AND RECOGNISE THE BENEFITS OF BEING ACTIVE IN CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, AND COMMUNITY WORK,+ HE SAID.
AUGUST ORDERS-ON-HAND, EMPLOYMENT, PAYROLL FIGURES OUT
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THE AVERAGE VOLUME OF ORDERS-ON-HAND (IN TERMS OF MONTHS) IN THE 200 LARGEST FIRMS IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR IN AUGUST 1985 REMAINED LARGELY STABLE COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS MONTH. ACCORDING TO THE RESULTS OF A SURVEY RELEASED TODAY BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT,
THE TEXTILES AND WEARING APPAREL INDUSTRIES RECORDED SOME INCREASES IN THE AVERAGE VOLUME OF ORDERS, WHILE THE FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRY SHOWED A SLIGHT DECLINE. OTHER INDUSTRIES REPORTED NO CHANGE.
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