SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1985
MRS HO, WHO JOINED IN THE WALK ALONGSIDE WITH ABOUT 50 MEMBERS OF THE STAFF, SAID SHE SUPPORTED THIS FUND-RAISING EVENT BECAUSE THE MUSIC OFFICE AND THE HONG KONG PHILHARMONIC BOTH HAD THE SAME OBJECTIVES TO PROMOTE INTEREST IN MUSIC AND TO REACH OUT TO NEW AUDIENCES.
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THE COMMISSIONER FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE, MR PATRICK WILLIAMSON, WAS AMONG THE GUESTS AT THE START OF THE WALK.
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MONTHLY OPEN URBAN COUNCIL MEETING ON TUESDAY *****
THE URBAN COUNCIL WILL HOLD ITS MONTHLY OPEN MEETING ON TUESDAY (NOVEMBER 12) WHEN SIX QUESTIONS WILL BE RAISED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MR FAN KAM-PING WILL ASK ABOUT MEASURES TO BOOST THE USAGE RATE OF SPORT AND RECREATION FACILITIES DURING SCHOOL AND OFFICE HOURS.
HE ALSO WANTS TO KNOW WHETHER IN ITS SWIMMING POOL PROGRAMME THE COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER BUILDING ONLY ONE +FUN POOL+ AND DEFERRING OTHERS UNTIL THE POPULARITY OF THE FIRST HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED.
MR WALTER SULKE WILL QUESTION THE RATIONALE BEHIND THE COUNCIL NOT PROCEEDING WITH HIS PROPOSAL FOR +SPEAKERS' CORNERS+ IN PARKS.
HE WILL ALSO RAISE A QUESTION ON INCREASED CHARGES FOR SWIMMING POOLS AND ASK FOR CONFIRMATION THAT THE COUNCIL WILL FOLLOW GOVERNMENT POLICY AND NOT ACCEPT SPONSORSHIP OR ADVERTISING FROM TOBACCO COMPANIES FOR CULTURAL OR SPORTING FUNCTIONS.
MR KWAN LIM-HO WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT RAT INFESTATION IN TSIM SHA TSUI AND YAU MA TEI DISTRICTS AS WELL AS THE MEASURES BEING TAKEN AGAINST IT.
IN ADDITION, MOTIONS WILL BE MOVED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE RECREATION SELECT COMMITTEE, MR HOWARD YOUNG, AND BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE LIBRARIES SELECT COMMITTEE, MR JOSEPH CHAN.
NOTE TO EDITORS 1
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND A REPORTER AND/OR PHOTOGRAPHER TO COVER THE MEETING WHICH WILL START AT 2.30 P.M. ON TUESDAY AT THE URBAN COUNCIL CHAMBERS IN EDINBURGH PLACE.