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+THESE EXTENDED POWERS WILL ALLOW THE CENTRE TO OPERATE EFFICIENTLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS OBJECTS, BOTH AS A COMMERCIALLY-SOUND ORGANISATION IN ITS OWN RIGHT AND AS A FULLY-FLEDGED PROMOTER OF THE ARTS, HE SAID.
AS FOR THE MEMBERSHIP AND STRUCTURE OF THE BOARD, THE BILL PROVIDES FOR A LARGER BOARD OF GOVERNORS COMPRISING UP TO 15 MEMBERS AS OPPOSED TO THE PRESENT NINE.
+THREE OF THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE TO BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR. TWO ARE TO BE ELECTED BY INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE
THERE WILL CENTRE, AND ANOTHER TWO BY ORGANISATION MEMBERS. ALSO BE ONE MEMBER EACH TO BE APPOINTED BY THE URBAN COUNCIL AND THE REGIONAL COUNCIL. THE CHAIRMAN WILL BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, HE SAID.
THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT THE BOARD WOULD, IN ADDITION, BE EMPOWERED TO CO-OPT AT LEAST TWO BUT NOT MORE THAN FIVE OTHER MEMBERS, BEING PERSONS INTERESTED IN VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE ARTS.
+THIS ARRANGEMENT WILL PROVIDE A BALANCE OF PERSPECTIVES AMONG THE DIFFERENT INTERESTS OF THE VARIOUS BODIES INVOLVED IN THE ARTS CENTRE.+
+THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE, WHO WILL BE CHARGED WITH THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE MANAGEMENT, ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF THE CENTRE, WILL BE APPOINTED BY RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
HE ADDED THAT THIS POST WOULD BE FILLED BY THE EXISTING GENERAL MANAGER OF THE ARTS CENTRE UNTIL THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE WAS SO APPOINTED BY THE BOARD.
THE ARTS CENTRE COMMITTEE, PREVIOUSLY THE EXECUTIVE ARM OF THE CENTRE, WILL BE DISBANDED ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BILL.
+THE BOARD IS, HOWEVER, EMPOWERED TO FORM WHATEVER COMMITTEES IT WISHES FOR THE PURPOSE OF PERFORMING OTHER FUNCTIONS WHICH MAY ARISE AND THE BOARD MAY ALSO DELEGATE ITS AUTHORITY AS NECESSARY TO SUCH COMMITTEES.+
OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE BILL DEAL WITH THE PROCEDURES BY WHICH INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF ORGANISATION MEMBERS MAY BE ELECTED TO THE BOARD, THE FINANCIAL ASPECTS OF THE BOARD'S RESPONSIBILITIES AND MATTERS RELATED TO THE RUNNING OF THE CENTRE.
THE SPOKESMAN NOTED THAT THE BILL HAD BEEN DRAWN UP IN CLOSE CONSULTATION WITH THE ARTS CENTRE BOARD OF GOVERNORS AND ITS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WHO FOUND THE PROVISIONS ACCEPTABLE.
THE BILL WOULD BE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
ON FEBRUARY 5, 1986, HE SAID.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO COMMENT ON THE BILL CAN WRITE TO THE SECRETARY FOR MUNICIPAL SERVICES, AT HARBOUR CENTRE. 10TH FLOOR, HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, OR TO UMELCO AT 8 JACKSON ROAD, CENTRAL.
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