MARCH 31, 1986
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STAFF RECRUITMENT WOULD GIVE PREFERENCE TO LOCAL CANDIDATES, BUT WOULD INCLUDE AN OVERSEAS ELEMENT.
HE SAID THE NEW UNIVERSITY HAD THE FULL SUPPORT OF THE UNIVERSITY AND POLYTECHNIC GRANTS COMMITTEE. THE EDUCATION COMMISSION ALSO SUPPORTED THE SCHEME, AND THE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF FIRST-YEAR FIRST-DEGREE PLACES IT WOULD MAKE AVAILABLE.
AS THE COSTS OF THE NEW UNIVERSITY DEPENDED ON MANY VARIABLE AND UNKNOWN FACTORS IT WAS DIFFICULT TO QUOTE A FIGURE AT THIS STAGE.
+COSTS ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO ESTIMATE BEFORE THE ACADEMIC PROFILE, THE TYPE AND MIX OF COURSES, THE LOCATION AND THE RATE OF GROWTH TO FULL DEVELOPMENT HAVE BEEN DETERMINED.+
SIMILARLY, HE SAID, RECURRENT COSTS WERE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FORECAST ACCURATELY, ESPECIALLY AS RECURRENT COSTS IN A
MUCH HIGHER THAN THOSE IN NEW INSTITUTION WERE EXPECTED TO BE ESTABLISHED, MATURE INSTITUTIONS.
THE NAMES OF THE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMITTEE WOULD BE ANNOUNCED IN A FEW MONTHS TIME.
BIG BOOST IN RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN KWUN TONG
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RESIDENTS IN KWUN TONG WILL HAVE MORE RECREATIONAL AND SPORTS FACILITIES TO ENJOY ON COMPLETION OF SEVERAL MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR URBAN COUNCIL PROJECTS THERE.
+THE FIRST TO COME ON STREAM WILL BE THE HFU KWONG STREET PLAYGROUND AND INDOOR GAMES HALL SCHEDULED TO OPEN SOON, + SAID A COUNCIL SPOKESMAN TODAY.
THE $19.5 MILLION PROJECT INCLUDES AN INDOOR GAMES
HALL, A REST GARDEN AND A CHILDREN'S PLAY AREA.
+THE TWO-STOREY INDOOR GAMES HALL HAS SUCH MODERN FACILITIES AS A 1 400 SQUARE-METRE BALL GAMES ARENA WITH A SPECTATOR STAND TO ACCOMMODATE 700 PEOPLE,+ HE SAID.
+ THE ARENA IS SUITABLE FOR BASKETBALL, VOLLEYBALL, BADMINTON OR GYMNASTICS.
+IN ADDITION, THERE WILL BE THREE FULLY AIR-CONDITIONED SQUASH COURTS WITH PUBLIC GALLERIES, AND TWO TRAINING ROOMS SUITABLE FOR CONFERENCES, GAMES OR YOGA PRACTICE PURPOSES.
+TO ENABLE HANDICAPPED PEOPLE TO GET TO THE INDOOR GAMES HALL, A SPECIALLY-DESIGNED LIFT IS BEING PROVIDED. +
/THE SPOKESMAN