SUNDAY, MAY 4, 1986
URBAN COUNCIL TO HOST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
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THE URBAN COUNCIL HAS SUCCEEDED IN ITS BID TO HOST THE 1992 CONGRESS OF THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF PARKS AND RECREATION ADMINISTRATION (IFPRA) - THE FIRST EVER TO TAKE PLACE IN AISA.
+THIS IS A GREAT COMPLIMENT TO HONG KONG,+ SAID A COUNCIL SPOKESMAN TODAY.
+ IFPRA IS WIDELY RECOGNISED AS THE WORLD'S FOREMOST BODY CONCERNED WITH THE PROVISION AND MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC PARK AND RECREATION FACILITIES.+
HE SAID THE TRIENNIAL CONGRESS OF IFPRA CONSTITUTES A UNIQUE FORUM AT WHICH PROGRESS IN RECREATION PROVISION ON A WORLD-WIDE SCALE CAN BE REVIEWED,
+AT THE SAME TIME, IT PROVIDES THE 'HOST' WITH THE IDEAL OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW PARTICIPANTS ITS OWN ACHIEVEMENTS IN THIS MULTI-FACETTED FIELD, HE SAID.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS, THE URBAN COUNCIL, THROUGH THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, HAD BEEN A CORPORATE MEMBER OF THE IFPRA,
THE COUNCIL DECIDED LAST YEAR TO SUBMIT A BID TO HOST THE 1992 CONGRESS OF THE IFPRA.
+ THE DEPARTMENT, IN CONCERT WITH THE HONG KONG TOURIST ASSOCIATION, THEN PREPARED THE FORMAL BIDDING DOCUMENTS WHICH INCLUDED A FORMAL INVITATION FROM THE COUNCIL CHAIRMAN TO IFPRA TO SELECT HONG KONG AS THE VENUE, HE SAID.
+ THE PROVISION AND USAGE OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN HONG KONG IS AMONG THE MOST INTENSIVE TO BE FOUND ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, AND SO WE HAVE MUCH TO INTEREST THE PROFESSIONAL RECREATION ADMINISTRATOR.
+ IN BOTH RECREATIONAL AND SOCIAL TERMS, HONG KONG IS A UNIQUE BLEND OF EAST AND WEST, CALCULATED TO FASCINATE THE VISITOR AND PROVIDE AN EXCELLENT 'SPRINGBOARD' FOR PRE- AND POST-CONGRESS VISITS.
+HONG KONG IS FURTHERMORE AN IDEAL VENUE FOR A CONFERENCE WITH EXCELLENT BACK-UP FACILITIES AND
COMMUNICATIONS. IT IS ALSO EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO TRAVELLERS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD.+
THE IFPRA CONGRESS HELD IN NEW ZEALAND IN FEBRUARY/MARCH THIS YEAR ACCEPTED THE URBAN COUNCIL'S OFFER AND SELECTED HONG KONG AS THE VENUE FOR 1992.
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