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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1986
HE SAID MANY OF THESE FORMER RESIDENTS WERE PROFESSIONALS, MIDDLE-CLASS ENTREPRENEURS AND OTHER PRODUCTIVE INDIVIDUALS, WHO COULD CONTRIBUTE TO HONG KONG'S ECONOMIC GROWTH AND PROSPERITY.
ON HONG KONG'S REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE TOURIST INDUSTRY, MR CHEONG-LEEN SAID +WE IN HONG KONG SHOULD AVOID BEING OVER-COMPLACENT, AND I SHALL BE GLAD TO TAKE THIS MATTER UP FURTHER
WITHIN GOVERNMENT.+
HE FELT THAT THE TIME HAD COME FOR THE ECONOMIC SERVICES BRANCH TO MONITOR TOURISM MORE EXHAUSTIVELY AND TO LOOK AHEAD FOR THE INDUSTRY, AND IF CALLED ON TO DO SO, TO CO-ORDINATE AND GIVE SUPPORT WHEREVER WAS NECESSARY FOR FURTHER EXPANSION, AND IMPROVEMENT IN QUALITATIVE TERMS.
TURNING TO RECREATION AND SPORTS, MR CHEONG-LEEN SAID THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD DURING THE COMING YEAR ENCOURAGE AND CO-ORDINATE RECREATION AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES FOR +SPECIAL GROUPS+, PARTICULARLY THE DISABLED, THE ELDERLY AND THE UNDERPRIVILEGED.
IT SHOULD ALSO IDENTIFY AND GIVE TALENTED YOUNG SPORTSMEN AND SPORTSWOMEN SUITABLE TRAINING TO ACHIEVE OUTSTANDING RESULTS LOCALLY, REGIONALLY AND EVEN INTERNATIONALLY.
ON CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, HE SAID HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE A STRONGER TREND TOWARDS CULTURE IN HONG KONG BECOMING A CLOSER RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GOVERNMENT OR GOVERNMENT-SUPPORTED BODIES AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE COMPANIES AND PRIVATE CITIZENS.
+THERE IS ROOM FOR FURTHER EXPANSION OF MATCHING GRANT PROGRAMMES WHEREBY FUNDS FROM GOVERNMENT OR SEMI-GOVERNMENT SOURCES WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE ARTS OR SPORTS DEVELOPMENT PROVIDING SIMILAR SUMS ARE MADE AVAILABLE FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR,+ HE SAID.
+PERHAPS SOME CO-ORDINATED EFFORT SHOULD BE MADE WHEREBY EVERY COMPANY LISTED ON THE HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE IS APPROACHED FOR SUPPORT OF THE ARTS AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT,+ HE SUGGESTED.
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