WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1987
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MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR ARTS AND SPORTS SCHOOL
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THE PROJECT TO BUILD AND OPERATE A SPECIAL SECONDARY SCHOOL IN SHA TIN FOR CHILDREN WITH TALENT IN THE VISUAL ARTS AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION WITH A $60 MILLION DONATION FROM THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO REALITY.
TWELVE PROMINENT MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY HAVE ACCEPTED THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION'S INVITATION TO FORM A NON-PROFIT-MAKING INCORPORATED BODY FOR THE OPERATION OF THE SCHOOL AND TO SERVE ON THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.
THEY ARE:
MR SAMUEL WONG PING-WAI (URBCO MEMBER), WHO HAS ALSO AGREED ΤΟ SERVE AS THE SCHOOL'S SUPERVISOR;
MR ROLAND CHOW KUN-CHEE (PARTNER, MESSRS P. C. WOO AND CO.};
DR FRANK H. FU (DIRECTOR OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION, CUHK);
MRS MINNIB LAI (PRINCIPAL OF HEEP YUNN SCHOOL);
MRS MAK YER-FUN LORD (PROFESSIONAL ARTIST);
MR NATHAN MA NING-HEI (VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL AND PRINCIPAL OF YUEN LONG LUTHERAN MIDDLE SCHOOL);
MR DAVID MEREDITH (HEAD OF SWIRB SCHOOL OF POLYTECHNIC);
DESIGN,
HK
MR CLIVE OXLEY (COMMISSIONER FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE};
MR SO FAI-CHO (ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (CHIEF INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS));
MR LAURENCE TAM CHI-SING (CHIEF CURATOR, HK MUSEUM OF ART);
WAH
MR RONNIE WONG MAN-CHIU (URBCO MEMBER, MEMBER OF JUBILEE
BOARD SPORTS CENTRE
AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CUNG SHIPBUILDING AND ENGINEERING CO LTD); AND
MR YAO KANG (DIRECTOR OF JOHN SWIRE AND SONS (HK) LTD).
THE FIRST TASKS OF THE GROUP WILL INCLUDE MAKING ARRANGEMENTS FOR FORMAL INCORPORATION, SELECTING A SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
KEY AND FOR THE MEMBERS OF STAFF, CHOOSING THE SCHOOL NAME AND MAKING PLANS
CONTRIBUTIONS FROM MANAGEMENT OF AN ENDOWMENT FUND TO BE SET UP WITH THE JOCKEY CLUB AND THE GOVERNMENT. REVENUE FROM THE FUND WILL BE USED ΤΟ COVER THE COSTS OF PROVIDING AND MAINTAINING SPECIALISED FACILITIES IN THE SCHOOL OVER AND ABOVE THOSE
AN ORDINARY AIDED
SCHOOL.
OF
/TO THANK