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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1987
A PROPOSAL
SPEAKING DURING THE DEBATE ON THE GOVERNOR'S POLICY ADDRESS, HE NOTED THAT THE ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS WAS PLAYING AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE TRAINING OF PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS. WAS BEING DISCUSSED CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A LIAISON COMMITTEE AMONG THE COUNCIL FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, THE URBAN COUNCIL AND THE REGIONAL COUNCIL.
MR CHAU POINTED OUT THAT THE PROPOSAL WAS MADE WITH A VIEW то REINFORCING THE EXISTING CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE TWO MUNICIPAL COUNCILS AND, THROUGH THE INTERCHANGE OF INFORMATION AND IDEAS, ALLOW THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MORE CO-ORDINATED APPROACH ΤΟ THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC FUNDS FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS.
REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE VISUAL ARTS, MR CHAU SAID THAT MUCH HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE BY THE GOVERNMENT THROUGH THE EDUCATION SYSTEM AND BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCILS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF VENUES AND THE ORGANISATION OF EXHIBITIONS AND PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES.
"THE ESTABLISHMENT
OF A SECONDARY SCHOOL IN SHA TIN FOR STUDENTS SHOWING TALENT IN SPORTS OR VISUAL ARTS FURTHER UNDERLINES THE GOVERNMENT'S COMMITMENT IN THIS AREA, HE ADDED.
TURNING TO RECREATION AND SPORTS, MR CHAU SAID THAT OVER A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD THERE HAD BEEN A 73 PER CENT INCREASE IN GOVERNMENT SUBVENTION TO SPORTS BODIES, FROM $5.7 MILLION IN 1983-84 ΤΟ $9.9 MILLION IN 1987-88.
THE COUNCIL
FOR RECREATIONAL
AND SPORT HAD RECENTLY A WORKING CAPITAL OF $10
ESTABLISHED A SPORTS AID FOUNDATION WITH MILLION TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO RECOGNISED SPORTS BODIES AND DESERVING ATHLETES.
WELL ESTABLISHED POLICY ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT
A KEY TO THE SUCCESS OF HONG KONG'S PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM LIES IN THE WELL ESTABLISHED POLICY OF THE GOVERNMENT PROVIDING THE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK WHILE LETTING PRIVATE COMPANIES PROVIDE THE SERVICES ON COMMERCIAL LINES, THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, THE HON MICHAEL LEUNG, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
SPEAKING DURING THE RESUMED DEBATE ON THE GOVERNOR'S POLICY ADDRESS, MR LEUNG SAID AT PRESENT SOME NINE MILLION PASSENGERS USED PUBLIC TRANSPORT EVERY DAY, COMPARED WITH SIX MILLION 10 YEARS AGO.
/THE WIDE