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"THE RISE IN LIVING STANDARDS HAS GIVEN THE GENERAL PUBLIC MORE RESOURCES, TIME AND INTEREST TO PARTICIPATE IN CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, HE ADDED.
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MR CHUI SAID BOTH THE URBAN AND THE REGIONAL COUNCILS HAD CONTRIBUTED MUCH TO BEAUTIFYING THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT AND TO DEVELOP RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL FACILITIES.
"THEY HAVE ALSO BUILT NUMEROUS PARKS, SPORTS FACILITIES, LEISURE PLACES, LIBRARIES, IN-DOOR AND OUT-DOOR PLAYGROUNDS AND GROUNDS THAT CATER TO VARIOUS TYPES OF SPORTS," HE SAID.
MR CHUI CITED EXAMPLES OF LARGE-SCALE FACILITIES SUCH AS HONG KONG COLISEUM, THE QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM, THE SHA TIN TOWN HALL, TUEN MUN TOWN HALL, TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL, SPACE MUSEUM, KOWLOON CENTRAL LIBRARY, SHA TIN CENTRAL LIBRARY, AND THE HONG KONG ACADEMY FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS.
"FACILITIES DUE TO OPEN 900N ARE THE HONG KONG CULTURAL CENtre, THE NEW HONG KONG MUSEUM OF ART AND THE NEW KOWLOON PARK. OTHER FACILITIES UNDER CONSTRUCTION INCLUDE THE HONG KONG PARK, THE HONG KONG MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, VARIOUS COMPLEXES AND LIBRARIES THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY," HE CONTINUED.
"THE URBAN AND THE REGIONAL COUNCILS ALSO MANAGE AND MAINTAIN OPEN SPACES OF OVER 500 AND 300 HECTARES RESPECTIVELY, HE SAID.
MR CHUI POINTED OUT THE INVOLVED BILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
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"WHEN COMPARED WITH THE LAST DECADE, THE EXPENDITURE ALLOCATED IN THESE AREAS FOR THE FUTURE HAD INCREASED DRASTICALLY,' HE SAID.
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"APART FROM THE CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES, THE MOST IMPORTANT AND DEMANDING TASK IS THE TRAINING OF MANAGEMENT STAFF," HE SAID.
MR CHUI EXPLAINED THAT THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY WAS BASED ON A PRINCIPLE OF NON-INTERVENTION AND WAS AIMED TO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE ORGANISATIONS BY MEANS OF CAPITAL RESOURCES.
HE SAID THE RECENTLY RELEASED SPORT CONSULTANCY REPORT EXAMPLE OF THE GOVERNMENT'S INTENTION TO CONSULT PUBLIC VIEWS FUTURE SPORTS POLICY FOR HONG KONG.
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MR CHUI SAID THAT THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY ON CULTURE AND RECREATION WAS CONSTANTLY REVIEWED, AND ONE OF ITS MOST NOTABLE EFFORTS HAD BEEN THE ACCREDITATION OF HONG KONG ACADEMY FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF VISUAL ARTS.
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