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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1989
"THIS SEMINAR IS JUST A FIRST STEP IN OUR CONSULTATION WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN THE RUN-UP TO THE CONCLUSION OF THE URUGUAY ROUND NEGOTIATIONS IN ABOUT A YEAR'S TIME.
IN THE COMPLEX NEGOTIATIONS THAT LIE AHEAD, WE WILL NEED TO CONTINUE THIS DIALOGUE AND TO RELY ON THE ADVICE OF OUR BUSINESSMEN IN THE SERVICES FIELD TO GUIDE OUR NEGOTIATORS
IS AND WHAT IS NOT ULTIMATELY ACCEPTABLE TO HONG KONG." HE ADDED.
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PROVISIONAL SPORTS DEVELOPMENT BOARD STARTS OPERATION NEXT MONTH
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THE GOVERNMENT HAS APPOINTED A PROVISIONAL SPORTS DEVELOPMENT BOARD TO OPERATE FROM NOVEMBER 1 TO PAVE THE WAY FOR THE EVENTUAL ESTABLISHMENT OF THE HONG KONG SPORTS DEVELOPMENT BOARD (SDB IN APRIL NEXT YEAR, THE SECRETARY FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE, MR AUGUSTINE CHUI, ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY).
"IT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THE PREPARATORY WORK то ESTABLISH THE STATUTORY SDB ON APRIL 1, 1990.
"IT WILL TAKE OVER ALL THE FUNCTIONS OF THE COUNCIL FOR RECREATION AND SPORT WHOSE TERM OF OFFICE WILL EXPIRE ON NOVEMBER 1, 1989," HE SAID.
ANNOUNCING DETAILS OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PROVISIONAL AT A PRESS CONFERENCE THIS AFTERNOON, MR CHUI SAID IT WAS IN WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SPORTS CONSULTANCY REPORT, WHICH ISSUED IN MAY LAST YEAR, THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD ESTABLISH AN TO PROMOTE SPORTS AND PHYSICAL RECREATION IN THE TERRITORY.
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"THE BOARD WILL HAVE EXECUTIVE POWERS AND ITS OWN STAFF то DEAL WITH THE VARIOUS FUNCTIONS ENTRUSTED TO IT.
"THE MAJOR TASK OF THE BOARD IS ΤΟ FORMULATE AN OVERALL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR SPORTS AND PHYSICAL RECREATION, ΤΟ STRENGTHEN SPORTS ADMINISTRATION, TO IMPROVE COACHING AND TO ENHANCE THE TRAINING OF TALENTED ATHLETES AND AT THE SAME TIME TO SUPPORT SPORTS PROMOTION AT THE GRASSROOT LEVEL. HE SAID.
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AT TODAY'S PRESS CONFERENCE, MR CHUI ALSO ANNOUNCED THE APPOINTMENT OF THE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE PROVISIONAL SPORTS DEVELOPMENT BOARD.
THE CHAIRMAN IS MR WILLIAM PURVES AND THE VICE-CHAIRMAN, MR FAUL CHENG.
THERE WILL BE FOUR EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS. THEY ARE THE PRESIDENT OF THE AMATEUR SPORTS FEDERATION AND OLYMPIC COMMITTEE OF HONG KONG, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE URBAN COUNCIL, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL, AND THE SECRETARY FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE,
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