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WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 8. 1989
PROGRESS MADE IN SPORTS. RECREATION AND CULTURE * * * * *
THE GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN MAKING SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS DEVELOPMENT OF SPORTS. RECREATION AND CULTURE WHILE LAUNCHING INFRASTRUCTURAL PROJECTS. THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS. DONALD LIAO, SAID TODAY WEDNESDAY),
IN THE MASSIVE THE HON
THE PROGRESS INCLUDED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PROVISIONAL SPORTS DEVELOPMENT BOARD, THE PROPOSAL
UPGRADE THE ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS INTO A DEGREE-GRANTING INSTITUTION AND THE REVIEW OF FUNDING PRIORITIES BY THE COUNCIL FOR PERFORMING ARTS.
IN ORDER TO FUND THESE NEW INITIATIVES. MR LIAO SAID A BALANCED APPROACH SHOULD BE ADOPTED TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE AVAILABILITY OF GOVERNMENT RESOURCES AND THE NEED TO ENCOURAGE PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION.
"WITH THIS IN VIEW. THE RECREATION AND CULTURE BRANCH IS PLANNING TO ORGANISE EARLY NEXT YEAR A SEMINAR OF EXPERTS AND CONCERNED GROUPS TO EXPLORE THE BEST WAY TO PROMOTE BUSINESS SPONSORSHIP FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS. HE POINTED OUT.
AS REGARDS THE PRESERVATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE, MR LIAO SAID FULL CREDIT MUST GO TO THE ANTIQUITIES ADVISORY BOARD FOR ITS HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY AWARENESS AND EDUCATION IN THIS AREA.
NOTING THAT THE LIST OF DECLARED MONUMENTS IN THE TERRITORY WAS GROWING. HE ASSURED MEMBERS THAT EFFORTS WOULD CONTINUE ΤΟ BE MADE AND RESOURCES PROVIDED TO KEEP UP WORK ON THIS FRONT.
BOAT PEOPLE: GOVT COMMITTED TO GENEVA PLAN
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THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY. THE HON GEOFFREY BARNES. STRESSED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY WEDNESDAY) THAT ONLY THROUGH THE FULL AND BALANCED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF ACTION (CPA) AGREED IN GENEVA IN JUNE COULD THE PROBLEM OF THE VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE BE RESOLVED.
MR BARNES SAID THE GOVERNMENT REMAINED COMMITTED TO THE CPA.
NEVERTHELESS. THE CPA COULD NOT BE A COMPREHENSIVE SOLUTION WITHOUT THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF ALL ITS COMPONENTS AND WITHOUT ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE REPATRIATION OF ALL THOSE WHO HAD BEEN SCREENED OUT AS NON-REFUGEES, HONG KONG WOULD CONTINUE TO ATTRACT MISGUIDED AND MISLED VIETNAMESE RESETTLEMENT SEEKERS.
/MR BARNES