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THE BILL ALSO PROPOSES TO SET UP AN EMPLOYEES RETRAINING TO TAKE CHARGE OF THE FUND.
REPRESENTATIVES
BOARD
OF EMPLOYERS,
SHALL BE
THE BOARD WILL COMPRISE EMPLOYEES, TRAINING BODIES AND THE GOVERNMENT, ALL OF WHOM APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR.
IT WILL ALSO CONSIDER THE PROVISION OF RETRAINING COURSES DESIGNED FOR THE BENEFIT OF LOCAL EMPLOYEES IN ADJUSTING TO CHANGES IN THE EMPLOYMENT MARKET AND TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF RETRAINING ALLOWANCES TO BE PAID TO THOSE LOCAL EMPLOYEES UNDERGOING RETRAINING.
WORK
OF ADVISE
UPON ITS ESTABLISHMENT, THE BOARD WILL TAKE OVER THE THE PROVISIONAL FUND BOARD WHICH WAS SET UP EARLY THIS YEAR TO ON THE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PILOT RETRAINING PROGRAMMES.
THE BILL WILL BE INTRODUCED TO THE FIRST AND SECOND READING ON JUNE 24.
LEGISLATIVE
NEW CHAIRMEN APPOINTED TO TWO SPORTS BODIES
COUNCIL
FOR
THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE, MR PAUL LEUNG, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT THE MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT BOARD AND THE HONG KONG SPORTS TERM FROM JULY 1, 1992 TO MARCH 31, 1994 GOVERNOR.
OF THE HONG KONG SPORTS INSTITUTE BOARD FOR THE HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE
THE TERM OF APPOINTMENTS OF THE EXISTING BOARDS WILL EXPIRE THE END OF JUNE 1992.
AT
"WITH EFFECT FROM JULY 1, 1992. DEVELOPMENT BOARD AND THE HONG KONG SPORTS INSTITUTE BOARD
BOTH THE HONG KONG SPORTS A NEW CHAIRMAN, WITH MR DAVID GLEDHILL TAKING OVER THE
WILL HAVE FORMER AND MAJOR GENERAL GUY WATKINS, THAT OF THE LATTER,'
CHAIR OF THE
HE SAID.
"
OF JOHN SWIRE AND EXECUTIVE OF CURRENT VICE-CHAIRMAN
MR GLEDHILL WAS, UNTIL RECENTLY, CHAIRMAN SONS (HK) LTD AND MAJOR GENERAL GUY WATINS IS THE CHIEF THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB AS WELL AS THE HONG KONG SPORTS INSTITUTE BOARD.
"SPORTS IN HONG KONG HAVE BENEFITTED ENORMOUSLY OVER TWO YEARS UNDER THE OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP OF THE HON WILLIAM AND MR PAUL CHENG, THE CURRENT CHAIRMEN
DEVELOPMENT RESPECTIVELY,
BOARD
AND THE
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HE SAID.
HONG
OF THE KONG SPORTS
BOTH OF THEM HAVE BEEN ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN
OF THE HONG KONG SPORTS DEVELOPMENT BOARD AND THE INSTITUTE (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE
JUBILEE
SPORTS
OF
THE PAST
PURVES, HONG KONG SPORTS INSTITUTE BOARD
THE ESTABLISHMENT HONG KONG SPORTS CENTRE), AND HAVE
BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN SHAPING THE FUTURE OF SPORTS IN HONG KONG.
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