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MR BARMA SAID LAST YEAR THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT COMMISSIONED CONSULTANTS TO UNDERTAKE A TECHNO-ECONOMIC AND MARKET RESEARCH ON THE METALS AND LIGHT ENGINEERING INDUSTRIES.
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THE AIM OF THE STUDY WAS TO IDENTIFY THE OPPORTUNITIES THREATS FACING THE LOCAL METALS AND LIGHT ENGINEERING INDUSTRIES TO ANALYSE THE IR STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES, WITH A VIEW RECOMMENDING MEASURES WHICH GOVERNMENT AND MANUFACTURERS COULD TAKE TO REMOVE THE CONSTRAINTS AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THEIR OPPORTUNITIES ΤΟ DEVELOP.
THE STUDY HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND THE CONSULTANTS HAVE RECENTLY SUBMITTED THEIR REPORTS TO THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT, MR BARMA SAID.
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REVIEW SUGGESTS INCLUSION OF VISUAL AND LITERARY ARTS IN GOVT SCOPE
THE SCOPE OF THE GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE ARTS SHOULD BE EXTENDED ΤΟ INCLUDE THE VISUAL AND LITERARY ARTS AND MEASURES SHOULD BE TAKEN TO ENCOURAGE MORE PRIVATE SECTOR SPONSORSHIP.
THESE ARE AMONG THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ARTS IN THE 1990S SET OUT IN THE ARTS POLICY REVIEW WHICH HAS JUST BEEN COMPLETED BY AN INTER-DEPARTMENTAL WORKING GROUP, THE SECRETARY FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE, MR JAMES SO, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE JOINT LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE LIONS CLUBS OF TAI PING SHAN AND MOUNT CAMERON, MR SO SAID AT PRESENT, THE COUNCIL FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS (CFPA) WAS TASKED ΤΟ ADVISE THE GOVERNMENT ONLY ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PERFORMING ARTS.
IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED BY THE ARTS COMMUNITY THAT A SUCH AS AN ARTS COUNCIL OR ARTS DEVELOPMENT BOARD BE REPLACE THE CFPA TO CO-ORDINATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WHOLE.
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WHEN CONSIDERING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ARTS COUNCIL WITH RESPONSIBILITIES IN POLICY DETERMINATION AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION, MR SO STRESSED THAT A KEY FACTOR TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT WAS THE AUTONOMY OF THE TWO MUNICIPAL COUNCILS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ARTS,
THE WORKING GROUP FELT THAT A MORE PRACTICAL ALTERNATIVE IS TO RE-ORGANISE THE CFPA INTO A NON-STATUTORY ARTS COUNCIL SO AS TO ADVISE THE GOVERNMENT ON MATTERS RELATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PERFORMING, VISUAL AND LITERARY ARTS, MR SO SAID.
ON ARTS FUNDING, MR SO NOTED THAT AT PRESENT, BOTH THE GOVERNMENT AND THE TWO MUNICIPAL COUNCILS GIVE FUNDING SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ARTS.
THE PRIVATE SECTOR HAD ALSO BECOME MORE RECEPTIVE TO PROVIDING SPONSORSHIP IN RECENT YEARS.
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