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FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1993
THE SPOKESMAN SAID WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF TARGET SPORTS WOULD REST WITH THE SDB, THE SPORTS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMMES AND SPORTS AID PROGRAMMES WOULD BE CONSOLIDATED AND ADMINISTERED BY THE HKSI.
THIS WILL MAXIMISE THE USE OF RESOURCES IN ELITE SPORTS TRAINING, HE ADDED.
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PROPOSAL HAS BEEN DISCUSSED WITH AND ENDORSED BY BOTH THE SDB AND THE HKSI BOARD.
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THE SPOKESMAN ALSO NOTED THAT THE MERGER WOULD NOT REDUCE PLAYED BY THE AMATEUR SPORTS FEDERATION & OLYMPIC COMMITTEE NATIONAL SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS AS THE REPRESENTATIVES OF HONG SPORTS ABROAD.
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THE HONG KONG SPORTS DEVELOPMENT BOARD (AMENDMENT) BILL 1993 WILL BE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON MAY 26.
NEW SPORTS ROAD IN HAPPY VALLEY
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THE GOVERNMENT PROPOSES TO BUILD A NEW SPORTS ROAD TO REPLACE EXISTING ONE WHICH WILL BE CLOSED PERMANENTLY TO FACILITATE THE EXTENSION OF THE HAPPY VALLEY RACECOURSE.
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THE NEW SPORTS ROAD, TO BE BUILT NORTH OF THE WILL HAVE A TWO-LANE CARRIAGEWAY FOR EASTBOUND TRAFFIC, FOOTPATHS A PEDESTRIAN SUBWAY CROSSING AT ITS WESTERN END.
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ASSOCIATED ROAD WORKS WILL ALSO BR CARRIED OUT ΤΟ IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW IN THE HAPPY VALLEY AREA.
IMPROVEMENT WORKS INCLUDE WIDENING OF THE DOWN RAMP OF CANAL ROAD FLYOVER OUTSIDE TIMES SQUARE, ADDITION OF A U-TURN, UNDER CANAL ROAD FLYOVER AND WIDENING OF THE RIGHT-TURN APPROACH FOR WESTBOUND TRAFFIC ON LEIGHTON ROAD.
WORKS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN NEXT MONTH FOR COMPLETION IN ABOUT JULY 1994. THE EXISTING SPORTS ROAD WILL NOT BE CLOSED UNTIL THE NEW SPORTS ROAD IS OPEN.
MOST OF THE TREES TO BE AFFECTED BY THE WORKS WILL BE PRESERVED BY A SPECIAL PROGRAMME TO TRANSPLANT THEM. THESE INCLUDE TWO OLD BANYAN TREES ALONG SPORTS ROAD. BUT, A STUDY BY BOTANICAL EXPERTS INDICATED THAT A THIRD BANYAN TREE, WHICH WAS DAMAGED BY A STORM, CANNOT SURVIVE A TRANSPLANT.
THE PROPOSED ROAD WORKS HAVE BEEN AUTHORISED BY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL AND A NOTICE TO THIS EFFECT MADE UNDER THE ROADS (WORKS, USE AND COMPENSATION) ORDINANCE, WAS GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).
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