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Exercise and recreation were also essential building blocks of society since they were an important component of good health and fitness thus significantly contributing to productivity and providing decent alternatives to various less desirable activities, she said.
In respect of arts and sport, Mrs Cartland said the Sports Development Board and the Arts Development Council had been working on strategic plans to set the course for the next five years.
"Each of these plans has been the subject of a period of public consultation to allow them to be refined and prioritised.
"To implement each of these plans, we will be hoping to identify diverse sources of funding but insofar as sums from General Revenue are required, we are likely also in due course to be putting proposals to the Finance Committee of this Council," said Mrs Cartland.
End/Thursday, October 19, 1995
Flood relief projects underway: Director of Home Affairs
The Administration is taking active and practical steps to alleviate the problems of flooding which are particularly acute in Yuen Long and North Districts, the Director of Home Affairs, Mrs Shelley Lau, said today (Thursday).
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the Tak Yuet Lau flood shelter in Ta Kwu Ling, Mrs Lau said there were both short and long-term solutions to the flooding problems in the northern New Territories.
She said: "In the short term, under the Rural Planning and Improvement Strategy's (RPIS) Minor Works programme, the Home Affairs Department (HAD) and other works agency departments are implementing projects to provide some alleviation of the worst spots or, as in this case, provide temporary measures to help those worst affected.