XN000022-1984-07-04 — Page 2

WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 1984

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HONG KONG TO HAVE MORE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES

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WITH THE FORMATION OF THE NEW REGIONAL COUNCIL, RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES WOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE IN THE COMING YEARS, THE DEPUTY TO THE GOVERNOR, MR DENIS BRAY, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

HE WAS SPEAKING AT THE INAUGURATION CEREMONY OF THE HONG KONG RECREATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, WHICH PROVIDES, AMONG OTHER THINGS, A FORUM FOR MEMBERS TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION, EXPERIENCE AND IDEAS ON THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF RECREATION MANAGEMENT IN HONG KONG AND ABROAD.

MR BRAY SAID THAT THE ASSOCIATION HAD BEEN FORMED AT THE RIGHT TIME AS THERE WOULD BE A GROWING DEMAND FOR THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES OF TRAINED RECREATION MANAGERS AND WORKERS.

WITH A LONG PERIOD OF SUSTAINED ECONOMIC GROWTH IN HONG KONG, PEOPLE HERE NOW HAD MORE LEISURE, HE SAID.

+ IN RECENT YEARS GREAT PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE IN PROVIDING A VARIETY OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY, MR BRAY POINTED OUT.

+FOR THE FACILITIES TO BE USED PROPERLY, THE USERS MUST ALSO BE TAUGHT HOW TO USE THESE FACILITIES TO BEST ADVANTAGE.

+AN INDISPENSABLE ELEMENT OF DIRECTION AND GUIDANCE IS NEEDED TO OFFER A MEANINGFUL PROGRAMME WHICH WILL NOT ONLY ENCOURAGE BUT ALSO TRAIN PEOPLE TO MAKE THE MOST OF THE USE OF THESE RESOURCES,+ HE SAID.

HE ADDED THAT ALTHOUGH RECREATION MANAGEMENT WAS A RELATIVELY NEW CONCEPT IN HONG KONG, PROGRESS HAD BEEN MADE IN THIS AREA OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS.

THIS WAS DUE MAINLY TO THE CONTRIBUTION MADE BY VOLUNTARY SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS, PUBLIC AUTHORITIES AND CIVIC-MINDED COMMERCIAL SPONSORS, AND, ABOVE ALL, TO THE EFFORTS OF DEDICATED RECREATION AND SPORTS WORKERS, HE SAID.

ON THE HONG KONG RECREATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, MR BRAY SAID THAT WITH ITS GATHERING OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF EXPERTISE, HE WAS SURE IT WOULD BE A GREAT HELP IN MANY FIELDS RELATED TO THE PROVISION AND ENJOYMENT OF RECREATION.

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