TUESDAY, SEPTEET 17, 1985
MR WEEKS SAID THE PROPOSED POLICY WOULD COVER, IN ADDITION TO REGION-WIDE AND INTER-DISTRICT ACTIVITIES, EVENTS ORGANISED ON A TERRITORY-WIDE BASIS IN WHICH THE COUNCIL IS INVITED TO TAKE PART IN RESPECT OF THE ACTIVITIES ORGANISED IN THE NON-URBAN AREA.
PROJECTS SUPPORTED BY THE COUNCIL HAD TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO
THE GENERAL PUBLIC, HE SAID.
IN ADDITION, SUITABLE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT HAD TO BE GIVEN OF THE COUNCIL'S SUPPORT IN ALL PUBLICITY MATERIAL BY THE SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS AND ORGANISATIONS CONCERNED, AND AUDITED ACCOUNTS OR CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF EXPENSES WOULD BE REQUIRED ON COMPLETION OF THE EVENTS.
MR WEEKS ESTIMATED THAT ABOUT $1 MILLION WOULD BE REQUIRED TO SPONSOR OR SUBSIDISE REGIONAL SPORTS ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD QUALIFY FOR THE COUNCIL'S SUPPORT IN THE 1986-87 FINANCIAL YEAR.
AT THE MEETING, THE COMMITTEE ALSO ENDORSED A PROPOSED SCHEME UNDER WHICH STUDENTS AND THE ELDERLY MIGHT PURCHASE TICKETS AT A DISCOUNT FOR PERFORMANCES PRESENTED BY THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT THE CIVIC CENTRES UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT.
MR WEEKS SAID, ALTHOUGH TICKETS FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE DEPARTMENT'S PRESENTATIONS ARE NORMALLY PRICED AT RELATIVELY LOW LEVEL, TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION MARKETABILITY IN THE RESPECTIVE DISTRICT, IT IS FELT THAT THE INTRODUCTION OF A SCHEME OF DISCOUNT TICKETS WOULD PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL INCENTIVE FOR STUDENTS AND THE ELDERLY TO ATTEND CULTURAL PRESENTATIONS.+
THIS WOULD HELP TO CULTIVATE THE INTEREST OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE PERFORMING ARTS AND ENRICH THE LIFE OF THE AGED, THUS CONTRIBUTING TO THE EXPANSION OF POTENTIAL AUDIENCES AND USERS OF THE CIVIC CENTRES.
THE SCHEME WOULD PROVIDE FOR A 50 PER CENT DISCOUNT FOR TICKETS IN ANY PRICE CATEGORY FOR FULL-TIME STUDENTS UNDER 25 YEARS OF AGE AND PEOPLE AGED 65 YEARS AND ABOVE. A MAXIMUM OF 20 PER CENT OF SEATS IN EACH PRICE ZONE WOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR DISCOUNT TICKETS.
MR WEEKS SAID THAT AS THESE SEATS WOULD NOT BE PRE-FIXED ON THE SEATING PLANS OR RESERVED EXCLUSIVELY FOR STUDENTS AND THE ELDERLY, HOLDERS OF DISCOUNT TICKETS COULD SIT WITH THEIR FRIENDS AND RELATIVES HOLDING ORDINARY TICKETS.
UNDER THE SCHEME, PATRONS MAY PURCHASE DISCOUNT TICKETS ON BEHALF OF THEIR CHILDREN AND ELDERLY RELATIVES, RATHER THAN THE SE HAVING TO PURCHASE THEIR TICKETS PERSONALLY.
MR WEEKS SAID THE PROPOSED SCHEME WOULD BE REVIEWED AFTER
A TRIAL PERIOD OF FOUR MONTHS, STARTING DECEMBER 1, 1985.
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