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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1987

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+RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE ORGANISATION AND FUNDING OF RECREATION AND SPORT ACTIVITIES AT DISTRICT LEVELS HAVE BEEN TRANSFERRED TO THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT. THESE ORGANISATIONAL CHANGES HAVE HIGHLIGHTED THE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENT ROLES UNDERTAKEN BY THE DIFFERENT BODIES SO AS TO ACHIEVE A CO-ORDINATED APPROACH,+ MR CHUI SAID.

+FOR MANY YEARS, BOTH THE CRS AND UC HAVE CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO SPORTS DEVELOPMENT. THE FORMATION OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL IN 1986 HAS ADDED TREMENDOUS IMPETUS TO SPORT, HE SAID.

+WITH THE IMPENDING DIVESTMENT OF JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE, WHICH HAS BEEN GIVEN A JOCKEY CLUB ENDOWMENT OF $350 MILLION, WE CAN EXPECT TO SEE GREAT ADVANCES MADE IN THE NOT TOO FAR OFF FUTURE. HOWEVER, THESE DIVERSE RESOURCES NEED TO BE CLOSELY CO- ORDINATED.

+ IT IS THE AIM OF THIS SEMINAR, THEREFORE, TO EVALUATE THE CURRENT FUNDING ARRANGEMENTS AND DEMARCATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES AND TO CONSIDER HOW WE CAN BEST CO-ORDINATE AND IMPROVE THE UTILISATION OF THESE RESOURCES TO ENSURE AN ILLUSTRIOUS FUTURE FOR SPORT IN HONG KONG.+

PRIZES FOR OUTSTANDING YOUNG PEOPLE IN EASTERN

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OUTSTANDING YOUTHS IN EASTERN DISTRICT WILL BE AWARDED THEIR PRIZES IN A CEREMONY ORGANISED BY THE EASTERN DISTRICT YOUTH RECREATION CO-ORDINATION COMMITTEE FOR 1986-87 TOMORROW (SUNDAY) AT THE KIANGSU AND CHEKI ANG PRIMARY SCHOOL HALL IN NORTH POINT.

TO SUPPORT THE DISTRICT-WIDE CIVIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN FOR 1986-87, THE COMMITTEE HAS ORGANISED AND CO-ORGANISED A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES WITH THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD, EASTERN DISTRICT SCHOOL LIAISON COMMITTEE AND OTHER DISTRICT ORGANISATIONS.

THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDED AN AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING PROJECT IN CIVIC EDUCATION, +KNOWING THE HISTORICAL FIGURES AND GEOGRAPHY OF CHINA+, ADVANCED YOUTH LEADERSHIP TRAINING COURSE, CAMP FOR THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED AND ABLED BODIES AND CANTONESE OPERA FOR THE ELDERLY.

AT TOMORROW'S