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THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1988

CENTRE,

PART IN

THE

SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER TOURING THE JUBILEE SPORTS THE GOVERNOR SAID HE WISHED HONG KONG'S ATHLETES TAKING OLYMPICS IN SEOUL WELL AND HOPED FOR SOME SUCCESS.

SCHOLARSHIP

HAD

TIME

WAS SIR DAVID

VERY IMPRESSED BY THE CENTRE'S AND NOTED THAT THE PROGRAMME

TECHNIQUES IN MODERN SPORTS DEVELOPED SO MUCH THAT IT WAS NECESSARY TO SPEND A GREAT DEAL OF IN ORDER TO REACH WORLD STANDARDS.

HERE ON 19 SPORTS,

SCHOLARSHIP 30 OBVIOUSLY VERY

PEOPLE "AND FOR THAT REASON, HAVING

TO THEY CAN DEVOTE A GREAT DEAL OF TIME NECESSARY," HE SAID.

WHEN ASKED TO COMMENT ON THE CONSULTANCY REPORT MR EMLYN JONES, STR DAVID SAID IT WAS A USEFUL REPORT.

THROUGH A "IT'S NOW GOING

PERIOD OF GOVERNMENT WILL WAIT AND SEE WHAT ANSWERS COME CONSULTATION AND THEN WE'LL MAKE THE DECISIONS AND ON THE CONSULTATION, THE GOVERNOR SAID.

WHETHER ASKED

ALLOCATION FOR SPORTS,

"

ON SPORTS BY

SO THE CONSULTATION.

IN FROM THE PUBLIC BASED ON THE REPORT

THE GOVERNMENT WOULD INCREASE ITS FUND

URBAN GOVERNMENT,

COUNCIL SIR DAVID SAID THE

LOT OF MONEY INTO SPORTS AND REGIONAL COUNCIL HAD ALREADY PUT A FACILITIES, AND SUCH EFFORTS WOULD CONTINUE.

"BUT WE WANT TO GET RIGHT TWO THINGS, ONE IS ORGANISATION THE OTHER IS FUNDING," HE SAID,

AND

"IT SHOULDN'T JUST BE GOVERNMENT FUNDING, SPONSORSHIP VERY USEFUL FOR SPORTS PURPOSES," SIR DAVID SAID.

IS ALSO

GIRL DOES NOT HAVE PLAGUE

GIRL

ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY) THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT

LABORATORY

THE ON THAT THE

TESTS

FOUR-YEAR-OLD VIETNAMESE SUSPECTED TO BE SUFFERING FROM PLAGUE SHOWED A NEGATIVE RESULT,

AND IS

SHE IS THEREFORE CONSIDERED TO BE NOT A CASE OF PLAGUE BEING TREATED AS A CASE OF ORDINARY INFECTION. SHE HAS RESPONDED TO TREATMENT AND IS EXPECTED TO BE DISCHARGED FROM HOSPITAL IN DAYS' TIME.

WELL

A FEW

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