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TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1989

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BILL TO AMEND BETTING DUTY ORDINANCE TO BE INTRODUCED

THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL AGREED TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT A SHOULD BE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ΤΟ AMEND BETTING DUTY ORDINANCE TO PERMIT THE JOCKEY CLUB TO TAKE BETS ON MEETINGS OUTSIDE HONG KONG.

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RACE

"THIS WILL ALLOW THE JOCKEY CLUB TO BROADCAST OVERSEAS RACES LIVE AND ORGANISE BETTING ON THEM, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY.

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"IT HAS BEEN DECIDED THAT LIVE BROADCASTS OF OVERSEAS RACES SHOULD ONLY TAKE PLACE ON REGULAR RACE DAYS BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 1 AND JUNE 15; THE EXISTING SUMMER CLOSE SEASON WILL REMAIN, HE SAID.

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THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT THE JOCKEY CLUB HAD PUT FORWARD PROPOSALS TO SIMULCAST A LIMITED NUMBER OF PRESTIGIOUS OVERSEAS RACES EACH OPEN SEASON.

"THE GOVERNMENT CONSIDERS THAT THE WORLD-WIDE TREND OF SIMULCASTING MAJOR SPORTING EVENTS WILL INCREASE, AND THAT HONG KONG MUST KEEP PACE SO AS TO CHANNEL ANY BOOKMAKING ACTIVITIES ARISING FROM SUCH TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS INTO OFFICIALLY SANCTIONED OUTLETS.

"IT IS ESTIMATED THAT ABOUT $2 MILLION OF PUBLIC REVENUE WILL BE GENERATED BY EACH RACE, HE SAID.

SENIOR GOVERNMENT DIRECTORATE APPOINTMENTS

THE GOVERNMENT TODAY (TUESDAY) ANNOUNCED THE FOLLOWING SENIOR DIRECTORATE APPOINTMENTS:

MR AUGUSTINE CHUI KAM, SECRETARY FOR MUNICIPAL SERVICES, WILL ASSUME THE NEW POST OF SECRETARY FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE IN SEPTEMBER UPON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NEW RECREATION AND CULTURE BRANCH,

MR PETER TSAO KWANG-YUNG, SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND INFORMATION, WILL SUCCEED MR DONALD LIAO POON-HUAI, SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, WHEN MR LIAO RETIRES AT THE END OF OCTOBER ON REACHING THE AGE OF 60 AFTER 29 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.

THE TITLE OF SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION WILL CHANGED TO SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS WHEN MR TSAO ASSUMES THE POST.

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