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THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1989

WHICH WAS CHAIRED

THE DECISION WAS MADE BY A SELECTION BOARD BY THE SECRETARY FOR MUNICIPAL SERVICES, MR AUGUSTINE CHUI.

INCLUDED THE CHAIRMAN

OF

OTHER

THE HONGKONG AND MEMBERS

PURVES; SHANGHAI BANK AND MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, MR WILLIAM

MRS RITA COUNCILLOR,

FAN; EXECUTIVE

LEGISLATIVE AND LEGISLATIVE

SPORTS CONSULTANT, MR EMLYN COUNCILLOR, MR PAUL CHENG; AND BRITISH JONES.

SPORTS CENTRE SINCE 1981 1984. HE WAS FORMERLY ABBEY IN THE

MR WELLS HAS BEEN WITH THE JUBILEE AND HAS SERVED AS ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE SINCE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL SPORTS CENTRE AT BISHAM UNITED KINGDOM.

MR WELLS IS MARRIED WITH TWO CHILDREN.

CFPA APPROVES CRITERIA FOR NEW 'SEEDING GRANTS'

*

ARTS

(CFPA) APPROVED THE COUNCIL FOR THE PERFORMING MEETING YESTERDAY (WEDNESDAY) THE CRITERIA FOR THE AWARD OF GRANTS",

AT

ITS "SEEDING

THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROMISING THESE WILL BE DESIGNED TO HELP

THEM WITH PERFORMING GROUPS TOWARDS PROFESSIONAL STATUS BY ASSISTING THEIR GENERAL OPERATING EXPENDITURE AND PRODUCTION COSTS.

THE BEST SMALL "WE WANT TO DO MORE TO FOSTER THE PROGRESS OF PERFORMING GROUPS," THE COUNCIL CHAIRMAN, DR WANG GUNGWU, SAID.

"PREVIOUSLY, THE COUNCIL OFFERED

ONLY

TWO SORTS OF GRANTS: $24 MILLION THIS MAJOR LOCAL FOR AWARDS

'GENERAL SUPPORT GRANTS', AMOUNTING TO MORE THAN YEAR, TO SUBSIDISE THE ANNUAL EXPENDITURE OF SOME OF THE

ARE WHICH GRANTS' AND 'PROJECT COMPANIES; INDIVIDUAL PLAYS, CONCERTS AND 80 ON.

ONE-OFF

"THE SEEDING GRANTS WILL BE

SAID.

SOMETHING IN

BETWEEN,"

DR WANG

MONEY TO

HE POINTED OUT THAT THE COUNCIL DID NOT HAVE AS MUCH

WOULD HAVE ΤΟ START IT SPARE AS IT WOULD LIKE AND THAT, THEREFORE, IT

35 MILLION WHICH THE SCHEME THIS YEAR BY USING A PORTION OF THE HAD SET ASIDE FOR PROJECT GRANTS,

THAT

THIS WOULD BE A TERM

OF DEVELOPMENT

CONSIDERED THE COUNCIL HOWEVER, WORTHWHILE SACRIFICE IN THE CONTEXT OF THE LONG THE PERFORMING ARTS.

/DR WANG