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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1989.

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MR CHUI SAID PROMOTION OF THE ARTS THROUGH INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL EXCHANGE WOULD ALSO BENEFIT HONG KONG AND ITS LONG TERM FUTURE.

HE SAID IT HAD BEEN PREDICTED THAT HONG KONG, AS THE GATEWAY TO CHINA AND LOCATED IN A STRATEGIC POSITION IN THE PACIFIC BASIN. WOULD SEE MORE DYNAMIC DEVELOPMENTS AS IT ENTERED THE 21ST CENTURY.

"IT IS ANOTHER ASPECT OF OUR CHALLENGE TO ENSURE THAT WE NOT JUST AN INTERNATIONAL TRADING CROSSROADS BUT ALSO INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL CROSSROADS. HE SAID.

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MR CIUI SAID THERE WAS A BIG INCREASE IN FACILITIES AND RECREATION IN RECENT YEARS AND THE ESTABLISHMENT SPORTS DEVELOPMENT BOARD WAS AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE.

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STRATEGY.

"THE TASK NOW 15 TO FORMULATE AN OVERALL DEVELOPMENT STRENGTHEN SPORTS ADMINISTRATION, IMPROVE THE STANDARD OF COACHES, STEP UP TRAINING OF TALENTED ATHLETES WHILE AT THE SAME TIME PROMOTE SPORTS AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL AND ELEVATE THE STATUS OF SPORTS IN EDUCATION.

"THE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE WILL BE UPGRADED TO BECOME A SPORT INSTITUTE TO ASSIST GOVERNING BODIES OF SPORT TO IMPROVE THEIR ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE AND MAKE THE BEST USE OF THEIR MANPOWER

SPONSORSHIP' RESOURCES AND TO HELP PROMOTE

OF SPORTS ACTIVITIES BY INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE, HE SAID.

IN THE FIELD OF BROADCASTING. MR CHUI SAID HONG KONG CABLE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED WILL BEGIN THEIR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE IN

1991.

"THE CABLE TELEVISION PROJECT IS OPERATED BY AN INTERNATIONAL ENTERPRISE AND THE ENORMOUS INVESTMENT IT REPRESENTS IS A SIGNIFICANT SIGN OF CONFIDENCE IN THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG,' HE SAID.

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MR CHUI SAID ANOTHER NEW TREND IN THE BROADCASTING INDUSTRY WAS THE POPULARISATION OF THE DOMESTIC USE OF SATELLITE TELEVISION SERVICES.

HE SAID IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO SEE TO IT THAT NEW TECHNOLOGIES AS SUCH WERE MADE

THE OF HONG KONG UNDER ADEQUATE GUIDELINES COVERING LEGISLATION, ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT.

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AS FOR RADIO SERVICES, HE SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD APPROVED SETTING UP OF A SECOND COMMERCIAL RADIO STATION TO PROVIDE CHOICES FOR THE LISTENING AUDIENCE. ALSO, RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG WOULD BECOME ADMINISTRATIVELY INDEPENDENT,

OF

JURISDICTION

TO CONTINUE GOVERNMENT THROUGH THE

THE "ALTHOUGH RTHK WILL NO LONGER COME UNDER THE GOVERNMENT, THE RECREATION AND CULTURE SERVE AS A LINK BETWEEN THE STATION AND ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.

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"THE STATION HAS THE FULL RIGHT TO SELECT AND EDIT ITS PROGRAMMES AND IS ACCOUNTABLE TO ITS BOARD OF GOVERNORS, HE ADDED.

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IN CONCLUSION, MR CHUI BELIEVED THAT HONG KONG WOULD FLOURISH IN THE 21ST CENTURY, PARTICULARLY IN THE FIELDS OF RECREATION. SPORTS, THE ARTS AND BROADCASTING.

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