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SEVEN OTHER APPOINTED MEMBERS ARE MR CHAN KA-KUI, MR CHAU MISS BETTY HOW-CHEN, DR DAVID HO, MR R.L. WILSON, MR TSUI TSIN-TONG, MAIR, AND MR MIKE SPEAK.

MR CHUI ALSO FORMALLY INTRODUCED THE APPOINTED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SDB, MR HOWARD WELLS, WHO WAS FORMERLY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE.

"MR WELLS WILL HELP THE PROVISIONAL SDB TO SET UP ITS EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT WHICH WILL BE ACCOMMODATED ON THE 10TH FLOOR HARBOUR CENTRE IN WAN CHAI, HE SAID.

OF

"MY STAFF IN THE RECREATION AND CULTURE BRANCH WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH THE BOARD, ITS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND STAFF TOWARDS OUR COMMON OBJECTIVES OF PROMOTING AND DEVELOPING SPORT IN HONG KONG," CHUI ADDED.

MR

THE GOVERNMENT

ALSO SPEAKING AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE, THE NEWLY APPOINTED CHAIRMAN OF THE PROVISIONAL SDB, MR WILLIAM PURVES. SAID HE WAS

ASSOCIATED WITH PLEASED TO BE

AND INITIATIVE

ΤΟ RESPONSE

HE THE

THIS NEW CONGRATULATED

FOR ACTING IN RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SPORTS CONSULTANCY REPORT.

"THE TIME FOR CONSULTATION IS NOW PAST AND THROUGH

AND PROVISIONAL BOARD

EVENTUALLY THROUGH THE FULL BOARD, WE DEMONSTRATE THAT IT WOULD BE A BODY GEARED TO ACTION, HE SAID.

C

THE

MUST

MR PURVES SAID THESE WERE EXCITING TIMES FOR HONG KONG. SPORT AND RE REATION WERE A VITAL PART OF THE WAY AHEAD.

HOWEVER, THE TASK AHEAD WOULD NOT BE EASY. HE SAID.

"THERE WILL DOUBTLESS BE TEETHING TROUBLES, SO PLEASE EXPECT THE BOARD TO RUN BEFORE IT CAN WALK'." HE SAID.

ME PURVES ALSO STRESSED THAT THE SDR WAS NOT A DEPARTMENT AND IT WOULD NEED TO LOBBY HARD WITH GOVERNMENT SUFFICIENT FUNDS.

"SPORT AND RECREATION ARE INTEGRAL ASPECTS OF THE THEIR IMPORTANCE IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. EACH INDIVIDUAL OF THE BENEFITS OF SPORT AND HEALTHY EXERCISE, HE SAID.

DO NOT

GOVERNMENT

TO OBTAIN

SOCIETY AND SHOULD LEARN

ALLOCATION

IN

"WHILE THERE ARE ENCOURAGING SIGNS FOR RESOURCE THE FIRST YEAR, THERE IS UNLIKELY TO BE SUFFICIENT FUNDS TO UNDERTAKE AN AGGRESSIVE APPROACH ALL PROJECTS AND THE BOARD WILL NEED TO TAKE

SIGNIFICANT IMPACT IN OUR SPONSORSHIP PROGRAMME, IF WE ARE TO MAKE A IN THE LONGER TERM.

STAFFING

WHERE

"THE BOARD WILL AIM TO KEEP ITS OVERHEADS LOW AND ITS

FUNDS ARE UTILISED LEAN SO THAT AS FAR AS POSSIBLE AVAILABLE MOST NEEDED, HE SAID.

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"BUT IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT FUNDING. THERE IS A NEED STREAMLINE PRESENT ARRANGEMENTS AND TO CO-ORDINATE THE

TO

MANY AGENCIES

INVOLVED IN SPORTS

AND PROMOTION

INPUT OF DEVELOPMENT,"

THE

HE

CONCLUDED.

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