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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27,

1991

"SECTION 5(2) OF THE HEUNG YEE KUK ORDINANCE DEFINES THE TERM OF THE OFFICE OF HEUNG YEE KUK COUNCILLORS AS THREB YEARS COMMENCING FROM THE FIRST DAY OF JUNE.

"GIVEN THE CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN 1991 AND THE DESIGNATION OF THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE FULL COUNCIL OF THE KUK AS THE ELECTORATE OF THE RURAL FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY, THE HEUNG YEE KUK (AMENDMENT) BILL 1991 WOULD AMEND THE TENURE OF THE COUNCILLORS FROM THREE TO FOUR YEARS, HE SAID.

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DEBATE ON THE MOTION WAS ADJOURNED.

KUK

BILL SEEKS TO RENAME JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE

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THE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE (AMENDMENT) BILL 1991 SEEKS RENAME 'JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE" TO "HONG KONG SPORTS INSTITUTE" IN ORDER TO REFLECT MORE ACCURATELY THE ROLE OF THE INSTITUTE I'N THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPORTS IN THE TERRITORY, THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, THE HON PETER TSAO, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE BILL, MR TSAO SAID IF THE NECESSARY LEGISLATION COULD BE ENACTED, IT WAS THE GOVERNMENT'S INTENTION TO MAKE THE CHANGES ON APRIL 1 THIS YEAR.

"THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS WOULD NOT AFFECT THE DAY-TO-DAY ADMINISTRATION OF THE INSTITUTE WHICH WOULD CONTINUE TO BE RUN AS AN INDEPENDENT STATUTORY BODY," HE SAID, ADDING THAT THERE WOULD ALSO NOT BE ANY FINANCIAL COMMITMENT FOR GOVERNMENT.

"THE AMENDMENT BILL PROVIDES MAINLY FOR THE CHANGE OF THE NAME + JUBILLE SPORTS CENTRE' TO 'HONG KONG SPORTS INSTITUTE'; RE-DEFINING MORE CLEARLY THE OBJECTIVES AND UPDATING THE FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF THE BOARDS; PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A VICE-CHAIRMAN; AND CHANGING ITS FINANCIAL YEAR TO APRIL 1 TO MARCH 31 TO COINCIDE WITH GOVERNMENT PRACTICE."

ON THE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE, THE SECRETARY NOTED THAT IT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1977 UNDER THE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE ORDINANCE (CHAPTER 309), WHICH PROVIDED FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE BOARD TO MANAGE AND CONTROL THE CENTRE.

THAT THE IMPLEMENT

"ON APRIL 25, 1989, THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ADVISED HONG KONG SPORTS DEVELOPMENT BOARD SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED TO A RESTRUCTURED SPORTS AND RECREATION POLICY AND DEVOTE MORE ATTENTION AND RESOURCES TO COMPETITIVE SPORT AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF FIRST-CLASS INTERNATIONAL SPORTSMEN IN HONG KONG.

"IT WAS ENVISAGED THAT, IN SUPPORT OF SUCH OBJECTIVES, THE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE SHOULD BE DEVELOPED INTO A HONG KONG SPORTS INSTITUTE." MR TSAO SAID.

/MR TSAO

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