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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1991

OF

MR TSAO NOTED THAT OVER THE YEARS, AND IN RECOGNITION OF THE NEED FOR A MORE COMPREHENSIVE PACKAGE IN SPORTS TRAINING AND SUPPORT

BEEN SERVICES, THE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE HAD

GRADUALLY ASSUMING AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE CO-ORDINATION

ATHLETE TRAINING PROGRAMMES AND THE PROVISION OF A RANGE OF SERVICES IN SPORTS SCIENCE, SPORTS MEDICINE, COACH EDUCATION, TRAINING OF TECHNICAL OFFICIALS AND ADMINISTRATORS, AND APPLIED RESEARCH RELATED TO PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT.

"THESE TRAINING PROGRAMMES AND SERVICES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF A SOUND INFRASTRUCTURE GEARED TO UPGRADING HONG KONG'S PERFORMANCE

WITH THESE IN COMPETITIVE SPORTS.

THE DEVELOPMENTS,

NAME 'SPORTS CENTRE' IS NO LONGER APPROPRIATE,

M

HE SAID.

"ON THE OTHER HAND, 'SPORTS INSTITUTE' WOULD MORE APPROPRIATELY REFLECT THE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE'S ROLE IN PROVIDING RANGE OF COMPREHENSIVE SPORTS SERVICES AIMED то ASSIST HIGH

ATHLETES, PERFORMANCE

COACHES AND TECHNICAL OFFICIALS IN THEIR

PURSUIT FOR EXCELLENCE," HE ADDED.

DEBATE ON THE MOTION WAS ADJOURNED.

BILL TO FURTHER CURB SMUGGLING OF GOODS INTRODUCED

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1991

WHICH A BILL THE IMPORT AND EXPORT (AMENDMENT) BILL

SMUGGLING OF GOODS, WAS AIMED AT PROVIDING FURTHER CONTROLS ON THE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

BASIER THE MEASURES PROPOSED IN THE BILL WERE DESIGNED TO MAKE

BOTH AT SEA AND THE PROSECUTION OF THOSE INVOLVED IN SUCH SMUGGLING ON LAND.

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MOVING THE SECOND

READING OF

THR

FOR THE BILL,

SECRETARY OF GOODS INTO SECURITY, THE HON ALISTAIR ASPREY, SAID THE SMUGGLING CHINA, PARTICULARLY BY SPEEDBOAT, HAD BECOME A SERIOUS PROBLEM.

"AS I SAID IN THIS COUNCIL THREE WEEKS. AGO, THE MEASURES WE HAVE SO FAR TAKEN TO CURB SMUGGLING BY HIGH-POWERED SPEEDBOAT HAD ONLY LIMITED SUCCESS."

WHICH HAVE

ELECTRICAL

HAD SUCCEEDED IN STOPPING THE SECRETARY SAID THE GOVERNMENT THE SMUGGLING OF CIGARETTES, BUT THE SMUGGLING OF CARS AND GOODS REMAINED A MAJOR PROBLEM.

AND

LICENSING

OF ON "RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED

THE OPERATION

THE BASING IN HONG KONG OF SPEEDBOATS

LARGELY ELIMINATED HAVE

SUCH BOATS ART HIGH-POWERED SPEEDBOATS USED FOR SMUGGLING, BUT MANY

IN HONG KONG, STILL BEING CONSTRUCTED, MAINTAINED AND REPAIRED ASPREY SAID.

MR

/HE SAID