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FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 1991

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MEASURES TO IMPROVE UTILISATION OF COMMUNITY HALLS

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THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION (CNTA) WILL INTRODUCE NEW MEASURES TO IMPROVE THE UTILISATION RATE OF COMMUNITY HALLS UNDER ITS MANAGEMENT.

"A PILOT SCHEME 19 BEING CARRIED OUT ΤΟ ALLOW APPROVED NON-GOVERNMENT COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS TO TAKE OVER THE OPERATION OF SAID COMMUNITY HALLS BY WAY OF A TENANCY AGREEMENT, A CNTA SPOKESMAN TODAY (FRIDAY).

THE TENANTS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING THE COMMUNITY HALL AND FOR ADVERTISING AND PROMOTING IT ΤΟ ACHIEVE MAXIMUM

MAKING UTILISATION BY LOCAL COMMUNITY AND

IT AVAILABLE FOR NORMAL PUBLIC BOOKINGS AS WELL.

THE CHILDREN'S CLUB HAD RECENTLY TAKEN OVER THE NEWLY COMPLETED TSING YI ESTATE COMMUNITY HALL AND NEGOTIATIONS WERE GOING ON WITH REGARD TO TENANCIES FOR TWO OTHER NEW COMMUNITY HALLS.

ANOTHER MEASURE то IMPROVE THE UTILISATION

RATE

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THE

INTRODUCTION OF CONTINUOUS BLOCK BOOKING ARRANGEMENTS.

THE SIMILAR TO

TENANCY AGREEMENT SYSTEM, APPLICANTS WOULD OF THESE ASSIST THE CNTA IN PROMOTING THE UTILISATION AND MANAGEMENT

GO HALLS AND THE BLOCK BOOKING ARRANGEMENT SHOULD

SOME WAY TOWARDS OVERCOMING THE

AND BOOKINGS

LOW

UTILISATION RATES.

PROBLEM OF

INSUFFICIENT DAILY

THE

THE CONCERNED DISTRICT OFFICERS WILL ENSURE THAT FACILITIES WILL STILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC BOOKING WHEN NOT BEING USED BY MAJOR BOOKER FOR A SPECIFIC ACTIVITY.

A THERE ARE AT PRESENT

TOTAL OF 13 COMMUNITY

HALLS AND TWO ESTATE COMMUNITY CENTRES, 31 COMMUNITY COMMUNITY CENTRES UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF CNTA.

CENTRES, NEIGHBOURHOOD

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ORDER

CNTA THE SPOKESMAN NOTED THAT AS ALREADY ANNOUNCED, WITHDRAW ON-SITE STAFF MANNING COMMUNITY CENTRES IN STAGES FROM APRIL 1 IN

то ACHIEVE BETTER

RESOURCES.

THE

AND

WOULD HALLS STARTING UTILISATION OF

"DESPITE STAFF WITHDRAWAL, WE WILL MAINTAIN THE COMMUNITY CENTRE SERVICE

THE PUBLIC IN HE STRESSED. EXISTING COMMUNITY BUILDING POLICY,

AND

FACILITIES ΤΟ

*T

ING

ACCORDANCE THE AND AT

WITH SAMB

DO WITH

TIME ALSO PROMOTE BETTER UTILISATION OF THE COMMUNITY HALLS."

"THE SPECIFIC MEANS OF ACHIEVING THIS IS SOMETHING TO THE MAXIMUM USE OF RESOURCES.

TO

WE ARE SEEKING FULL CO-OPERATION OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES WHO ARE TENANTS OF OUR”. CENTRES IN A BID ACHIEVE OUR OBJECTIVE AND PROVIDE THE BEST SERVICE FOR MEMBERS OF PUBLIC," HE SAID.

THE

/MEANWHILE, REVISED