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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1991

BUT LIKE TO SEE THE RATE OF INFLATION COME DOWN,

I "I WOULD THINK PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS ABOUT WHAT 18 PRACTICALLY POSSIBLE," HE SAID.

"WE WILL CONTINUE TO TRY TO TAKE MEASURES TO KEEP INFLATION CAN'T UNDER CONTROL, BUT AT THE SAME TIME ALL OF US REALISE THAT YOU

MOMENT SUDDENLY BRING DOWN INFLATION FROM THE RATES WE'VE GOT AT THE TO VERY, VERY LOW RATES WITHOUT HAVING A DAMAGING EFFECT ON THE ECONOMY, SIR DAVID ADDED.

WHOLE

ONGOING DISCUSSION WITH UC ON HK STADIUM REDEVELOPMENT

* *

So, HAD A WITH THE URBAN PROPOSAL ΤΟ FUND THE

THE SECRETARY FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE, MR JAMES FRANK AND USEFUL DISCUSSION THIS (WEDNESDAY) MORNING COUNCIL'S WORKING GROUP ON THE JOCKEY CLUB'S REDEVELOPMENT OF THE HONG KONG STADIUM.

THE LACK THE QUESTION OF TO THE COUNCIL

MR SO APPRECIATED THE URBAN COUNCIL'S CONCERNS ABOUT OF AN ATHLETIC TRACK IN THE PROPOSED NEW STADIUM, WHETHER ADEQUATE INFORMATION HAD BEEN MADE AVAILABLE AS WELL AS THE FUTURE MANAGEMENT OF THE NEW STADIUM.

CLARIFIED

IT THAT

REMAINED THE MR SO DURING THE MEETING,

GROUND IN JOCKEY CLUB'S FIRM PROPOSAL TO UPGRADE THE ABERDEEN SPORTS

CAPACITY OF BETWEEN 10,000 ORDER TO PROVIDE, INTER ALIA, A SEATING AND 12,500.

THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS WOULD GO A LONG WAY TOWARDS MEETING

A VERY SMALL SCHOOLS, BUT HE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE WOULD STILL BE

EVERY YEAR

THE MEETS

WHICH SCHOOL ATHLETIC NUMBER OF JOINT UPGRADED ABERDEEN SPORTS GROUND WOULD NOT BE ADEQUATE.

FOR

OF FACILITIES AS REGARDS THE COUNCIL'S CONCERN ABOUT THE LACK

OF THE HONG KONG FOR USE BY SCHOOLS DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PERIOD

AS то STADIUM, MR SO SAID CONSTRUCTION COULD BE PHASED IN SUCH A WAY MINIMISE DISRUPTION TO USERS.

CAREFUL SCHEDULING HAD AND THE USERS

TO ACHIEVE THIS, IT WAS ACCEPTED THAT TO BE WORKED OUT BETWEEN THE COUNCIL, THE JOCKEY CLUB CONCERNED, INCLUDING SCHOOLS.

MR

SO SAID ALL

INFORMATION RELEVANT

ΤΟ THE AVAILABLE THE COUNCIL. HIS BRANCH GOVERNMENT HAD NOW BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO

COUNCIL WOULD BE HAPPY TO DISCUSS ANY ASPECTS OF THE PROJECT WITH THE TO ASSIST IT IN REACHING AN EARLY DECISION.

INTENTION ΤΟ TAKE FOR THE NEW STADIUM AWAY FROM THE

MR SO CONFIRMED THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAD NO THE MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY COUNCIL'S HANDS.

/HOWEVER, HE