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FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1993

DETAILS OF THE PROPOSAL WERE GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).

A NOTICE, IN ROTH ENGLISH AND CHINESE, CAN BE SEEN ON NOTICE BOARDS POSTED NEAR THE SITE OF THE PROPOSED WORKS,

A COPY OF THE PLAN

AFFECTED CAN BE SEEN AT:

SHOWING THE AREA AND THE ROAD TO BE

CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, HARBOUR BUILDING, 38 PIER ROAD,

CENTRAL, HONG KONG;

FLOOR,

TUEN HI ROAD, TUEN

* DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE, TUEN MUN, SIXTH

GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 1 TERRITORIES AND;

TUEN MUN MUN, NEW

TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE, SECOND FLOOR, TUEN MUN OFFICES, 1 TUEN H1 ROAD, TUEN MUN, NEW TERRITORIES.

OBJECTION IN WRITING TO THE SECRETARY CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, BAST WING,

GOVERNMENT

ANY PERSON WISHING TO OBJECT TO THE PROPOSAL SHOULD SEND HIS FOR TRANSPORT, SECOND FLOOR, LOWER ALBERT ROAD, HONG KONG BEFORE JULY 13, 1993, DESCRIBING HIS INTEREST AND THE MANNER IN WHICH HE ALLEGES HE WILL BE AFFECTED.

THE

SPORTS BODIES TO MERGE FOR THE BETTER

* * *

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IN

GOVERNMENT PROPOSES TO MERGE THE HONG KONG SPORTS DEVELOPMENT BOARD (SDB) AND THE HONG KONG SPORTS INSTITUTE (HKSI) AN EFFORT TO STREAMLINE THE OPERATIONS OF THE TWO ORGANISATIONS.

THE PROPOSAL IS CONTAINED IN THE HONG KONG SPORTS DEVELOPMENT BOARD (AMENDMENT) BILL 1993 WHICH WAS GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).

AT PRESENT, THE EXISTENCE OF THE SDR AND THE HKSI AS TWO DISTINCT STATUTORY BODIES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION OF SPORTS IN HONG KONG HAS CREATED PROBLEMS OF OPERATION AND CO-ORDINATION.

**THE PROPOSED INTEGRATION WILL FOCUS THE SDB AS THE SINGLE OVERALL GOVERNING BODY FOR SPORT, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE RECREATION AND CULTURE BRANCH SAID.

"THERE WILL BE A CENTRALISED APPROACH TO FINANCE ADMINISTRATION AND CLEAR LINES OF REPORTING AND ACCOUNTABILITY, REMOVING OVERLAPPING AREAS AND ACHIEVING BETTER VALUE-FOR-MONEY TERMS OF UTILISATION OF FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR SPORTS, HE ADDED.

AND

THUS IN

AFTER THE MERGER, THE HKSI WILL BE ADMINISTERED BY A MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE WHICH WILL BE DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE TO, AND LARGELY DRAWN FROM, THE SDB.

THE INSTITUTE WILL, HOWEVER, RETAIN A SEPARATE IMAGE AND

IDENTITY.

/THE SPOKESMAN