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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1993

ENGAGE IN

ΤΟ SUCH ACTIVITIES AS MAY BE NECESSARY THESE GOALS; AND

ACHIEVE

ENGAGE

AFTER

MR

IN SUCH OTHER ACTIVITIES AS THE GOVERNOR MAY, CONSULTATION WITH THE COUNCIL, PERMIT OR ASSIGN TO IT.

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OF

MODUS

SO SAID: "THE WORKING GROUP WILL BE TASKED WITH DRAWING TERMS REGARDING THE MEMBERSHIP GUIDELINES, THE RECOMMENDATIONS

FUNCTIONS, OBJECTIVES, STRUCTURE,

AND STAFFING OPERANDI THAT THE PROVISIONAL BODY NEEDS TO ENABLE IT TO CARRY OUT ITS MISSION IN THE MOST APPROPRIATE MANNER FOR HONG KONG.

REFERENCE,

"IT

ARTS

WILL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE VIEWS AND COMMENTS OF THE COMMUNITY AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES IN DRAWING UP ITS PLANS."

ALSO HAVE TO PREPARE FOR THE

PROVISIONAL

TAKE OVER THE FUNDING AND ACTIVITIES OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS.

THIS

WORKING GROUP BODY ΤΟ

WILL

SO

THE END OF THE 1993/94 FINANCIAL YEAR WOULD SEEM A SUITABLE POINT FOR THE TRANSITION FROM THE CFPA TO THE PROVISIONAL BODY, MR SAID.

THE WORKING GROUP SHOULD AIM TO COMPLETE ITS WORK AND TO THE RELEVANT GOVERNMENT APPROVALS SOMETIME NEXT YEAR.

GAIN

THE PROVISIONAL BODY WILL THEN TAKE OVER THE FUNCTIONS OF ADVISING THE SECRETARY FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE ON THE SCOPE, MANAGEMENT AND EXPENDITURE OF THE RECURRENT FUNDS PREVIOUSLY ALLOCATED THE SIR TO THE CFPA, THE FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR ARTS DEVELOPMENT UNDER DAVID TRENCH FUND FOR RECREATION AND POSSIBLY OTHER PUBLIC TRUST FUNDS RELATED TO DEVELOPING AND PROMOTING THE ARTS.

IN ADDITION, IT WILL ALSO ADVISE THE SECRETARY FOR AND CULTURE ON THE SCOPE, MANAGEMENT AND EXPENDITURE OF WHATEVER OTHER FUNDS ARE ALLOCATED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ARTS BY THE OR RAISED OR DONATED FROM OTHER SOURCES FOR THIS PURPOSE.

RECREATION

GOVERNMENT

THE THE PROVISIONAL BODY WILL START WORK ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF

LIGHT FINE TUNE THE PLANS DRAWN UP BY THE WORKING GROUP IN THE

AND EXPERIENCE

HELP THE GOVERNMENT IN

THE NECESSARY

APRIL ESTABLISH THE BODY ON A STATUTORY BASIS BY

ARTS, OF

LEGISLATION

1995.

TO

DRAFTING

1,

STRATEGIC

THE PROVISIONAL BODY WILL ALSO NEED TO START DRAWING

DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCIAL PLANS AND

TARGETS SETTING

TO YARDSTICKS

MEASURE IT'S PERFORMANCE AND

THE THAT OF ORGANISATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH WHICH IT WILL BE WORKING AND IT WILL BE SUPPORTING.

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AND ARTS WHICH

COMMITTEE

EFFECTIVE IN ADDITION, IT WILL NEED TO IMPLEMENT AN STRUCTURE AND MODUS OPERANDI AS WELL AS RECRUITING THE STAFF NEEDED TO SUPPORT THE COUNCIL AND TO IMPLEMENT ITS DECISIONS.

ALL BEING WELL, THE STATUTORY HKADC WILL BE ESTABLISHED AND ITS CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS APPOINTED, WITH EFFECT FROM APRIL 1

1995.

J

/THIS BODY