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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1993

THE HONG KONG GOLF ASSOCIATION HAS FORMULATED A FOUR-YEAR PLAN WITH JUNIOR DEVELOPMENT AS ONE OF THE MAJOR FEATURES.

THE ASSOCIATION HOPES TO SEE SOME 50,000 . GOLFERS EMERGING IN THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.

HOWEVER, UP TO NOW THE PUBLIC HAVE BEEN DISCOURAGED FROM TAKING UP THE SPORT BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF PUBLIC FACILITIES.

THE SECRETARY FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE, MR JAMES SO, SAID "IN RESPONSE TO THE GOVERNMENT'S REQUEST AND ECHOING THE GOVERNMENT'S BID TO PROMOTE GOLF TO THE GENERAL COMMUNITY, THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB HAS AGREED, IN PRINCIPLE, ΤΟ TAKE THE PROPOSED GOLF CENTRE ON AS ITS NEXT MAJOR CHARITABLE PROJECT.

A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE CLUB WILL BE DRAWN UP SHORTLY BUT THE JOCKEY CLUB WILL MEET ALL THE COSTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE GOLF CENTRE.

IN ADDITION, THE JOCKEY CLUB WILL ALSO MANAGE THE CENTRE INITIALLY ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT, AT THE JOCKEY CLUB'S EXPENSE, UNTIL THE CENTRE IS RUNNING SUCCESSFULLY WHEN IT MAY BE HANDED OVER TO AN ALTERNATIVE MANAGEMENT BODY.

"THE GOLF CENTRE KILL REMAIN A GOVERNMENT UNDERTAKING WITH THE RECREATION AND CULTURE BRANCH BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR IT, MR SO ADDED.

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THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AT KAU SAI CHAU WILL RE SUBJECT TO SATISFACTORY FINDINGS FROM ENVIRONMENTAL AND TRANSPORTATION IMPACT ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER NECESSARY STUDIES, AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ANY RECOMMENDED MEASURES, TO ENSURE THAT THE PROJECT IS IN LINE WITH

GOVERNMENT STANDARDS.

"IN PARTICULAR, STAGE I OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT TO DETERMINE THE ENVIRONMENTAL ACCEPTABILITY OF THE PROJECT MUST BE COMPLETED AND SHOW POSITIVE RESULTS BEFORE THE PROJECT CAN BE AUTHORISED TO GO AHEAD," MR SO SAID.

IT IS HOPED THAT CONSTRUCTION WOULD START EARLY TAKE ABOUT TWO YEARS TO COMPLETE.

NEXT YEAR

AND

TENDERS INVITED FOR PORT WORKS MAINTENANCE

THE CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT (

(CED) IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS TO SEAWALLS, PIERS AND OTHER PORT WORKS FOR THE YEAR 1994/95.

THE WORKS INCLUDE DREDGING AND MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF SEAWALLS, PIERS AND OTHER MARINE STRUCTURES, TOGETHER WITH CONSTRUCTION OF NEW MINOR MARINE WORKS.

THE PORT WORKS DIVISION OF THE CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE OF CED WILL DESIGN AND SUPERVISE THE WORKS.

/THE CONTRACT