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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1993

EX-GRATIA PAYMENTS TO BLOOD AND BLOOD

THE COUNCIL HAS ALREADY APPROVED 50 PATIENTS INFECTED WITH HIV THROUGH TRANSFUSION OF PRODUCTS IN HONG KONG BEFORE AUGUST 1985,

THE PAYMENTS TOTAL OVER $28 MILLION.

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INTEGRATION TO ENHANCE SPORTS DEVELOPMENT

THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THE PROPOSED INTEGRATION OF THE SPORTS DEVELOPMENT BOARD AND HONG KONG SPORTS INSTITUTE IS TO PROVIDE A SINGLE INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION OF SPORTS AND PHYSICAL RECREATION IN HONG KONG,

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THE PROPOSAL WAS EXPLAINED BY THE SECRETARY FOR RECREATION CULTURE, MR JAMES so, AFTER THIS MORNING'S LEGCO BILLS COMMITTEE MEETING TO EXAMINE THE HONG KONG SPORTS DEVELOPMENT BOARD (AMENDMENT) BILL 1993,

"THE PROPOSED INTEGRATION WILL PROVIDE A CLEAR FOCUS FOR CO- ORDINATING EFFORTS IN SPORTS DEVELOPMENT.

"IT WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE TO ADOPT A UNIFIED APPROACH TO SUCH MATTERS AS ADMINISTRATION, POLICY FORMATION AND FUND RAISING.

"THE RESULT WILL BE A SMOOTHER MECHANISM FOR THE DELIVERY OF SPORTS AND GREATER COST-EFFECTIVENESS IN THE UTILISATION OF RESOURCES," MR SO SAID.

ALTHOUGH THE SPORTS DEVELOPMENT BOARD AND HONG KONG SPORTS INSTITUTE WILL BE INTEGRATED TO FORM A NEW ORGANISATION, THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE ΤΟ EITHER THE STATUS OR ROLE OF THE HONG KONG SPORTS INSTITUTE, MUNICIPAL COUNCILS, AMATEUR SPORTS FEDERATION AND OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (ASF&OC) AND NATIONAL SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS.

THEY WILL CONTINUE TO PLAY THEIR OWN INDIVIDUAL VITAL ROLES IN SPORTS DEVELOPMENT.

"THE INDIVIDUALITY AND AUTONOMY OF THE HONG KONG SPORTS INSTITUTE WILL BE PRESERVED," MR SO STRESSED.

A SEPARATE MANAGEMENT COMMITTER WILL BE ESTABLISHED FOR THE CONTROL OF THE INSTITUTE'S DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS.

THE COMMITTEE WILL BE HEADED BY A CHAIRMAN APPOINTED DIRECTLY BY THE GOVERNOR FROM THE MEMBERS OF THE SPORTS DEVELOPMENT BOARD.

THE INTENTION IS TO ENSURE THAT THE HONG KONG SPORTS INSTITUTE TS ABLE TO FUNCTION INDEPENDENTLY WITHIN THE BROAD POLICY PARAMETERS DEFINED BY THE SPORTS DEVELOPMENT BOARD.

THE ROLE OF THE HONG KONG SPORTS INSTITUTE WILL, IN CLEARER AND LARGER AFTER THE INTEGRATION.

FACT,

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/THE INSTITUTE