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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1993

THE INSTITUTE WILL REMAIN THE TECHNICAL ARM OF SPORTS, RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSISTING ELIGIBLE ATHLETES TO ACHIEVE SPORTING EXCELLENCE, COACH TRAINING, AND SPORTS SUPPORT SERVICES SUCH AS SPORTS SCIENCE AND SPORTS MEDICINE.

IT WILL ALSO

ACCREDITATION.

CO-ORDINATE SPORTS AID FOUNDATION AND COACH

THE EMPHASIS OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCILS WILL BE ON PROMOTING PARTICIPATION IN SPORTS AND RECREATION AT THE GRASSROOT LEVEL TO A BROADER CROSS-SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY, ENCOURAGING A FULLER USE OF LEISURE TIME, MAXIMISING THE UTILISATION OF THEIR SPORTS AND RECREATION FACILITIES AND PROVIDING NEW FACILITIES WHEN REQUIRED.

THE ASFROC AND NATIONAL SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE VOICE AND REPRESENTATIVES OF HONG KONG SPORTS INTERNATIONALLY.

"THE GOVERNMENT RECOGNISES THAT A HARMONIOUS AND CLOSE WORKING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE SPORTS DEVELOPMENT BOARD, HONG KONG SPORTS INSTITUTE, MUNICIPAL COUNCILS, ASF&OC AND NATIONAL SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS IS OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE," MR SO ADDED.

THE INTEGRATION WILL PROVIDE A SIMPLER AND MORE DIRECT LINE OF COMMUNICATION.

THE HONG KONG SPORTS INSTITUTE WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN CULTIVATE ITS PRESENT DIRECT LINKS WITH THE ASF&OC AND NATIONAL SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS ON MATTERS WITHIN ITS SCOPE.

AND

SINCE THE AMENDMENT BILL WAS GAZETTED AND PARTICULARLY IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS DURING THE HEARINGS BY THE BILLS COMMITTEE, VARIOUS POINTS WERE RAISED ON THE FUTURE OPERATION OF THE REORGANISED SPORTS DEVELOPMENT BOARD.

EXAMPLES ARE THE CALL FOR GREATER TRANSPARENCY AND MORE CONSULTATION IN THE BOARD'S WORKINGS, THE LOCALISATION OF SENIOR POSTS AND THE NEED TO CONTAIN THE ADMINISTRATION COSTS OF THE BOARD AT AN ECONOMIC LEVEL.

"THE GOVERNMENT NOTES THESE CONCERNS AND WILL PASS THEM TO NEW SPORTS DEVELOPMENT BOARD FOR ATTENTION," MR SO CONCLUDED.

THE

DOMESTIC EXPORT STATISTICS CLASSIFIED BY INDUSTRIAL ORIGIN

THE

THREE MAJOR INDUSTRY GROUPS OF TEXTILES, WEARING APPAREL, AND CONSUMER ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS TOGETHER ACCOUNTED FOR IN 57% OF HONG KONG'S TOTAL DOMESTIC EXPORTS OF MANUFACTURED GOODS THE THIRD QUARTER OF THIS YEAR.

THE

ACCORDING TO STATISTICS RELEASED TODAY (TUESDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, DOMESTIC EXPORTS OF WEARING APPAREL IN

QUARTER THIRD

OF 1993 INCREASED BY 1% OVER A YEAR EARLIER DILLION.

ON

то

$11.8

AND CONSUMER $13.9

THE OTHER HAND, DOMESTIC EXPORTS OF TEXTILES ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS DECREASED BY 11% AND 13% TO BILLION AND $8.5 BILLION RESPECTIVELY.

/AS FOR