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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1994

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EXTRA FUNDING AVAILABLE TO PROMOTE YOUTH SOCCER

SOCCER IS ONE OF THE SEVEN TARGET SPORTS IDENTIFIED SPORTS DEVELOPMENT BOARD FOR MORE INTENSIVE DEVELOPMENT.

GRANT WHICH IS

AS SUCH, THE

SPECIFICALLY TARGETED TERRITORY-WIDE YOUTH FOOTBALL DEVELOPMENT SCHEME IS EXPECTED TO $1,972,000 FOR 1994/95.

BY THE

AT REACH

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IN ADDITION, THE HONG KONG SPORTS INSTITUTE HAS BUDGETED OVER $4.1 MILLION FOR THE PROMOTION OF SOCCER IN 1994/95.

THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR RECREATION AND MR JAMES SO, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON CHUNG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

CULTURE, CHIM PUI-

HONG KONG FOOTBALL MR SO SAID THE GRANT ALLOCATED TO THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE YOUTH FOOTBALL SCHEME IN 1993/94 WAS $1,910,500 AS COMPARED WITH $1,400,000 IN 1992/93 AND $905,000 IN 1991/92.

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NEW WITH REGARD TO HIRING CHARGES FOR THE USE OF THE KONG STADIUM, THE HONG KONG FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION HAS REACHED AGREEMENT DURING THE COMING WITH THE URBAN COUNCIL ON A PACKAGE FOR ITS USE YEAR.

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"THE PACKAGE INCLUDES THE USE OF THE VENUE FOR A TOTAL OF

GROSS AGGREGATE MATCHES AT A CHARGE OF $1,500,000 OR 20 PER CENT OF GATE RECEIPTS, WHICHEVER IS THE GREATER.

"FOR

SUBSEQUENT MATCHES, THE NORMAL CHARGE OF $150,000 DAY OR 20 PER CENT OF GROSS GATE RECEIPTS, WHICHEVER IS GREATER, APPLY, MR SO SAID.

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THE SECRETARY ALSO NOTED THAT TICKET PRICING WAS A MATTER FOR THE ORGANISER.

COULD SEAT SOME HOWEVER, HE ADDED, SINCE THE NEW STADIUM

OF 28,000 BEFORE THE 40,000 SPECTATORS

OPPOSED TO A CAPACITY AS REDEVELOPMENT, IT WAS NOT EXPECTED THAT TICKET PRICING WOULD BE BEYOND THE REACH OF THE AVERAGE SPECTATOR.

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SOCCER MATCHES WHICH ARE LIKELY TO ATTRACT A SMALLER OF SPECTATORS MAY BE HELD AT THE MONGKOK STADIUM AND THE SHAM SHUI SPORTS GROUND

AND 9,000

RESPECTIVELY.

WHICH CAN

ACCOMMODATE

2,000

PO

SPECTATORS

20 PER CENT GATE RECEIPTS OF GROSS INCOME

THE MINIMUM CHARGES FOR THESE TWO VENUES ARE GROSS INCOME SUBJECT TO A MINIMUM CHARGE OF $2,000 OF WHICHEVER IS GREATER, AND $1,450 PLUS 10 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY.

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