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FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 1994
BOARD:
THE FOLLOWING WILL CONTINUE TO BE EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS OF THE
CHAIRMAN OF THE URBAN COUNCIL, OR HIS REPRESENTATIVE CHAIRMAN OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL, OR HIS REPRESENTATIVE
PRESIDENT OF THE AMATEUR SPORTS FEDERATION AND OLYMPIC COMMITTEE OF HONG KONG, OR HIS REPRESENTATIVE
THE TERM OF APPOINTMENT OF THE EXISTING BOARD WILI. EXPIRE AT THE END OF THIS MONTH.
WITH THE ENACTMENT OF THE HONG KONG SPORTS DEVELOPMENT BOARD (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE ON FEBRUARY 3 THIS YEAR AND THE INTEGRATION OF THE HONG KONG SPORTS DEVELOPMENT BOARD AND THE HONG KONG SPORTS INSTITUTE WITH EFFECT FROM APRIL 1 THIS YEAR, A NEW BOARD CHAIRED BY MR GLEDHILL WILL BE FORMED.
MR GLEDHILL IS ALSO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CURRENT HONG KONG SPORTS DEVELOPMENT BOARD.
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"A CONSOLIDATED BOARD EMBRACING THE HONG KONG SPORTS INSTITUTE ENSURE THAT RESOURCES ARE PUT TO OPTIMUM USE FOR THE BETTER DEVELOPMENT OF SPORTS IN HONG KONG, MR SO SAID.
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FOUR SERVING MEMBERS OF THE EXISTING HONG KONG SPORTS DEVELOPMENT BOARD, MR HOWARD YOUNG, MR VICTOR HUI, MRS NG LEUNG LEE AND MISS BETTY MAIR, WILL STAND DOWN ON APRIL 1.
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THEIR VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO SPORTS DURING THEIR PERIOD OF SERVICE ARE MUCH APPRECIATED, HE SAID.
"IN MAKING THE NEW APPOINTMENTS TO THE HONG KONG SPORTS DEVELOPMENT BOARD, THE GOVERNMENT HAS ATTACHED GREAT IMPORTANCE TO ACHIEVING A BALANCED AND COMPREHENSIVE REPRESENTATION FROM THE SPORTS COMMUNITY IN ORDER TO HELP SPORTS PROGRESS.
"THE NEW MEMBERSHIP COVERS A WIDE SPECTRUM OF SPORTS, SUCH AS TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL SPORTS, LAND AND WATER SPORTS, SPECTATOR AND PARTICIPATIVE SPORTS, SPORTS FOR THE DISABLED AND AT THE GRASSROOTS
LEVEL.
"WE HAVE AIMED TO IDENTIFY MEMBERS WHO POSSESS NOT ONLY SPORTS KNOWLEDGE AND INTEREST BUT ALSO ADDITIONAL QUALITIES AND EXPERIENCE WHICH WILL BE OF SPECIAL VALUE TO THE BOARD, MR SO SAID.
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HE SAID THE EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS ON THE BOARD WOULD CONTINUE TO ACT AS AN ESSENTIAL LINK BETWEEN THE BOARD AND THE ORGANISATIONS WHICH THEY REPRESENT.
THE GOVERNOR HAS ALSO APPOINTED MAJOR-GENERAL GUY WATKINS, WHO IS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CURRENT HONG KONG SPORTS INSTITUTE BOARD, TO BE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HONG KONG SPORTS INSTITUTE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE WHICH WILL RE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE HONG KONG SPORTS INSTITUTE.
THE APPOINTMENT WILL BE FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 1 THIS YEAR ΤΟ MARCH 31, 1996.
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