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THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1994

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STRATEGY FOR ARTS DEVELOPMENT BEING FORMULATED

THE

COUNCIL

NEWLY ESTABLISHED HONG KONG ARTS DEVELOPMENT (HKADC) IS GETTING ON WITH THE WORK OF FORMULATING A STRATEGY FOR PLANNING AND PROMOTING THE BROAD DEVELOPMENT IN THE ARTS,

THE COUNCIL HAS ALREADY HELD ONE MEETING SINCE ITS INAUGURATION IN LATE APRIL AND ITS COMMITTEES ARE NOW TACKLING THE DETAILED ISSUES.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE HKADC SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) THE COUNCIL HAD BEEN SET UP ON THE BASIS OF THE SOLID FOUNDATIONS THAT HAD BEEN LAID DOWN BY THE WORKING GROUP OF THE HKADC IN ITS PROGRESS REPORT.

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THE WORKING GROUP HAD BEEN CHARGED WITH DRAWING RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE MEMBERSHIP, TERMS OF REFERENCE, AND SO ON THAT THE HKADC NEEDS TO ENABLE IT TO OBJECTIVES

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THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT IN THE COURSE OF ITS

WORK, WORKING GROUP HAD TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT THE VIEWS OF THE ARTS COMMUNITY AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES,

UPON THE COMPLETION OF ITS WORK, THE WORKING GROUP HAD PREPARED A PROGRESS REPORT SETTING OUT DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS AND OTHER MATERIALS RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT AND WORK OF THE HKADC.

THIS PROGRESS REPORT HAD BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE WORKING GROUP.

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THE GOVERNOR HAD REPLIED THANKING THE WORKING GROUP FOR ALL OF HARD WORK AND ALSO STATING CLEARLY THAT THE HKADC SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED LAST MONTH ALONG THE LINES SET OUT IN THE PROGRESS REPORT, INITIALLY AS A NON-STATUTORY BODY AND, WITHIN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS, AS A STATUTORY BODY.

THE PROGRESS REPORT IS NOW AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. THOSE INTERESTED

AT IN OBTAINING COPIES CAN WRITE TO THE HKADC SECRETARIAT 40TH FLOOR, REVENUE TOWER, 5 GLOUCESTER ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG TELEPHONE 594 5699.

KONG OR

BEACH WATER GRADES

THE ENVIRONMENTAL

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PROTECTION

DEPARTMENT TODAY (THURSDAY}

ANNOUNCED GRADES OF THE BACTERIOLOGICAL WATER QUALITY OF ALL BATHING BEACHES IN HONG KONG.

THE PURPOSE IS TO INFORM SWIMMERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT THE STATE OF BACTERIOLOGICAL POLLUTION AT VARIOUS BEACHES.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THE GRADING WOULD BE ANNOUNCED BI-WEEKLY DURING THE BATHING SEASON TO COINCIDE WITH THE FREQUENCY AT WHICH BEACH WATER IS USUALLY SAMPLED.

/THE GRADING

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