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The year 1994-95 is the fourth and final year of the Board's first Strategic Plan. During that four year cycle, annual updates of progress have been produced for public information and a consolidated progress report covering 1991-95 has recently been issued.
A good deal of time has been spent in the past twelve months on the preparation of a second Strategic Plan which will cover the next four years, and will thus determine the direction of sports development up to the year 2000. Considerably more consultation with the various agencies has been undertaken in this process than was felt necessary in 1990. The draft Plan was also put out for public consultation from 1 June - 31 July, and comments were received up to 30 September. This exercise has brought the sports community together and its members have responded positively and contributed most helpfully.
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Another milestone in sports development was achieved when in May 1994, the Board moved into its new office premises at Sports House, together with thirty-four National Sports Associations. Sports House was built as part of the Hong Kong Stadium redevelopment, through funding from the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club. The Government, as landlord of Sports House, has entrusted the Board with the responsibility of managing the building at a nominal rental. The building has provided an invaluable focal point for sports development, both locally and internationally and its lecture theatre and conference rooms have been extensively used by the business and sporting communities.
Funds made available to the Board have continued to increase significantly since the Board's inception five years ago. The Government subvention for 1994-95 was $73.26 million and an additional $12.49 million was raised through sponsorship and donations. A total of $24.05 million was dedicated to the programmes of the NSAS, an increase of 25% on the previous year. In addition, the Hong Kong Sports Development Board currently controls two trust funds donated from the Jockey Club for the Board and the Sports Institute respectively, and a $100 million allocation from the Government for the Sports Institute, from which a total of $71.18 million has so far been used for the Board's and the Institute's operations.
Since the introduction of the Board's Block Grant Scheme in 1991, NSAs have been enjoying the benefits of funding of their staffing, office expenses and training programmes. In 1994/95, a total of $41.38 million was allocated under the Scheme to the ASF&OC and NSAs. A comprehensive NSA Career Development Plan has been implemented which includes an in-service training programme, an incremental salary scale, a Provident Fund Scheme and a diploma course in Sports Management at the University of Hong Kong.
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