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proposal from some professional bodies and staff associations, but
most opinion expressed SO far is in favour of the establishment of a
hospital Authority, provided the Hong Kong Government does not
relinquish its commitment to improving medical and health services.
The feasibility and
resource implications
of the report's recommendations will be further evaluated in the coming months. Paredis
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In recent years
intensifying its efforts to
reduce pollution.
the Hong Kong Government has been
improve the physical environment
A new Environmental Protection
in
the
and
Department
was
all aspects
formulation
of
of
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established in April which will be responsible for
pollution control. Progress was also made
legislation to control noise and to improve air quality.
regulations for controlling water pollution were made in June and,
in order to reduce the pollution of stream courses which is
presently being caused by the indiscriminate dumping of animal
wastes, the Hong Kong Government announced later in the year its
intention to ban livestock keeping in the urban areas, and to
institute strict controls in rural areas,
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During the last
10 ten
years the people of Hong Kong have benefitted from major investment, by the Hong Kong Government, the
Urban Council and organisations such as the Royal Hong Kong Jockey
Club, in facilities for the arts and for recreation and sporting activities. <Pazdó
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The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts was officially opened by Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent
of Kent in February 1986.
It already has 345 full-time students training in Chinese and
western music, drama, dance and related technical arts. When fully
developed, it will provide for 600 full-time students. Hong Kong already has eight cultural centres of different sizes and designs, and the Sha Tin and the Tuen Mun Town Halls, each with a 1,400-seat
auditorium, will open in 1987 The Hong Kong Cultural Centre with
en 2,250-seat concert hall, a 1,860 seat grand-theatre and a 500-seat
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