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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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Environment

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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

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Department

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all aspects

formulation

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of

New

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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