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proposal from some professional
bodies and
most opinion expressed SO far is in
staff associations, but
favour of the establishment of a
..ospital 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.
(d)
Environment
65.
In recent years the Hong Kong Government has been
intensifying its efforts to
improve the physical environment
reduce pollution. A new Environmental Protection
and
Department was
all aspects of
formulation of
quality. New
in
June and,
is
established in April which will be responsible for
pollution control. Progress was also made in the
legislation to control noise and to improve air
regulations for controlling water pollution were made
in order to reduce the pollution of stream
presently being caused by the indiscriminate dumping of an nimal
wastes, the Hong Kong Government announced later in the year
intention to ban livestock keeping in the urban areas, and
institute strict controls in
rural areas
Courses which
its
to
(e)
Culture, recreation and sport
66
During the last ten years the people of Hong Kong have
benefitted from major investment, by
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.
67.
The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts was officially
opened by Her Royal Highness the Duchess 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
Kong Cultural Centre with a
2,250-seat concert hall, a 1,860 seat grand-theatre and a 500-seat
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