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the public authorities must be the catalyst. Accordingly, in practice, the Council stands here as patron of the arts. To lead the way, perhaps, for the hesitant private sector. All in all, it is a role well worth playing for the community will gain immeasurably by the performance.
PAPER
(Mr John MacKenzie and Miss Cecilia L. Y. Yeung arrived during the Chairman's address.)
The following paper was laid on the table:-Report to the Urban Council by the Director of Urban Services and Secretary, Urban Council, for the month of September 1978.
QUESTIONS
1 MR HOWARD H. W. YOUNG asked the following question (in English):— What progress has been made in the issue of re-sanding the popular Repulse Bay and Deep Water Bay Beaches?
MR KENNETH T. C. LO, CHAIRMAN OF THE RECREATION AND AMENITIES SELECT COMMITTEE, replied as follows (in English):-On 22 July 1977, the Recreation and Amenities Select Committee agreed to create a Category B item in the Public Works Programme to cover the resanding of Repulse Bay Beach.
At a later joint meeting between the Planning and Development Select Committee and the Recreation and Amenities Select Committee held on 6 August 1977, it was decided that the Architectural Office should be requested to consider a comprehensive plan for the redevelopment of the Repulse Bay area.
The Architectural Office subsequently advised that action on the resanding scheme should be deferred pending the outcome of the feasibility study as the redevelopment scheme would affect the area to be resanded. The Council was informed of this in September 1977. The feasibility study is still being pursued by the Architectural Office in conjunction with other Government departments.
An up-to-date report on the progress of the feasibility study should be available for presentation to the Council within the next two months, and the Council should thus be able to decide whether long-term and short-term improvement schemes including the resanding of Repulse Bay should be pursued in phases.
There are no proposals for the resanding of Deep Water Bay at present. If Members feel that this should be considered the first step might be to commission a feasibility study such as that carried out by the British Hydraulics Research Station which was asked to look at Repulse Bay Beach.
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commission a feasibility study such as that carried out by the British Hydraulics Research Station which was asked to look at Repulse Bay Beach.
MR YOUNG (in English):-Mr Chairman, is it true to say that from the dates mentioned in the reply just now that nothing can be done physically in the coming peak season so that the public would not have to put up again with the hard surface at Repulse Bay?
MR Lo (in English): --Yes, Mr Chairman, Mr YOUNG is right. There is no chance of any resanding being done at the Repulse Bay Beach or Deep Water Bay Beach in this coming winter.
MR F. K. HU (in English):-Mr Chairman, when the feasibility study was carried out by the British Hydraulics Research Station, I understand a pilot resanding scheme was actually carried out at Repulse Bay. Can I be advised what was the result of resanding?
MR Lo (in English):—Mr Chairman, I am not sure whether the pilot scheme referred by Mr Hu was before or after the British Hydraulics Research Station's advice. In any case what was done on that occasion was to resand a small portion of the beach and it was found that this was not successful. The sand simply stretched over the whole beach and more or less disappeared.
2 MR HOWARD H. W. YOUNG asked the following question (in English):- In view of the recent success of Hong Kong's Lawn Bowls team at the Edmonton Commonwealth Games, is the Council taking active steps to promote the sport and increase the utilization rate of the Lawn Bowls Green at Victoria Park?
MR KENNETH T. C. LO, CHAIRMAN OF THE RECREATION AND AMENITIES SELECT COMMITTEE, replied as follows (in English):-The Council is taking the following steps to promote lawnbowling and to encourage better use of the lawn bowling green at Victoria Park.
Firstly, with the support of various interested lawn bowls organizations, plans are being drawn up for a series of training courses and competitions to be held at the Council's lawn bowling green at Victoria Park. These training courses and competitions are primarily intended for beginners, and they will be open to all members of the public, free of charge, the aim being to cultivate an interest in and encourage active participation in the sport by people of all walks of life. Detailed plans for this project are being prepared and will be presented to the Recreation Activities Sub-Committee for discussion in due course.
Secondly, positive steps are being taken to improve the condition of the green at Victoria Park and to bring it up to championship standard.
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the public authorities must be the catalyst. Accordingly, in practice, the Council stands here as patron of the arts. To lead the way, perhaps, for the hesitant private sector. All in all, it is a role well worth playing for the
community will gain immeasurably by the performance.
PAPER
(Mr John MacKenzie and Miss Cecilia L. Y. Yeung arrived during the Chairman's address.)
The following paper was laid on the table:-Report to the Urban Council by the Director of Urban Services and Secretary, Urban Council, for the month of September 1978.
QUESTIONS
1 MR HOWARD H. W. YOUNG asked the following question (in English):— What progress has been made in the issue of re-sanding the popular Repulse Bay and Deep Water Bay Beaches?
MR KENNETH T. C. LO, CHAIRMAN OF THE RECREATION AND AMENITIES SELECT COMMITTEE, replied as follows (in English):-On 22 July 1977, the Recreation and Amenities Select Committee agreed to create a Category B item in the Public Works Programme to cover the resanding of Repulse Bay Beach.
At a later joint meeting between the Planning and Development Select Committee and the Recreation and Amenities Select Committee held on 6 August 1977, it was decided that the Architectural Office should be requested to consider a comprehensive plan for the redevelopment of the Repulse Bay area.
The Architectural Office subsequently advised that action on the resanding scheme should be deferred pending the outcome of the feasibility study as the redevelopment scheme would affect the area to be resanded. The Council was informed of this in September 1977. The feasibility study is still being pursued by the Architectural Office in conjunction with other Government departments.
An up-to-date report on the progress of the feasibility study should be available for presentation to the Council within the next two months, and the Council should thus be able to decide whether long-term and short- term improvement schemes including the resanding of Repulse Bay should be pursued in phases.
There are no proposals for the resanding of Deep Water Bay at present. If Members feel that this should be considered the first step might be to
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commission a feasibility study such as that carried out by the British Hydraulics Research Station which was asked to look at Repulse Bay
Beach.
MR YOUNG (in English):-Mr Chairman, is it true to say that from the dates mentioned in the reply just now that nothing can be done physically in the coming peak season so that the public would not have to put up again with the hard surface at Repulse Bay?
MR Lo (in English): --Yes, Mr Chairman, Mr YOUNG is right. There is no chance of any resanding being done at the Repulse Bay Beach or Deep Water Bay Beach in this coming winter.
MR F. K. HU (in English):-Mr Chairman, when the feasibility study was carried out by the British Hydraulics Research Station, I understand a pilot resanding scheme was actually carried out at Repulse Bay. Can I be advised what was the result of resanding?
MR Lo (in English):—Mr Chairman, I am not sure whether the pilot scheme referred by Mr Hu was before or after the British Hydraulics Research Station's advice. In any case what was done on that occasion was to resand a small portion of the beach and it was found that this was not successful. The sand simply stretched over the whole beach and more or less disappeared.
2 MR HOWARD H. W. YOUNG asked the following question (in English):- In view of the recent success of Hong Kong's Lawn Bowls team at the Edmonton Commonwealth Games, is the Council taking active steps to promote the sport and increase the utilization rate of the Lawn Bowls Green at Victoria Park?
MR KENNETH T. C. Lo, CHAIRMAN OF THE RECREATION AND AMENITIES SELECT COMMITTEE, replied as follows (in English):-The Council is taking the following steps to promote lawnbowling and to encourage better use of the lawn bowling green at Victoria Park.
Firstly, with the support of various interested lawn bowls organizations, plans are being drawn up for a series of training courses and competitions to be held at the Council's lawn bowling green at Victoria Park. These training courses and competitions are primarily intended for beginners, and they will be open to all members of the public, free of charge, the aim being to cultivate an interest in and encourage active participation in the sport by people of all walks of life. Detailed plans for this project are being prepared and will be presented to the Recreation Activities Sub-Committee for discussion in due course.
Secondly, positive steps are being taken to improve the condition of the green at Victoria Park and to bring it up to championship standard.
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