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Our record shows that during the period from January to December 1996, the card holders had hired the fitness rooms for a total of 74,914 hours, making an average hiring time of 0.6 hours for each cardholder per month.
The third part of the question asks about the number of fitness rooms released for holding Urban Council courses or for use by other organisations during the pre-office hours in the morning and the after-office hours in the evening in each month, and the percentage of such uses when compared with the total opening hours.
According to the fitness rooms utilisation record for 1996, 18 Urban Council fitness rooms were released during the morning pre-office hours for holding Urban Council courses or for use by other organisations. On average, a total of 350 hours were used per month which accounts for 30% of the total opening hours of the fitness rooms during the morning pre-office hours. As for the after-office hours in the evening, all of the 21 fitness rooms were released for holding Urban Council courses or for use by other organisations, with an average using time of 796 hours per month which accounts for 23% of the total opening hours of the fitness rooms during the evening after-office hours.
The fourth part of the question asks whether the Urban Services Department had received through different channels (including the press), any complaints from Gold Card holders for having difficulties in hiring fitness rooms before office hours in the morning and after office hours in the evenings.
According to our record, since the introduction of the 'Urban Council Gold Card Fitness Scheme' at the end of 1994, two complaints have been received from Gold Card holders for having difficulties in hiring fitness rooms before office hours in the mornings and after office hours in the evenings. One complaint was lodged by telephone and the other was referred to us by the South China Morning Post.
The fifth part of the question asks for a breakdown of the total costs of the 'Urban Council Gold Card Fitness Scheme' last year, including the costs on promotional programmes and regular correspondence. It also enquires whether the scheme had achieved the anticipated effects and goals.
In 1996, the total expenditure of the Gold Card Fitness Scheme was $594,779. This included $336,000 on publicity, $22,280 on regular correspondence, $46,400 for purchasing 20,000 gold cards, $30,305 for impressing the gold cards (12 months) and $159,794 on promotional activities.
According to the aims endorsed by the Working Party on Drafting Recreation Select Committee's Five Year Plan (see Committee Paper REC(FYP)/7/96 dated 28.6.96), it was expected that the number of Urban Council Fitness Gold Card holders would amount to 20,000 in early 2001. That is to say an average of 3,300 Gold Cards would be issued per year within the 6 years from 1995 to 2000. Basing on these figures, the number of Gold Card holders was reckoned to be 10,000 by the end of 1997. However, there were already
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Our record shows that during the period from January to December 1996. the card holders had hired the fitness rooms for a total of 74 914 hours, making an average hiring time of 0.6 hours for each cardholder per month.
The third part of the question asks about the number of fitness rooms released for holding Urban Council courses or for use by other organisations during the pre-office hours in the morning and the after-office hours in the evening in each month, and the percentage of such uses when compared with the total opening hours.
According to the fitness rooms utilisation record for 1996, 18 Urban Council fitness rooms were released during the morning pre-office hours for holding Urban Council courses or for use by other organisations. On average, a total of 350 hours were used per month which accounts for 30% of the total opening hours of the fitness rooms during the morning pre-office hours. As for the after-office hours in the evening, all of the 21 fitness rooms were released for holding Urban Council courses or for use by other organisations, with an average using time of 796 hours per month which accounts for 23% of the total opening hours of the fitness rooms during the evening after-office hours.
The fourth part of the question asks whether the Urban Services Department had received through different channels (including the press), any complaints from Gold Card holders for having difficulties in hiring fitness rooms before office hours in the morning and after office hours in the evenings.
According to our record, since the introduction of the 'Urban Council Gold Card Fitness Scheme' at the end of 1994, two complaints have been received from Gold Card holders for having difficulties in hiring fitness rooms before office hours in the mornings and after office hours in the evenings. One complaint was lodged by telephone and the other was referred to us by the South China Morning Post.
The fifth part of the question asks for a breakdown of the total costs of the 'Urban Council Gold Card Fitness Scheme' last year, including the costs on promotional programmes and regular correspondence. It also enquires whether the scheme had achieved the anticipated effects and goals.
In 1996, the total expenditure of the Gold Card Fitness Scheme was $594,779. This included $336,000 on publicity. $22,280 on regular correspondence, $46,400 for purchasing 20 000 gold cards. $30.305 for impressing the gold cards (12 months) and $159.794 on promotional activities.
According to the aims endorsed by the Working Party on Drafting Recreation Select Committee's Five Year Plan (see Committee Paper REĆ (FYP)/7/96 dated 28.6.96), it was expected that the number of Urban Council Fitness Gold Card holders would amount to 20 000 in early 2001. That is to say an average of 3,300 Gold Cards would be issued per year within the 6 years from 1995 to 2000. Basing on these figures, the number of Gold Card holders was reckoned to be 10 000 by the end of 1997. However, there were already
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