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A building cannot be managed properly without the concerted efforts of owners as well as the support and assistance of the Government. I put forward the objective of 'Quality Building Management by Us All' in this Debate, in the hope that my colleagues, as the pioneers of society, will pay extra attention to the problem, so that members of the public can genuinely enjoy 'a pleasant living environment' and can really live in an 'ideal city' as a result of quality building management.
With these remarks, Mr. Chairman, I support the motion.
MR. BENEDICT LEE SHUI-SING (in Cantonese):—Mr. Chairman,
I share the views of some of my colleagues who have just given their remarks. No matter how the Council will change, we are still Members of the Council and we should surely play our roles properly.
The main theme of my speech today is to consider ways to improve recreation and sports development in Hong Kong in the context of the review of district organizations. In his Policy Address, the Chief Executive, Mr. TUNG Chee-hwa, proposed dissolution of the Municipal Councils. On cultural and recreational matters, the Government will develop a new administrative framework for the delivery of cultural, arts and recreational services with the concerned units and parties before finalising the details of the new structure, so that it can be put in place at the end of 1999. This is the arrangement made by the Government for recreation and sports.
In the development of recreation and sports in Hong Kong, lack of coordination, duplication of resources and ineffective use of manpower etc. are some of the problems that have been experienced in overall planning, resource allocation and manpower deployment. Also there are many grey areas which must be thoroughly addressed. Therefore, no matter whether the major recreational and sports activities and their development in Hong Kong will continue to be taken care of by a one council one department structure, or by a new, independent organization, now is the opportune time to smooth out or remedy these problems or shortcomings.
I would like to point out some existing problems of the two Municipal Councils in respect of recreation and sports. First, now that we have two Municipal Councils which have different policies regarding venue management, people may feel confused and unfairness sometimes arises. Let me quote the opening hours of the venues as an example. The swimming pools of the PUC do not have any break during their opening hours, whereas those of the PRC are open in 3 sessions. As for the beaches, the opening months of the two Councils are again different. Moreover, the PUC has initiated a policy to allow free utilization of sports complex by schools and non-profit-making organisations in non-peak hours, while the PRC does not have such policy.
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Page 393 of 606
PROVISIONAL URBAN COUNCIL
381
A building cannot be managed properly without the concerted efforts of owners as well as the support and assistance of the Government. I put forward the objective of 'Quality Building Management by Us All' in this Debate, in the hope that my colleagues, as the pioneers of society, will pay extra attention to the problem, so that members of the public can genuinely enjoy 'a pleasant living environment' and can really live in an 'ideal city' as a result of quality building management.
With these remarks, Mr. Chairman, I support the motion.
MR. BENEDICT LEE SHUI-SING (in Cantonese):—Mr. Chairman,
I share the views of some of my colleagues who have just given their remarks. No matter how the Council will change, we are still Members of the Council and we should surely play our roles properly.
The main theme of my speech today is to consider ways to improve recreation and sports development in Hong Kong in the context of the review of district organizations. In his Policy Address, the Chief Executive, Mr. TUNG Chee-hwa, proposed dissolution of the Municipal Councils. On cultural and recreational matters, the Government will develop a new administrative framework for the delivery of cultural, arts and recreational services with the concerned units and parties before finalising the details of the new structure, so that it can be put in place at the end of 1999. This is the arrangement made by the Government for recreation and sports.
In the development of recreation and sports in Hong Kong, lack of coordination, duplication of resources and ineffective use of manpower etc. are some of the problems that have been experienced in overall planning, resource allocation and manpower deployment. Also there are many grey areas which must be thoroughly addressed. Therefore, no matter whether the major recreational and sports activities and their development in Hong Kong will continue to be taken care of by a one council one department structure, or by a new, independent organization, now is the opportune time to smooth out or remedy these problems or shortcomings.
I would like to point out some existing problems of the two Municipal Councils in respect of recreation and sports. First, now that we have two Municipal Councils which have different policies regarding venue management, people may feel confused and unfairness sometimes arises. Let me quote the opening hours of the venues as an example. The swimming pools of the PUC do not have any break during their opening hours, whereas those of the PRC are open in 3 sessions. As for the beaches, the opening months of the two Councils are again different. Moreover, the PUC has initiated a policy to allow free utilization of sports complex by schools and non-profit-making organisations in non-peak hours, while the PRC does not have such policy.
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