CM Launches YS Sports Centre & YS Inter-District Sports Carnival

CM LAUNCHES YS SPORTS CENTRE & 4

The raising of the carnival's flag to mark the launching of the InterDistrict Sports Carnival Chief Minister cum Chairman of Yayasan Sabah Board of Trustees, Datuk Joseph Pairir, :<itingan officially opened the M$4.8 million YS Sports Centre on December 17, 1991. The official opening was made in conjunction with the launching of the 4th YS Inter-District Sports Carnival which was held for five days. The biennial meet was participated by 402 staff from four contingents -Tawau, Sandakan, Lahad Datu and host Kota Kinabalu.

In his speech the CM expressed his hope that the Sports Centre could be used as a tool in promoting interaction and harmony among the staff besides creating an avenue for a balanced and healthy lifestyle which is important for greater productivity among staff. He said, in a diverse society like Sabah, sports can, indeed, be an important medium for fostering unity and an effective tool in national integration.

With the new Sports Centre, ICSB hopes to play its role in creating a harmonious, active and healthy society. This is indeed in line with the aspiration of our former Prime Minister, the late "A development programme that emphasises only on making sky-reaching buildings is not enough to be satisfied with. Recreational and sports facilities are needed to complete the development process .... " Indeed on December 17, Innoprise Corporation Sdn Bhd (ICSB), the investment arm of Yayasan Sabah, has fullilled this call. On a 1a-acre site just a stone's throwaway from the majestic Yayasan Sabah Headquarters building, stood a mini sports complex with modern sporting facilities ready to serve staff of YS/ICSB and the public. Its name - YS Sports Centre - reflects an image which is closely associated with the building within its vicinity; the Yayasan Sabah Headquarters premise. The Sports Centre was first mooted in 1986 in response to the growing needs for sporting facilities among staff of YS/ICSB who were then heavily dependent on the Likas Sports Complex for all their sporting activites. Construction of the Sports Centre started in 1988 and was completed early last year.

YS!INTER DISTRICT SPORTS CARNIVAL

7. Asno Mat Muda, the YS/ICSS soccer team captain, leading the participants taking the oath CM unveiling the plaque to mark the official opening of the Sports Centre

;, the objective of the YS Sports 'Iter to the sporting needs of not staff but also of the public by b[e the necessary facilities at a st.. This is in line with the governn de' .'ping more sports comlout l. -itate which would further e of sportsmen and sportswomen to improve their own standards. t with more avenues for sporting lung sportsmen and sportswomen I their potential to the fu[lest. AI: Sports Centre was built initially ICSB, it is intended to also serve ; in need of sporting facilities. a sports complex is, in fact, a ty am idst the cry that the govern)ui[d more sports facilities. With ad of sports talent in the state, the ; sports complexes is indeed

the country are working towards lorts infrastractures and have ;s over the years. However, the )orts in Sabah appears to be ne games. One factor that may contribute to this is the lack of sports facilities. With the completion of this Sports Centre, [CSB is geared into building a better and healthier Ma[aysians in line with its objectives of building a healthy workforce which is important for greater productivity. It is also part of ICSB's role in supplementing and complementing the government's effort in this aspect. The Centre is currently being managed and run by the Sports and Recreation Unit under the supervision of [CSB's YS Sports Centre Management Committee which is responsible to oversee the proper running and management of the centre.

The Sports and Recreation Unit is headed by Sports Executive, Encik James Wong, who is responsible to look after the daily operations of the centre. He is assisted by a sports assistant, two clerks, one typist, a gym caretaker and one golf attendant.