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Social Committee’s sub-committee discusses report on “Sports Club services "

The Sub-committee of the Social committee at the State Council charged with studying "the reality of services provided by sports clubs and their access to community service", discussed its draft report prepared on the study  at its sixth meeting. 
The meeting chaired by Hon. Dr.Hamed bin Sulaiman Salim Al Salmi, Committee Head,was held in the presence of  other honorable committee members and the Secretariat staff.
The study deals with the role of clubs in the service of society, and the future of its role to meet the requirements and aspirations of the community of these clubs. It also reviews the extent of their interest in investments to improve their physical status to play their role effectively.
In the past the committee has reviewed the extent to which the laws and regulations relating to clubs are in line with their present status and the aspirations of their managers to improve and develop their roles and opinions on the privatization of sports clubs.
The Committee has also earlier hosted sports sector officials to add value to the study through proposals and views to develop clubs, along with the efforts made by the Ministry of Sports in this regard. 
The committee had also discussed the main challenges and difficulties facing the work of clubs and proposals for solutions for the development and upgrading of clubs to meet the aspirations and needs of society.
The Committee reviewed the future insights of the clubs and their interest in investments to improve their physical status to effectively play their role, as well as the extent to which laws and legislation on clubs are keeping abreast with the currently prevailing ones and their plans to improve and develop their roles. It has also discussed their view of the trends and views on the privatization of sports clubs.