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Last update: Friday June 3, 2005 9:44
The extract below (provided by Stewart Reuben) is from the Australian Parliament...
Parliament: Queensland politician Margaret May has prepared a Notice of Motion
that will be submitted to the Clerks of the House next week in Canberra. Hopefully
then the selection committee will put it on the notice paper for debate in the
next couple of weeks. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOTICE OF MOTION
MRS MARGARET MAY : "I give notice that on the next day of sitting I shall
move
That this House:
recognises the important significance of the opening of the first purpose built,
state of the art, chess centre in Australia;
recognises that the game of chess is one of the most powerful educational tools
available to develop and strengthen a child’s brain and cognitive capacity;
recognises that Australian schools are embracing chess as a sport that complements
a student’s education;
recognises the tourism potential and export industry benefits that hosting a
chess Olympiad would bring to Australia; and
calls on the Australian Sports Commission to recognise chess as a sport in line
with the International Olympic Committee’s recognition of chess as a sport
in 1999."
Margaret May says public comments in favour of chess being recognised as a sport would be helpful once the debate in parliament has been held.