PAS in bid to prep for development of sports strategy for next five years
Authority launches its first dialogue sessions, workshops
KUWAIT CITY, June 13: Kuwait General Administration of Customs (KGAC) has banned the import of gas cylinders and regulators except those imported by Kuwait Oil Tankers Company (KOTC), reports Al-Rai daily.
KGAC decision number 61 of 2021 is based on an official letter that KOTC sent in May, affirming it is the only entity authorized to import and distribute liquefied gas cylinders and their accessories.
The administration affirmed that the liquefied gas regulators and pipes approved by the company comply with international safety standards and are subject to several checks to ensure their suitability for safe use, while the company’s logo is affixed to these products to protect consumers from the risk of trading with unaccredited entities.
Accordingly, the company requested for the abovementioned ban to protect lives and public properties.
KUWAIT CITY, June 13, (KUNA): The Kuwaiti Public Authority for Sports (PAS) on Sunday launched its first dialogue sessions and workshops with the authority’s employees in order to explore their opinions and suggestions in preparation for the development of a sports strategy for the next five years (2021-2026).
The head of the strategy development team at the authority, Mahmoud Abel, said in a statement to reporters on the sidelines of the sessions held at the authority’s headquarters that the authority seeks to contribute to this strategy, which comes from the directives of the Minister of Information and Culture and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Abdul Rahman Al-Mutairi in developing all elements of the sports system.
Abel added that the strategy aims to keep pace with the global sports renaissance in the field of competitive sports, as it focuses on the development of community and recreational sports to encourage members of society to practice sports for its important role in public health.
KOTC only entity authorized to import gas cylinders and regulators – KGAC
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He explained that this step will create the reasons for the launch and achievement of Kuwaiti athletes internally and externally, especially that “Kuwait has an honorable sporting history and heritage, as well as a wide sports base, modern facilities, capabilities, ingredients, cadres, experiences and systems that enable it to develop and excel.”
He stated that these workshops will continue until the seventh of July as the team has devoted this week to meeting with the authority’s employees, provided that its sessions and meetings with athletes from officials of the Kuwait Olympic Committee, clubs and sports federations and experts will begin next week.
Abel expressed his hope that these sessions and workshops will result in the best formula, that it will be characterized by participation among all sectors of the state, and that it will be comprehensive in its service to the entire sports system and meet the aspirations of Kuwaiti youth.
In this regard, he valued the support of the General Director of the General Sports Authority, Hammoud Fleiteh, who attended part of the session. He also praised the cooperation of the work team and the Authority’s Strategic Planning Department represented by the Director of the Department, Suad Al-Athbi, and the interaction of all sectors and departments of the authority.