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variety of sports ranging from mini-soccer and Little League baseball to roller-skating and cycle polo. A cantilevered stand for about 1,000 spectators would be built there.
The second area, measuring about 150 ft. by 100 ft., would contain a two-storey multi-purpose training centre. On the ground floor there would be activity rooms for table tennis, fencing, judo, weight-lifting and body building, archery and boxing, as well as lecture rooms, chang- ing rooms and such ancillary facilities. The upper floor would consist of a multi-purpose games room measuring at least 120 ft. by 100 ft. This room would be used mainly for training in such sports as basket- ball, volleyball, badminton, tennis and gymnastics but it could also be used to some extent for exhibition and competition matches, including some of the activities for which training rooms are proposed on the ground floor. It is recommended that retractable seating be provided. There would also be a cafe on this floor.
The remaining projects comprise:-
(a) a grass surfaced area of about 350 ft. by 250 ft. for training
in such games as football, hockey, rugby and lacrosse; (b) a site measuring about 325 ft. by 120 ft. which at present contains 6 hard-surfaced tennis courts administered by the Education Department. These are in poor condition, and would be retained and renovated;
(c) a site about 350 ft. by 50 ft., which would be used for
all-weather tracks for sprint and hurdles training;
(d) a site about 110 ft. by 100 ft. for practice in jumping and
throwing; and
(e) a site of about 150 ft. by 50 ft. for car parking.
Where necessary, floodlighting would be provided.
This proposal has now been submitted to the Government for inclusion in the Public Works Programme as soon as possible.
It has taken this Council many years to get this eminently suitable area for development as an extension to Victoria Park which has long reached saturation point. Hong Kong badly wants the amenities we have recommended if we are to promote worthwhile sports programmes for our youth. This Council is gravely concerned about youth welfare and the Select Committee urges the Government to take quick and positive action on this proposal.
MR. LOBO:-As Chairman of Markets Select Committee, I would like to say a few words:-
Sir, I am pleased with the progress achieved in the past year, as shown in the Progress Report and, indeed, with the change in the