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THE SPACE AGE PLAYGROUND
Friday, August 18, 1972
Hong Kong's first space-age children's playground has been built in
Lung Cheung Road to serve the children of the Shek Kip Mei and Sham Shui Po
districts, particularly those from the nearby licensed areas.
The playground provides novel play equipment including a moon probe,
a space ship and a sputnik. These are metal structures which the children can
climb into.
There are also an Eskimo igloo and a Red Indian tee-pee to add a touch
of adventure. A toy motor-lorry, complete with steering wheel, is also included.
The playground is part of the Urban Council pleasure ground built at the
top of the Shek Kip Mei Service Reservoir. It is situated at the junction of Lung Cheung Road and Nam Cheong Street, and covers an area of 8.6 acres.
A full-sized grass soccer-pitch, two grass mini-soccer pitches and a
basketball pitch are also contained in the pleasure ground.
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