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TUESDAY, MAY 25, 1976
WORK ON THREE KOWLOON INDOOR GAMES HALLS COMPLETED
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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HAS JUST COMPLETED THREE NEW MAJOR INDOOR GAMES HALLS IN KOWLOON, PROVIDING MORE URGENTLY NEEDED FACILITIES FOR INDOOR SPORTS IN HONG KONG.
THE THREE SPORTING ARENAS, WHICH COST JUST OVER $5 MILLION, ARE LOCATED AT CHEUNG SHA WAN, MORSE PARK AND AT BOUNDARY STREET,
THE P.W.D.'S ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE IS NOW PUTTING FINAL TOUCHES TO THE HALLS AND WILL HAND THEM OVER TO THE URBAN COUNCIL
IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.
THE NEW GAMES HALLS PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF FACILITIES FOR SUCH SPORTS AS BASKETBALL, VOLLEYBALL, BADMINTON, GYMNASTICS, BOXING, JUDO, TABLE-TENNIS, WEIGHT-LIFTING, FENCING, AS WELL AS FOLK DANCING AND YOGA.
MR. K.M. TSANG, CHIEF P.W.D. ARCHITECT, SAID TODAY THE NEW SPORTS HALLS COULD ALSO BE EASILY CONVERTED INTO AN AUDITORIUM OR COMMUNITY HALL WITH A STAGE AT ONE END AND USED FOR OTHER SOCIAL FUNCTIONS.
HE SAID THE HALLS HAD BEEN DESIGNED AS MULTI-PURPOSE COMPLEXES AND WERE LARGELY MODELLED ON THE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL INDOOR GAMES HALL AT KAI TAK EAST A PILOT PROJECT OPENED IN 1973.
+THE KAI TAK EAST GAMES HALL IS ALREADY HEAVILY OVER-USED HE SAID, BUT THE ADDITIONAL FACILITIES IN THE NEW HALLS SHOULD PROVIDE WELCOME NEW OUTLETS FOR SPORT ENTHUSIASTS.+
THE THREE NEW GAMES HALL ARE ALL OF THE SAME DESIGN, INCORPORATING A SINGLE-STOREY BUILDING WITH 7,100 SQUARE FEET OF PLAY AREA, COMMITTEE ROOMS, CHANGING FACILITIES, OFFICES, STOREROOM AND TOILETS.
EACH HALL HAS A BASKETBALL COURT, VOLLEYBALL COURT AND FOUR BADMINTON COURTS, AS WELL AS A SPECTATOR STAND WITH A SEATING CAPACITY OF ABOUT 200.
THE CHEUNG SHA WAN GAMES HALL, LOCATED AT THE SOUTH-WESTERN CORNER OF CHEUNG SHA WAN ROAD BETWEEN HING WAH STREET AND CHEUNG WAH STREET, ALSO INCLUDES A LARGE REST GARDEN AND CHILDREN PLAYGROUND.
THIS FACILITY COVERS AN AREA OF ABOUT 37,000 SQUARE FEET AND PROVIDES PLEASANT SITTING OUT AREA AND PLAY FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN IN THE CROWDED DISTRICT.
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