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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1976
OPENING OF HARBOUR ROAD CAR PARK
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WORK ON THE BUILDING OF A SPORTS GROUND OF INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS IN WAN CHAI IS TO START SOMETIME NEXT WEEK.
THE 25-ACRE SPORTS GROUND, WHICH WILL INCLUDE A TURFED FOOTBALL PITCH, AN ALL-WEATHER ATHLETIC TRACK, COVERED SEATING ACCOMMODATION FOR 3,500 SPECTATORS, CHANGING ROOMS AND A RESTAURANT, WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL RECREATIONAL FACILITIES TO THE PEOPLE IN THE AREA.
COSTING ABOUT $11 MILLION, THE PROJECT IS THE FIRST STAGE OF THE WANCHAI RECREATION CENTRE PLANNED BY THE URBAN COUNCIL.
THE GROUND, EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED AND READY FOR USE BY THE END OF NEXT YEAR, IS LOCATED AT THE WATERFRONT AND IS BOUNDED BY GLOUCESTER ROAD, TONNOCHY ROAD AND MARSH ROAD.
TO FACILITATE THE WORK, A NUMBER OF LORRY DRIVERS WHO ARE USING THE SITE AS A TEMPORARY PARKING PLACE FOR THEIR VEHICLES WILL HAVE TO MOVE TO OTHER PLACES.
TO MEET THE IR NEEDS AS WELL AS THE INCREASING DEMAND FOR LORRY PARKING SPACE, A NEW LORRY CAR PARK WILL BE OPENED IN THE VICINITY ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14.
THE OPENING OF THE CAR PARK IS ANNOUNCED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).
THE CAR PARK, THE SECOND OF ITS KIND IN HONG KONG, IS SITUATED ON WANCHA1 RECLAMATION ON THE WEST SIDE OF FLEMING ROAD BETWEEN GLOUCESTER ROAD AND HARBOUR ROAD.
KNOWN AS THE HARBOUR ROAD VEHICLE PARK, IT WILL HAVE OVER 350 SPACES FOR UNLADEN GOODS VEHICLES, PRIVATE OMNIBUSES AND PUBLIC OMNIBUSES.
THE PARKING CHARGE ON WEEK DAYS WILL BE $5 FROM 8 A.M. TO 2 P.M. AND $5 FROM 1 P.M. TO 7 P.M. THERE WILL BE NO CHARGE FOR PARKING FROM 7 P.M. TO 6 A.M. AND ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.
THE SECOND STAGE OF THE WANCHAI RECREATION CENTRE IS EXPECTED TO START AT THE END OF THIS YEAR. THIS WILL INCLUDE THE BUILDING OF AN INDOOR GAMES HALL AND A SWIMMING POOL, AND IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN TWO YEARS.
THE INDOOR GAMES HALL IS DESIGNED FOR BASKETBALL, VOLLEYBALL, BADMINTON, TENNIS, PING PONG, FENCING, BOXING AMONG OTHER SPORTS ACTIVITIES. IT WILL ALSO HAVE SIX SQUASH COURTS. THE PLANS ALSO INCLUDE PROVISION FOR A SMALL STAGE FOR CULTURAL ACTIVITIES.
THE SWIMMING POOL IS SPECIALLY DESIGNED TO PROMOTE LIFE-SAVING AND OTHER TRAINING.
WHEN THE WHOLE SCHEME IS COMPLETED, IT WILL BE THE FIRST RECREATIONAL CENTRE OF ITS KIND IN HONG KONG, PROVIDING OUTDOOR AND INDOOR SPORTS FACILITIES IN THE SAME PLACE.
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