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SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 1977
SWIMMING POOL COMPLEX FOR CHAI WAN
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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS TO BEGIN WORK NEXT MONTH ON THE FIRST STAGE OF A $10 MILLION SWIMMING POOL COMPLEX AND PARK AT CHAI WAN.
TENDERS ARE NOW BEING INVITED FOR THE SITE FORMATION WORKS ON A TWO-HECTARE SITE AT THE JUNCTION OF CHAI WAN ROAD AND SUN YIP STREET.
TENDERS FOR THE MAIN CONTRACTS WILL BE CALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR AND THE SWIMMING COMPLEX IS EXPECTED TO BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC BY THE MIDDLE OF 1979.
THE PROJECT ARCHITECT, MR. PHILIP CHEUK, SAID THE POOL COMPLEX WOULD BE AMONG THE LARGEST IN HONG KONG, CATERING FOR SOME 5,000 SWIMMERS AT ANY ONE TIME.
IT WOULD COMPRISE EIGHT POOLS - A MAIN POOL, A SECONDARY POOL, THREE TEACHING POOLS, A DIVING POOL, A CHILDREN'S POOL AND A PADDLING POOL.
+THE MAIN POOL AND DIVING POOL HAVE BEEN DESIGNED TO OLYMPIC STANDARDS SIMILAR TO THOSE OF THE ABERDEEN SWIMMING POOL NOW BEING BUILT, HE SAID.
+ONE SPECIAL FEATURE WILL BE THE ACCESS FACILITIES FOR HANDICAPPED PEOPLE TO ENABLE THEM TO ENTER AND LEAVE THE COMPLEX SAFELY AND CONVENIENTLY, HE ADDED.
+OTHER FACILITIES WILL INCLUDE CHANGING ROOMS, TOILETS REFRESHMENT CAFE, A COVERED STAND FOR SPECTATORS AND COVERED PARKING FACILITIES.+
THE PARK, HE SAID, WOULD PROVIDE A LUSH GREEN BELT SURROUNDING THE SWIMMING COMPLEX AND PROVIDE A PLEASANT LEISURE AREA FOR NON-SWIMMERS AS WELL AS PLAY FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN.
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