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SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 1977
OUTDOOR RECREATION CENTRE AND PARK FOR TSUEN WAN
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CONSULTANTS HAVE BEEN APPOINTED TO DRAW UP A MASTER PLAN FOR TSO KUNG TAM PARK IN TSUEN WAN FOLLOWING GOVERNMENT'S ANNOUNCEMENT LAST MONTH OF ITS INTENTION TO DEVELOP THE AREA AS AN OUTDOOR RECREATION CENTRE AND PARK SUBJECT TO FUNDS BEING PROVIDED.
THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR. DAVID AKERS-JONES SAID TODAY: +1 AM VERY GLAD THAT THE CONSULTANTS, G. M.W. INTER- NATIONAL, WHO WERE ASSOCIATED WITH A PROPOSED SCHEME FOR A CHILDREN'S PARK HAVE ACCEPTED THE APPOINTMENT- THE IR WORK WILL NOT BE WASTED AND THIS MEANS WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET OFF TO A QUICK START.+
HE SAID THE FIRST PHASE OF THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE A RECREATION CENTRE WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES CAN STAY AND ENJOY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND WALKING IN SURROUNDING HILLS.
A HOSTEL FOR 300 PEOPLE, AN INDOOR GAMES HALL, A SWIMMING POOL A CHILDREN'S ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND AND OTHER OUTDOOR GAMES FACILITIES ARE PLANNED, HE ADDED.
THE SECOND PHASE WILL GRADUALLY OPEN UP THE 36 HECTARES OF LAND IN THE VALLEY WITH WALKS, GARDENS AND PAVILLIONS TO MAKE IT AS ATTRACTIVE AND PLEASANT AS POSSIBLE,
MR. AKERS-JONES SAID: THERE IS A GREAT AND GROWING DEMAND FOR SUCH FACILITIES THIS IS SHOWN BY THE SUCCESS OF THE SAI KUNG RECREATION CENTRE WHICH HAS BEEN VISITED BY 5,000 PEOPLE EVERY MONTH SINCE FEBRUARY.
+THERE IS AN URGENT NEED FOR MORE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES- TSUEN WAN AND KWAI CHUNG ALREADY HAVE A POPULATION OF OVER HALF A MILLION, AND THE GOVERNMENT HAS AN OBLIGATION TO MEET THIS NEED AS QUICKLY AS IT CAN.+
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