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SUNDAY, JULY 3, 1977
MORE NEW SPORT AND RECREATION FACILITIES UNDERWAY *******
THE SOCCER PITCH AT THE TSUEN WAN SPORTS GROUND IS TO BE FLOODLIT SO THAT EVENING LEAGUE MATCHES CAN BE PLAYED THERE.
THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS CALLING FOR TENDERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF FOUR STEEL FRAMED TOWERS, EACH 30 METRES HIGH, TO CARRY THE FLOODLIGHTING SYSTEM FOR THE EXISTING TURFED SOCCER PITCH.
THE SPORTS GROUND, WHICH IS AT THE JUNCTION OF YEUNG UK ROAD AND MA TAU PA ROAD, ALREADY OFFERS FACILITIES FOR BASKETBALL, VOLLEYBALL AND ATHLETIC EVENTS.
THE FLOODLIGHTING IS EXPECTED TO BE OPERATING BY THE BEGINNING OF NEXT YEAR.
THE WORK AT TSUEN WAN IS ONLY ONE OF MANY PROJECTS UNDERWAY OR PLANNED BY THE P.W.D. TO IMPROVE FACILITIES AT RECREATIONAL AREAS.
AMONG THE OTHER PROJECTS ARE PROVISION OF A CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND AT MORSE PARK, KOWLOON, CONSTRUCTION OF AN INDOOR GAMES HALL AND A TOILET AND CHANGING BLOCK AT SAI KUNG OUTDOOR RECREATION CENTRE, AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF SQUASH COURTS AND ASSOCIATED FACILITIES AT TSUEN WAN SWIMMING POOL.
THE CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND AT MORSE PARK WILL BE BUILT ON
THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE EXISTING SWIMMING POOL.
THE NEW PLAYGROUND COVERS AN AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 2,500 SQUARE METRES AND IS SEPARATED FROM THE SWIMMING POOL BY A DECORATIVE SCREEN WALL ALONG THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE BOUNDARY.
WHEN COMPLETED, THE PLAYGROUND WILL CONTAIN A RANGE OF CHILDREN'S PLAY EQUIPMENT AND PARK BENCHES FOR THE IR PARENTS.
THE PLAYGROUND IS EXPECTED TO BE OPEN WITHIN SIX MONTHS,
THE INDOOR GAMES HALL BEING BUILT AT THE SAI KUNG OUTDOOR RECREATION CENTRE IS SIMILAR IN DESIGN TO THE ONE ALREADY OPEN AT CHEUNG SHA WAN.
THE HALL HAS BEEN DESIGNED FOR MULTI-PURPOSE USE SUCH AS BASKETBALL, GYMNASTICS AND SOCIAL FUNCTIONS.
AS WELL AS THE HALL, ANOTHER BUILDING IS BEING CONSTRUCTED TO HOUSE TOILETS, SHOWERS AND CHANGING ROOMS FOR CAMPERS USING THE FACILITIES OF THE OUTDOOR RECREATION CENTRE.
WORK IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS MONTH AND BE COMPLETED IN DECEMBER.
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