MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 1978
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SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AT KAI TAK
FOR DISCIPLINED SERVICES
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TEMPORARY USE OF THE SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES LEFT BEHIND WHEN THE ROYAL AIR FORCE VACATED KAI TAK AT THE END OF JUNE HAVE BEEN GRANTED TO DISCIPLINED SERVICES PERSONNEL AND THEIR FAMILIES.
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A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE FACILITIES, WHICH INCLUDE A PLAYING FIELD AND SWIMMING POOL, MAY BE USED BY THE DISCIPLINED SERVICES FROM TODAY (MONDAY).
HE SAID USE WOULD BE ON A TEMPORARY BASIS AS THE AREA IS DUE TO BE DEVELOPED EVENTUALLY AS AN EXTENSION TO KAI TAK AIRPORT TO PROVIDE FURTHER MAINTENANCE AND CARGO FACILITIES. NEVERTHELESS, IN THE MEANTIME, MUCH NEEDED SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES WILL BE AVAILABLE TO DISCIPLINED SERVICES MEMBERS AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILIES, HE SAID.
THE DISCIPLINED SERVICES ARE THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE, THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE SERVICE, THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT AND THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT.
HOWEVER, HE SAID, IN VIEW OF THE EXTENSIVE PUBLIC WORKS NOW GOING ON IN THE AREA, ACCESS WOULD HAVE TO BE RESTRICTED,
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