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SATURDAY, JULY 26, 1980
THE CHO YIU CENTRE IS THE FEDERATION'S FIFTH CENTRE TO BE OPENED IN TSUEN WAN NEW TOWN. THE FIRST WAS OPENED IN KWAI CHUNG ESTATE IN 1965 AND THE OTHER THREE ARE LOCATED AT FUK LOI, SHEK LEI AND KWAI FONG ESTATES, CHO YIU ESTATE IS MANAGED BY THE HOUSING SOCIETY.
THE CENTRE OCCUPIES AN AREA OF 380 SQUARE METRES. IT BEGAN PARTIAL OPERATION LAST SEPTEMBER AND FULL OPERATION IN APRIL.
IT PROVIDES VARIOUS PROGRAMMES INCLUDING INTEREST/SKILL TRAINING GROUPS, SOCIAL/FRIENDSHIP GROUPS, STUDY/EDUCATIONAL GROUPS, SOCIAL SERVICE/VOLUNTEER GROUPS, OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, AND COMMUNITY PROJECTS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AGED BETWEEN 14 AND 21.
THE LOTTERIES FUND PROVIDED $154 000 FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE CENTRE.
FIRST INDOOR GAMES HALL IN NT NEARS COMPLETION
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THE FIRST INDOOR GAMES HALL IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WILL BE COMPLETED AT KWAI CHUNG LATE NEXT MONTH TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL VENUE FOR RECREATIONAL AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES FOR YOUTH IN THE AREA.
WORKMEN ARE NOW PUTTING THE FINISHING TOUCHES TO THE INTERIOR OF THE GAMES HALL BEFORE IT IS HANDED OVER TO THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR MANAGEMENT.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THE GAMES HALL HAD BEEN BUILT AT A COST OF ABOUT $7.35 MILLION PART OF WHICH WAS DONATED BY MR OMAR RAMJU SADICK IN REMEMBRANCE OF HIS LATE BROTHER, THEREFORE IT IS NAMED OSMAN RAMJU SADICK MEMORIAL GAMES HALL.
BUILT AT THE JUNCTION OF HING FONG ROAD AND KWAI ON ROAD IT COVERS AN AREA OF 4 100 SQUARE METRES.
IT HAS A GAMES AREA OF 36 METRES BY 32 METRES WHICH IS LARGE ENOUGH FOR TWO BASKETBALL COURTS OR EIGHT BADMINTON COURTS OR THREE VOLLEYBALL COURTS. THE TWO SPECTATOR STANDS AT BOTH ENDS OF THE HALL CAN SEAT 650 PEOPLE. THE GAMES AREA CAN ALSO BE USED FOR GYMNASTICS, JUDO, HANDBALL, WEIGHT-TRAINING DANCING, AND FENCING. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE THREE GAMES ROOMS FOR PLAYING TABLE TENNIS,
OTHER FACILITIES, SUCH AS CHANGING ROOMS, TOILETS AND A TRAINING/LECTURE ROOM" ARE ALSO PROVIDED.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE DESIGN OF THE NEW INDOOR
GAMES HALL WAS BASED ON THE ONE AT ABERDEEN.
+BUT SOME IMPROVED FEATURES HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED, HE SAID. THESE INCLUDE SECTIONAL LIGHTING CONTROLLED BY A DIMMER IN THE GAMES AREA.
THE SPOKESMAN