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SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 1981
SQUASH COURTS TO OPEN IN FANLING
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SQUASH PLAYERS WILL BE ABLE TO ENJOY THE FIRST AIR-CONDITIONED COURTS WHEN THEY OPEN IN THE NEW TERRITORIES IN OCTOBER THIS YEAR.
COSTING MORE THAN $1.1 MILLION AND FUNDED BY A COMMUNITY LEADER, THE SQUASH COURTS ARE LOCATED NEXT TO THE FANLING SWIMMING POOL AND RECREATION GROUND IN TAI PO ROAD, FANLING.
THE TWO 62-SQUARE-METRE COURTS ARE OF LIGHT MAPLE FLOORING, WITH REAR GLASS WALL IN ONE OF THE COURTS TO FACILITATE COACHING AND VIEWING, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).
+THERE ARE OTHER FACILITIES SUCH AS SPECTATOR GALLERY, CHANGING ROOMS AND LOCKERS FOR PLAYERS' USE, HE SAID,
MEANWHILE, ONE OF THE TWO SQUASH COURTS AT KWAI SHING WILL BE CLOSED FROM SEPTEMBER 1 TO OCTOBER 31 TO FACILITATE MAINTENANCE WORK, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
YAU MA TEI CAR PARK TO BE EXTENDED
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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF STAGE 1 OF A MULTI-STOREY CAR PARK IN YAU MA TEI.
A SPOKESMAN SAID THE PROJECT INVOLVED A 12-STOREY EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING CAR PARK.
IT WILL INCLUDE EIGHT FLOORS FOR CAR PARKS, PROVIDING A TOTAL OF 400 PARKING SPACES, AND THE GROUND AND MEZZANINE AND THE NINTH AND TENTH FLOORS FOR OFFICES, WITH A TOTAL AREA OF ABOUT 6 500 SQUARE METRES.
WORK IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN OCTOBER AND TAKE ABOUT 10 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
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