SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1981
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NEW SPORTS CENTRE OPENED IN TUEN MUN
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THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES, TODAY (SATURDAY) OPENED A NE. SPORTS CENTRE IN TUEN MUN.
THE YAN OI TONG TAI HING SPORTS CENTRE, FORMERLY A FIRE STATION, HAS BEEN CONVERTED WITH THE TONG DONATING $600 000 TO COVER RENOVATION COSTS AND PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT.
LOCATED IN HING CHEUNG HOUSE OF TAI HING ESTATE, THE TWO-STOREY CENTRE HAS A TOTAL AREA OF 1 200 SQUARE METRES.
FACILITIES INCLUDE ARCHERY RANGES, FITNESS, DANCE AND TABLE- TENNIS ROOMS, A CONFERENCE ROOM, CHANGING ROOMS, BADMINTON COURTS AND OFFICES.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, THE YAN OI TONG CHAIRMAN, MR LAU WONG-FAT, SAID THE CENTRE WAS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN A PUBLIC HOUSING ÉSTATE.
HE HOPED THIS WOULD ENCOURAGE CO-OPERATION BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC-SPIRITED PEOPLE IN BUILDING MORE SUCH CENTRES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY.
THE CENTRE WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED WITH MR AKERS-JONES UNVEILING A PLAQUE AND THE COMMISSIONER FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE, MR BARRJE WIGGHAM, RECEIVING THE KEY TO THE PREMISES FROM THE VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE YAN OF TONG, MR CHAN CHUNG-HANG.
AFTER THE CEREMONY, GUESTS TOURED THE CENTRE TO SEE ITS FACILITIES.
THE CENTRE IS MANAGED BY THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE WHICH RUNS ACTIVITIES FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS.
ORGANISATIONS WISHING TO USE THE CENTRE CAN APPLY TO THE RSS TUEN MUN OFFICE.
THE FIRE STATION HAS BEEN MOVED TO PUI TO ROAD IN THE TOWN CENTRE.
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