SUNDAY, APRIL 18, 1982
MULTI-STOREY SPORTS CENTRE FOR MONG KOK
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PLANS ARE UNDERWAY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A MULTI-STORE) SPORTS CENTRE TO PROVIDE MUCH-NEEDED RECREATIONAL AND SPORTS FACILITIES FOR THE RESIDENTS IN THE MONG KOK DISTRICT.
WHEN COMPLETED, THE $6 MILLION PROJECT WILL PROVIDE A MULTI-PURPOSE GYMNASTICS HALL, TWO MULTI-PURPOSE GAMES HALLO, THO SQUASH COURTS, ONE DANCE PRACTICE HALL, FOUR MUSIC ROOMS, AS WELL AS CHANGING ROOMS, A CANTEEN AND AN OFFICE FOR THE MONG KOK DISTRICT CULTURAL, RECREATIONAL AND SPORTS ASSOCIATION.
A DONATION OF $3 MILLION, MAKING UP HALF OF THE ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST OF THE PROPOSED CENTRE, HAS BEEN MADE BY THS ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB (CHARITIES) LTD, AND THE MONG KOK DISTRICT CULTURAL, RECREATIONAL AND SPORTS ASSOCIATION WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR RAISING THE REST OF THE MONEY.
PLANS ARE FOR THE CENTRE TO BE LOCATED AT THE JUNCTION OF IVY STREET AND BEECH STREET IN TAI KOK TSUI, AND AN APPLICATION HAS BEEN MADE FOR A LAND GRANT FROM THE GOVERNMENT, AND OPTIMISM WAS EXPRESSED THAT THIS WOULD BE APPROVED SOON.
PILING WORK ON THE CENTRE WILL START AS SOON AS THE LAND HAS BEEN OBTAINED AND THE PROJECT WILL TAKE BETWEEN 18 TO 20 MONTHS TO BE COMPLETED.
THE ASSOCIATION, WHOSE EX-OFFICIO PRESIDENT IS THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICER OF MONG KOK, HAS ALREADY SET UP A BUILDING PROJECT COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDS AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE CENTRE.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ASSOCIATION, MR LAM KIN-MING, HAS UNDERTAKEN TO RAISE $1 MILLION FOR THE PROJECT, AND THERE ARE PLANS TO HOLD A FUND-RAISING VARIETY SHOW IN JUNE, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE ASSOCIATION SAID.
→THE ASSOCIATION EXPECTS THAT WITH ALL THIS EFFORT, AND THE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT OF OTHER GENEROUS PERSONS FROM THE MONG KOK DISTRICT, THE REST OF THE MONEY WILL SOON BE RAISED,+ HE SAID.
SALT WATER MAINS WORK ***
SALT WATER SUPPLY TO CERTAIN AREAS IN TUEN MUN WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR NINE HOURS FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM ON TUESDAY (APRIL 20) TO FACILITATE WATER MAINS CONNECTION.
AREAS AFFECTED WILL BE TAI ING ESTATE AND MING KUM ROAD LICENSED AREA IN TUEN MUN.
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