SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1984
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TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF FANLING SWIMMING POOL COMPLEX
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THE HEATED MAIN POOL OF THE FANLING PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL COMPLEX WILL BE TEMPORARILY CLOSED FROM TOMORROW (SUNDAY) TO ALLOW FOR THE REMOVAL OF ITS AIR SUPPORT STRUCTURE.
TO FACILITATE THE WORK, THE OTHER POOLS AT THE COMPLEX WILL ALSO BE CLOSED FROM APRIL 9 (MONDAY), A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID.
THE WHOLE COMPLEX WILL RE-OPEN ON APRIL 15 (SUNDAY).
THE SUPPORT STRUCTURE, IN THE FORM OF AN INFLATED +AIR BUBBLE+, WAS PUT UP TO SHELTER SWIMMERS FROM WINTER COLD.
MORE THAN 10 000 BATHERS USED THE SHELTERED POOL FROM LAST DECEMBER TO MARCH.
THE STRUCTURE WILL BE PUT UP AGAIN NEXT WINTER.
FROM APRIL 15, ALL THE POOLS AT THE COMPLEX WILL BE OPEN FOR THE SESSIONS DAILY: 7 AM TO 9.15 AM, 9.30 AM TO 11.45 AM, 12.45 PM TO 3 PM, 3.30 PM TO 5.45 PM AND 6.45 PM TO 9 PM.
THE POOLS, OTHER THAN THE HEATED MAIN POOL, WILL ALSO OFFER THE SAME SESSIONS BETWEEN APRIL 1 AND 8 BEFORE THE IR TEMPORARY CLOSURE.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
FUN DAY FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE
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ABOUT 200 ELDERLY PEOPLE WILL TAKE PART IN THE +LUEN YI FUN DAY FOR THE ELDERLY+ SPONSORED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB AND THE LIONS CLUB OF HONG KONG SOUTH TOMORROW (SUNDAY).
THE ACTIVITY WILL START AT 9.15 AM AT VICTORIA PEAK WHERE THE ELDERLY WILL HAVE A LEISURE WALK AND ENJOY THE SCENERY.
LUNCH WILL BE SERVED FOR THEM AT THE CARITAS RESTAURANT AT CAINE ROAD, FOLLOWED BY A LUCKY DRAW AND A VARIETY SHOW.
OFFICIATING AT THE EVENT WILL BE MRS RUBY LAU, DEPUTY CHIEF INSPECTOR OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT; MR HENRY S.F. WANG, PRESIDENT, LIONS CLUB OF HONG KONG SOUTH; AND MR Y. C. PI, DISTRICT GOVERNOR, THE LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT 303.
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE EVENT.
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