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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1984
THE FIRST URBAN COUNCIL +FUN POOL+ IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN 1989 AS PART OF THE KOWLOON PARK SWIMMING POOL COMPLEX.
THIS COMPLEX WILL ALSO FEATURE THE FIRST HEATED AND COVERED COMPETITION POOL TO BE BUILT TO THE LATEST INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION STANDARDS -- THOSE PRESCRIBED BY FINA (FEDERATION INTERNATIONAL DE NATATION AMATEUR) AND THE FIRST HEATED DIVING POOL IN HONG KONG.
THE WAN CHAI TRAINING POOL INCLUDES HIGHLY ADVANCED TRAINING FEATURES THAT CAN BE INCORPORATED IN POOLS TO BE CONSTRUCTED LATER. THE POOL IS SURROUNDED BY UNDERWATER VIEWING BAYS AND ILLUMINATED BY UNDERWATER FLOODLIGHTING. IT IS PARTICULARLY SUITED FOR ADVANCED TRAINING IN VARIOUS WATER SPORTS. COACHES WILL BE APLE TO MONITOR SWIMMING AND PLAYING PERFORMANCES MORE CLOSELY THAN IN A CONVENTIONAL POOL AND GIVE ADVICE TO CONTESTANTS UNDER TRAINING.
THE HEATED POOL IS PART OF THE FACILITIES IN THE $30.4 WAN CHAI RECLAMATION RECREATION CENTRE STAGE II. WHEN FULLY COMPLETED IN 1987, THE SPORTS CENTRE WILL ALSO HAVE AN INDOOR GAMES HALL. THE POOL AND ITS ANCILLARY FEATURES ALONE COST AN ESTIMATED 12 MILLION.
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THE COUNCIL NOW MANAGES A TOTAL OF 75 POOLS OF VARIOUS TIZES AND DEPTH. MOST OF THEM ARE IN THE PURPOSE-BUILT COMPLEXES LOCATED AT ABERDEEN, KENNEDY TOWN, MORRISON HILL, VICTORIA FA.. AND CHAI WAN ON THE ISLAND AND AT TAI WAN SHAN, KWUN TONG, KOWLOOK TSAI, LEI CHENG UK, MORSE PARK AND LAI CHI KOK PARK KOWLOON.
ALSO UNDER THE URBAN COUNCIL'S CHARGE ARE THE 12 GAZETTE BEACHES ON THE SOUTHERN SHORES OF HONG KONG ISLAND. THEY ARE: BIG WAVE BAY, CHUNG HOM KOK, DEEP WATER BAY, HAIR PIN BEACH, MIDDLE BAY, REPULSE BAY, ROCKY BAY, SHEK O BEACH, SOUTH BAY, ST. STEPHEN'S, STANLEY MAIN AND TURTLE COVE.
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AT ALL SWIMMING POOLS AND BEACHES, SAFETY IS A PRIME AND EVER-PRESENT CONCERN OF THE COUNCIL AND ITS POOL AND BEACH STAFF. MANY GRATEFUL TRIBUTES HAVE BEEN PAID, BY SWIMMERS WHO RECEIVED PROMPT HELP IN TIME OF DIFFICULTY, TO A HARD-WORKING LIFEGUARD SERVICE, MADE UP OF TEAMS OF DEDICATED MEN TRAINED IN FIRST AID, WATER RESCUE TECHNIQUES AND RESUSCITATION.
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THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RESCUE CASES SUCCESSFULLY MADE SO FAR THIS YEAR STANDS AT 590.
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