THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1984
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RECREATION AREA FOR BUTTERFLY BEACH
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A $15-MILLION CONTRACT HAS BEEN AWARDED FOR WORK TO START ON PHASE ONE OF A PROJECT THAT WILL TRANSFORM A 9.2-HECTARE SITE AT BUTTERFLY BEACH IN TUEN MUN INTO A MAJOR RECREATIONAL AREA.
THE WORK WILL BE CARRIED OUT FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
IT WILL INVOLVE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MAIN ENTRANCE, FOOTWAYS AND THE CENTRAL PART OF AN EXTENSIVE BEACHSIDE PROMENADE.
THE RECREATIONAL AREA WILL INCLUDE AN OPEN-AIR FOOD CENTRE, A REFRESHMENT KIOSK, A CHILDREN'S PLAY AREA, SITTING-OUT AREA AND AN AMPHITHEATRE-TYPE VENUE FOR OUTDOOR PERFORMANCES. THERE WILL ALSO BE A GARDEN WITH A LAGOON AND CHINESE-STYLE BRIDGES AND PAVILION.
THERE WILL ALSO BE A BUS TERMINUS AND PARKING SPACES FOR CARS AND COACHES, A SERVICE BUILDING, A PERMANENT REFUSE COLLECTION POINT, TOILETS AND A POLICE REPORTING CENTRE.
THE FACILITIES WILL ALL BE INTERCONNECTED BY A COMPREHENSIVE FOOTWAY SYSTEM WHICH WILL BE LIGHTED AND LANDSCAPED.
PHASE ONE OF THE PROJECT WILL COVER ONE THIRD OF THE PROPOSED RECREATION AREA AND IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY LATE 1985.
WORK ON PHASE TWO, WHICH INCLUDES A BARBECUE AREA, A BUTTERFLY GARDEN, A PALM GARDEN, CAMP SITES AND A SOCCER PITCH, IS EXPECTED TO START IN 1986.
ON COMPLETION OF THE WHOLE PROJECT BY THE END OF 1987, THE SITE WILL BE A MAJOR RECREATIONAL CENTRE IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN PART OF THE NEW TOWN AND WILL SERVE MAINLY RESIDENTS OF MELODY GARDENS, SIU SHAN COURT, WU KING AND BUTTERFLY ESTATES.
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