SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1984
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DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN TSUEN WAN
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THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT HAS AWARDED A $7.3-MILLION CONTRACT FOR ROAD AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS IN CENTRAL TSUEN WAN.
UNDER THE CONTRACT, A SINGLE-CELL BOX CULVERT WILL BE BUILT ALONG TAI HO ROAD BETWEEN HO PA STREET AND SHA TSUI ROAD, TOGETHER WITH ANCILLARY WORKS AND THE FORMATION OF A TWO-HECTARE SITE AT HOI PA VILLAGE,
THE SITE, WHICH WILL BE READY IN ABOUT 15 MONTHS, WILL BE USED FOR DEVELOPING COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL BLOCKS, REDEVELOPING PART OF HOI PA VILLAGE AND EXTENDING YAN CHAI HOSPITAL AND TSUEN WAN MARKET STREET. AN OPEN SPACE WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED ON THE SITE.
SWIMMING POOL TO RE-OPEN
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THE MAIN POOL AT THE FANLING SWIMMING POOL COMPLEX IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WILL BE RE-OPENED ON FRIDAY (NOVEMBER 23) AFTER THE INSTALLATION OF AN AIR SUPPORT STRUCTURE.
THE MAIN POOL WILL BE HEATED THROUGHOUT WINTER, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID.
THE AIR SUPPORT STRUCTURE SERVES TO SHELTER SWIMMERS FROM COLD WEATHER.
THE SHELTERED POOL ATTRACTED ABOUT 10 000 SWIMMERS LAST WINTER.
THIS POOL WILL BE OPEN FOR FOUR DAILY SESSIONS: 9 AM TO 11.30 AM, 12.30 PM TO 3 PM, 3.30 PM TO 6 PM AND 7 PM TO 9 PM.
MEANWHILE, THE OTHER POOLS AT THE COMPLEX WILL BE CLOSED FROM FRIDAY (NOVEMBER 23) FOR ANNUAL MAINTENANCE.
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