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SATURDAY, JULY 6, 1985
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NEW PLAYGROUND IN YUEN LONG OPENS
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A NEW MULTI-PURPOSE PLAYGROUND WAS OPENED TODAY (SATURDAY) IN YUEN LONG TO CATER FOR THE RECREATIONAL NEEDS OF RESIDENTS IN THE NEW TOWN.
THE PLAYGROUND, WHICH OPENS FROM 7 AM TO 11 PM DAILY, COMPRISES A SMALL SITTING-OUT AREA AND TWO STANDARD-SIZE BASKETBALL COURTS WHICH CAN ALSO BE USED FOR VOLLEYBALL.
FLOODLIGHTS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED AT THE SE COURTS TO FACILITATE NIGHT MATCHES, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID.
COSTING ABOUT $1 MILLION, THE PLAYGROUND IS LOCATED ON A
2 300-SQUARE-METRE SITE AT CHUNG SING PATH IN THE TOWN CENTRE.
THE PLAYGROUND WAS DESIGNED AND BUILT BY THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
SUBWAYS TO BE BUILT IN JORDAN ROAD AREA *****
A SUBWAY SYSTEM WILL BE BUILT AT THE JUNCTION OF JORDAN ROAD, FERRY STREET AND CANTON ROAD IN KOWLOON.
IT CONSISTS OF TWO SUBWAYS CROSSING JORDAN ROAD AND FERRY STREET WITH COVERED RAMPS AND STAIRCASES.
THE FERRY STREET SUBWAY WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING STEEL FOOTBRIDGE IN THE AREA.
ON COMPLETION, THE SUBWAYS WILL PROVIDE A SAFE GRADE-SEPARATED FACILITY FOR PEDESTRIANS TO REACH THE FERRY PIER AND BUS TERMINUS AT JORDAN ROAD, AS WELL AS TO CROSS JORDAN ROAD AND FERRY STREET.
THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE PROJECT AND WORK IS EXPECTED TO START IN SEPTEMBER AND BE COMPLETED BY NOVEMBER 1986.
FANLING TENNIS COURTS EXTEND OPENING HOURS
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THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT TODAY (SATURDAY) ANNOUNCED THAT THE OPENING HOURS FOR THE FANLING TEMPORARY TENNIS COURTS WILL BE EXTENDED FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM DAILY WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT.
THE ARRANGEMENT IS TO FACILITATE MORE TENNIS PLAYERS TO MAKE USE OF THE COURTS AND TO PROMOTE THE SPORT, AN RSD SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE OPENING HOURS OF THE COURTS HAVE BEEN EXTENDED ON SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS SINCE LATE APRIL, INDICATING THAT RESPONSE TO THE EXTENSION WAS VERY ENCOURAGING, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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