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THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 1985
CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND ON REPULSE BAY BEACH
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CONSTRUCTION WORK ON A CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND AND A REST GARDEN ON REPULSE BAY BEACH WILL BEGIN IN OCTOBER AND IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN APRIL NEXT YEAR IN TIME FOR THE NEXT SWIMMING SEASON.
THE PLAYGROUND AND THE REST GARDEN WILL BE BUILT ON THE SITE OF THE FORMER BARBECUE AREA MEASURING ABOUT 1 400 SQUARE METRES AT THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE BEACH, ACCORDING TO A SPOKESMAN FOR THE URBAN COUNCIL.
THERE WILL BE FIVE PIECES OF PLAY EQUIPMENT INCLUDING SLIDES, SWINGS AND CLIMBING POLES, AS WELL AS SAFETY MATTING AT THE CHILDREN'S PLAY AREA. THE REST GARDEN WILL HAVE SEATS, PAVILIONS AND PLANTERS,
+THE COUNCIL DECIDES TO UNDERTAKE THE CONSTRUCTION WORK DURING THE NON-SWIMMING SEASON, THAT IS, BETWEEN OCTOBER AND APRIL, SO AS TO CAUSE THE LEAST INCONVENIENCE TO BEACH-GOERS, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
+THE $2.6 MILLION PROJECT HAS BEEN DESIGNED IN SUCH A WAY THAT ALL EXCEPT ONE OF THE EXISTING MATURE TREES AND SHRUBS AT THE SITE WILL BE PRESERVED.
+THE PRESERVATION OF THE GREENERY IS MEANT TO BE IN HARMONY WITH THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT ON THE BEACH AND INTEGRATED WITH THE BEACH'S FUTURE LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT. THE ONLY TREE TO BE TORN DOWN HAS NO RETENTION VALUE BECAUSE IT WAS BADLY DAMAGED BY TYPHOON ELLEN.+
SOME 55 PITS AT THE FORMER BARBECUE AREA WERE
DEMOLISHED IN DECEMBER LAST YEAR FOLLOWING WIDESPREAD COMPLAINTS THAT THE SITE WAS A MAJOR SOURCE OF NOISE AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION. THE SITE HAS SINCE BEEN DEVELOPED INTO A TEMPORARY REST GARDEN.
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