SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1985
ON THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE AND URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL JOINTLY CONDUCT A ONE-DAY DISTRICT TOUR, COVERING THE ABERDEEN UC COMPLEX, PAO YUE KONG SWIMMING POOL, THE WONG NEI CHUNG WATER SPORTS CENTRE, ABERDEEN SPORTS GROUND AND OCEAN PARK.
PARTICIPATION IS LIMITED TO ABOUT 70 YOUTHS.
TICKETS AT
$10 EACH CAN BE OBTAINED AT THE RECREATION, SPORTS AND AMENITIES OFFICE (SOUTHERN) AT NO. 6-12 NAM NING STREET, ABERDEEN CENTRE.
SUNKEN GARDEN A UNIQUE PLACE FOR RELAXATION
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A $1.3 MILLION SUNKEN GARDEN+ IN KOWLOON PARK WILL BE OPENED TO THE PUBLIC TOMORROW (SUNDAY) AS THE LATEST ADDITION TO THE GREEN LUNG OF TSIM SHA TSUI.
IT IS A UNIQUE PROJECT IN THAT IT HAS BEEN CONVERTED FROM A SMALL SECTION OF A TUNNEL SYSTEM BY THE USE OF SHADY TREES, GREEN SHRUBS AND SCENTED FLOWERS,+ SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE URBAN COUNCIL TODAY.
HE SAID THIS BEAUTIFUL AND QUIET ENVIRONMENT WOULD MAKE IT AN IDEAL PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO TAKE A LEISURELY WALK OR SIT AROUND AND RELAX.
+THOUGH THE SUNKEN GARDEN IS NOT TOO SPACIOUS, ABOUT 850 SQUARE METRES IN AREA, ANYONE VISITING IT WILL MOST PROBABLY BE TEMPTED TO LINGER FOR QUITE A WHILE BECAUSE OF ITS PEACEFUL ATMOSPHERE, TRANQUILITY AND SECLUSION,+ HE SAID.
+ AND BECAUSE OF ITS FLOWERY SURROUNDINGS, THE SOUND OF A MAN-MADE WATERFALL WITH DECORATIVE LIGHTING AND THE BIRD-SONGS FROM THE AVIARY NEARBY, IT IS ALMOST CERTAIN THAT VISITORS WILL COME AGAIN.+
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE SUNKEN GARDEN+ WAS ALSO A PLACE IN WHICH TREE-LOVERS AND CONSERVATIONISTS WOULD TAKE PRIDE.
+ IN FACT, ONE OF THE MAIN OBJECTIVES OF KEEPING INTACT A PART OF THE TUNNEL SYSTEM, WHICH DATES BACK TO THE OLD DAYS WHEN KOWLOON PARK WAS A MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT, WAS TO CONSERVE EXISTING TREES AND FOLIAGE, HE SAID.
+IN ALL. FOUR TREES TWO BANYANS, A CHINESE HACKBERRY (SCIENTIFIC NAME: CELTIS SINENSIS) AND A POP-GUN SEED TREE
HAVE BEEN PRESERVED.
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