MONDAY, APRIL 14, 1986
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320M INDOOR GAMES HALL OPENS IN KWUN TONG
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KWUN TONG RESIDENTS NOW HAVE A NEW VENUE TO SPEND THEIR LEISURE TIME IN A MORE HEALTHY MANNER WITH THE OPENING TODAY OF YET ANOTHER INDOOR GAMES HALL IN THE DENSELY-POPULATED DISTRICT.
+THE $20 MILLION HIU KWONG STREET INDOOR GAMES HALL AND CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND IS LOCATED RIGHT AT THE CENTRE OF KWUN TONG AND IS EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC, SAID AN URBAN COUNCIL SPOKESMAN TODAY.
HE SAID IT WAS THE FIRST FREE-STANDING INDOOR GAMES HALL IN KWUN TONG AND THE THIRD OF ITS KIND IN THE DISTRICT.
CHUN WAH +ALREADY, THERE ARE TWO INDOOR GAMES HALLS -- ROAD INDOOR GAMES HALL AND NGAU TAU KOK INDOOR GAMES HALL IN KWUN TONG,+ HE SAID.
+THE TWO-STOREY INDOOR GAMES HALL HAS SUCH MODERN FACILITIES AS A 1 300 SQUARE METRE GAMES ARENA WITH A SPECTATOR STAND ACCOMMODATING 400 PEOPLE.
+ THE ARENA IS DESIGNED FOR MULTI-PURPOSE SPORTS ACTIVITIES AND CAN ACCOMMODATE TWO BASKETBALL COURTS, OR TWO VOLLEYBALL COURTS, OR EIGHT BADMINTON COURTS. IT CAN ALSO BE USED FOR TABLE TENNIS, GYMNASTICS AND JUDO, FOR TRAINING AS WELL AS DISTRICT-WIDE COMPETITIONS.+
IN ADDITION, THE SPOKESMAN SAID, THERE ARE THREE FULLY AIR-CONDITIONED SQUASH COURTS WITH PUBLIC VIEWING GALLERIES AND TWO TRAINING ROOMS SUITABLE FOR CONFERENCE, GAMES OR YOGA PRACTICE PURPOSES.
TO ENABLE HANDICAPPED PEOPLE TO GET TO THE INDOOR GAMES HALL, A SPECIALLY-DESIGNED LIFT IS PROVIDED.
+CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WILL NOW HAVE A WONDERFUL TIME TO SPEND AS THE CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND IS PROVIDED WITH MODERN AND ATTRACTIVE PLAY EQUIPMENT,+ HE SAID.
+ THERE IS ALSO A REST GARDEN WITH EXTENSIVE LANDSCAPED AREA, HE ADDED.
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