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SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 1986
20 MORE INDOOR GAMES HALLS IN THE PIPELINE
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THE URBAN COUNCIL IS PLANNING TO BUILD 20 MORE INDOOR GAMES HALLS OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS TO MEET AN INCREASING DEMAND FOR INDOOR SPORTS ACTIVITIES.
THIS WAS DISCLOSED TODAY BY THE COUNCIL VICE-CHAIRMAN, MRS ELSIE TU, WHEN SHE OFFICIATED AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE HIU KWONG STREET INDOOR GAMES HALL AND CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND IN KWUN TONG.
MRS TU SAID SIX NEW INDOOR GAMES HALLS WOULD BE OPENED TO THE PUBLIC LATER THIS YEAR OR EARLY NEXT YEAR, AT THE WAN CHAI RECLAMATION AND LOCKHART ROAD URBAN COUNCIL COMPLEX ON HONG KONG ISLAND, AND AT CHUK YUEN, NGAU CHI WAN URBAN COUNCIL COMPLEX, PO ON ROAD URBAN COUNCIL COMPLEX AND BOUNDARY STREET ́ IN KOWLOON.
+ INDOOR SPORTS ACTIVITIES HAVE BECOME ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR FORMS OF RECREATION AMONG LOCAL RESIDENTS AS CAN BE EVIDENCED FROM THE VERY HIGH USAGE RATE OF VARIOUS URBAN COUNCIL INDOOR GAMES HALLS OVER THE YEARS,+ SHE SAID.
+ INTERESTINGLY THIS AVERAGE USAGE RATE IS MORE THAN 90 PER CENT, WHICH IS PROOF IN ITSELF OF THE COUNCIL'S DECISION SOME YEARS AGO TO INTRODUCE THESE INNOVATIVE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES WHICH ARE UNIQUE TO HONG KONG WITH ITS SERIOUS SHORTAGE OF LAND FOR SPORTING ACTIVITIES.
+THROUGH THIS OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY TODAY THE URBAN COUNCIL HAS AGAIN DEMONSTRATED ITS COMMITMENT TO MAKING LIFE HAPPIER AND HEALTHIER FOR THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG.+
THE $20 MILLION HIU KWONG STREET PROJECT IS THE FIRST FREE-STANDING INDOOR GAMES HALL IN KWUN TONG AND THE THIRD OF ITS KIND IN THE DISTRICT.
IT 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, THERE ARE THREE FULLY AIR-CONDITIONED SQUASH COURTS WITH PUBLIC VIEWING GALLERIES AND TWO TRAINING ROOMS SUITABLE FOR CONFERENCE, GAMES OR YOGA PRACTICE PURPOSES.
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