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THERE WILL ALSO BE A SMALL GARDEN, JUST OFF THE OPEN PLAZA, FOR COUPLES TO HAVE THEIR WEDDING PICTURES TAKEN AFTER BEING MARRIED IN THE NEARBY REGISTRY OFFICE.
NEXT TO THE CENTRAL AREA IS AN ENCLOSED CHINESE GARDEN, WITH WALLED SECTIONS LEADING ONE INTO THE OTHER.
+PEOPLE WILL MOVE THROUGH THIS SITE AS THOUGH MOVING THROUGH A SERIES OF ROOMS, MR FROST SAID.
ADJOINING THIS WILL BE ANOTHER CHILDREN'S PLAY AREA WITH A CHINESE FORT. WHAT MR FROST DESCRIBES AS A SORT OF DISNEYLAND VERSION OF THE GREAT WALL, AND A SHIP.
+THIS DOESN'T JUST LOOK LIKE A SHIP.
IT IS A CHINESE JUNK.
THE ONLY DIFFERENCE FROM A WORKING JUNK IS THAT THIS HAS A BIG HOLE IN THE STERN SO CHILDREN CAN GO INSIDE.
+IT IS SET IN CONCRETE AND WHEN THE AREA IS READY SCRAMBLING NETS WILL BE ERECTED SO CHILDREN CAN CLIMB ABOUT. THERE WILL BE A SANDPIT AND POOL AT THE BOW OF THE SHIP.+
THE FINAL AREA WILL BE ANOTHER ENCLOSED GARDEN WHICH IS
DESCRIBED AS +CHINESE IN STYLE.+
+IT WILL DRAW IMAGES FROM CHINESE GARDENS WITHOUT ATTEMPTING TO COPY ONE. IT WILL INCORPORATE A LOT OF WATER AND A LOT OF ROCKS. IT WILL BE A MODERN GARDEN IN A CHINESE PATTERN,+ MR FROST EXPLAINED.
RUNNING ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE PARK ON THE WATERSIDE IS A PROMENADE. ON A LEVEL LOWER THAN THE PARK THIS WILL NO DOUBT BECOME A FAVOURITE OF EARLY-MORNING JOGGERS AND EVENING STROLLERS.
BUILT OUT OVER THE RIVER AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS WILL BE CANTILEVERED TERRACES, SOME OF WHICH WILL HOUSE CAFES AND REFRESHMENT KIOSKS.
THE PARK WILL BE VISUALLY IMPRESSIVE. NO LESS IMPRESSIVE OUT OF SIGHT OF THE PUBLIC, WILL BE THE CONTROL ROOM. OPERATED BY COMPUTER THIS WILL ENABLE ALL THE GARDENS TO BE WATERED AT NIGHT WHEN THE PARK IS DESERTED.
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SHA TIN'S SHOPPING CENTRE HAS ALREADY MADE IT A WEEKEND MAGNET FOR MANY PEOPLE FROM OTHER AREAS. WITH THE OPENING OF THE PARK THE NEW TOWN WILL BECOME AN EVEN MORE ATTRACTIVE DESTINATION FOR PEOPLE SEEKING A DAY OUT.
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