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PLAYING FIELDS.

any useful suggestions for its further develop- ment for untli a new site can be found else- purposes of recreation

where for the rifle ranges. We believe it would greatly benefit the recreational facilities in Kowloon If the rifle ranges were transferred and we recommend that Government should use every effort to provide a different location for them in some other part of the Colony.

pending its development, and we recommend that Government should facilitate the use of such jand in this way.

Open Spaces in Hong Kong.

open spaces which we have noted

33-Turning to particular small,

(Continued from Page 8.) base of the foot-hills on the north. *28,--We note that a large area To serve the growing needs of the extending from Kowloon Old City Sham Shui Po and Mong Kok dis-northwards and embracing the Kow. aa desirable 'reservations in the trict we accordingly recommend that loan Golf Club's course and the Rifle urban areas of Hong Kong we re- on the west of Talpo Road the land Range has been marked as perman-commend:- bounded by the future Cheung Sha ently reserved for purposes of a (a) the permanent reservation as a Wan Road, Boundary Street, Wu Park and, playing flelds. We agrea playground for the children of Chau Street and Wong Chuk Street, that this area should be permanent- and on the east of the Talpo Roadly reserved but we regret that we

Wanchai of a plot of Crown Land on the Praya East Re- the whole of the arta behind the cannot put forward

clamation to the west of the building frontages on Talpo and

Fire Station and between In- Prince Edward Roads to the imme- diate north and east of the Police

land Lot 2827 and Inland Lot 2315; (Appendix VI.) Training, School together with the

(b) that Government should take| area covered by the Park and the

steps to obtain the use

ať hilly area to the immediate north

Marine Lot No. 1. at Shauki- of the Park, as marked on the plan

wan, situated Immediately to which forms Appendix II. to this

the east of Taikoo Dock and report, should be permanently re-

at present unoccupied private served by Government as recreation

property, to serve as a play- grounds. Much of this land is hilly

ground for the children of and undeveloped and can only be

Shaukiwan, this being the only regarded as reservation for the

suitable area for the purpose future development of a Park area

that we have been able to dis- for this district. Parts, however.

cover in this neighbourhood; are already levelled and parts are

und now being levelled. We recommend that such areas as are at present sultable be at once made available for allocation by the permanent Re- creation Grounds Committee. We further recommend that the pos- aibility of utilising the less develop ed area as a municipal golf course be explored as soon as the present levelling operations are finished. In this connection we considered a pro- tufe golf course but come to the cónclusion that is was not likely to meet with popular support.

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29. With regard to the Railway reclamation land on

the east of Chatham Road extending from Holt's Wharf to the junction of Gascoigne and Chatham Roads, we understand that portions of this land on the west of the line are at present allotted by the Railway Department with the approval of Government to various Clubs, but that the land on the east of the line with the exception of small portions at the north and south ends. the reservation of which for railway purposes is necessary, is vacant and; military as a parade ground or as a is only occasionally used by the hockey field. We understand that there is no regular means of approach

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22. We find that at the east end of Argyle Street and extending | there south to Ma Tau Chung Road there is another area of already levelled Crown land. We have selected a suitable portion of this land, about 20 acres in extent marked on the plan which forms Appendix III and, leaving the building frontage avail- able on Argyle Street and Ma Tau Chung Road, we

recommend that Government should permanently re- serve this area to serve as a play. ing fleld aron for the Kowloon City

district.

the

are

across the west side

(c)

(b)

that Government should take

mensgres to restore Blake Gardens, which are at present covered with the debris of the Po Hing land slide, and that as much space as is possible should be left at this spot, above and below the site for the new Police station, to form a pleasant open space, which ía essential in this congested area. We consider also that a portion of this ground might| be assigned for the playing of games such as basketball and volley-ball.

ready marked out on the Town Development Plan for Kowicon should be permanently reserv- ed as such,

That in addition the following further areas should be re- served, subject te acquisition - without undue expense where the land is not already public property:

Open Spaces on The Mainland, the part of the Railway manage-lion and the future provision of 34.-The matter of the preserva- ment to further level crossing over small open spaces on the mainland the railway or Indeed to the use of was carefully investigated by a this land on the east side at all sub-committee, whose report is unless it is fenced off from the annexed (Appendix VII). Having railway by a high fence. If the area is to be regularly used as play-port and made further enquiries considered the sub-committee's re- ing fields it will be necessary to ap- into the practicability of its sug preach it either from the sea by gestions we have decided to make the erection of a landing stage, the following recommendations:- which in view of its exposed post-(a) That all the open spaces al tion would be a somewhat expen sive proposition, or by access paths 23.We recommend also that a

which might be constructed from amall area should be reserved for the Holt's Wharf level-crossing allotment as a playing field behind along the side of the railway and Street and opposite the Kowloon Way bridge. We understand fur- the building frontage of Argyle from near the Chatham Road rail-

Hospital on the site originally pro-

ther from the Railway Authorities posed for a cemetery but now abap-that at least one year's tenure doned for this purpose. The loca-might be promised of any land that tion of this is shown in might be allotted to a Club here. and that there is every possibility Appendix IV.

24. We notice that west of the that & Club would be allowed to Diocesan Boys' School on the weat retain such allotment for longer side of the Railway and just by periods than o

year though no guarantee. could be given to that Yaumati Railway station there is n piece of land reserved on the Town

effect, Development Plan for a Railway yard. We understand that there is being required for Railway pur- no immediate prospect of this land poses and we recommend that 80 much of it as enn be used as a playground ghould be made avail- able for allotment permit.

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near Shatin Railway Station to the opposite shore is projected in con- nection with the proposed Saikung Road. This would afford a con- venient opportunity for reclaiming the land above the causeway and while we do not consider that play. ing field areas are at present re-

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that an area of 100 acres be de- finitely set apart for future playing flelds and preserved from alienation. The area should have easy access from Shatin Rallway Station and from the motor road. The area should be reserved on the develop Manager.ment plans as soon as the exact line of the causeway is settled. Extensions and Adjustments of Existing Playing Field "Areas ' on the Mainland.

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(1) A small portion of the Chater but with a little less vegetation." Bungalow site at the junctionNow why not take a five-days' round of Austin Road and Austin trip and see for yourself. It costs you Avenue behind the building only $40. frontage to servo as a play- ground for small children. B. In the Yaumati-Mong Kok district-

30-It is realised that the land is reserved for commercial develop,

the immediate future and it seems ment but there appears to be no prospect of such development in desirable to make use meanwhile of this basily accessible flat land for purposes of recreation. We recom(1)

An area at the corner of Wai Ching and Saigon Streets of about 6,000 square feet in ex- tent, provided that the land is available for purchase at & reasonable price."

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mend therefore:- (a) That the whole of the avail- able land on the railway re- clamation on both sides of thei railway, as shown on a plan furnished by the Manager of (i) the Railway (Appendix V) should be allotted through the permanent Recreation Grounds Committee annually to such Clubs as might wish to take up a ground there, subject to it, being ascertained by the Com-()The small square bounded at mittee each year before-hand from the Manager of the Rail-j way, that the land is still available for allotment. That Government should fence in the line, or make it a con- dition of allotment that Clubs should fence off their playing areas from the line at their own expense.

(b)

(e)

1

That Government should pro- vide means of access by mak-1 ing a path either from Holt's Wharf level-crossing or from near Chatham Road Railway Bridge or both.

31-We note that there is a part of the present allotment of the

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Park between the Club's bowling green and Itsicricket field which is Unused. We understand that the Club has been keeping this area ́as a alte for a new, pavilion, but we consider that pending any such de velopment good use could be made of the ground if it was allotted as a public playground for games re- quiring little space. Smaller Open Spaces in Hong Kong

And The Mainland. 26. With regard to the possible 32-We recommend generally extension of King's Park we note that Government should bear in that there la still an area here on the mind the great importance of pre- west of that portion of the Park serving in already developed areas lying to the north of Gascoigne Road and reserving in areas as yet un which If developed and levelled developed as many open spaces or would afford space for an additional small "squares" as possible, where three grounds of the usual size rethe old and young of either sex quired for a football ground. We in the neighbourhood. may take the recommend that Government should air and on some of which games complete the development of this such as volleybally and basketball part of King's Park es public play requiring little apace might be Ing Helda for the Taumati district played by the vernacular school 27 It was suggested to us that boys and other children of the the large area in Kowloon at present neighbouring houses. We consider roserved for cemeteries might be also that building land not yet sold better devoted to an expansion of the or. bullt upon, which we now find King's Park playing Belds but we in many cases to be let out to do not concur in this suggestion and market gardeners of temporary recommend that this cemetery area permits, might often be ma should remain undisturbed,

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