Monday, July 31, 1972
SPORTS STADIUM WITH BOWLING CENTRE FOR YUEN LONG
The Government has granted a piece of Crown land to the Yuen
Long District Sports Association to build a modern sports stadium in the
township.
The land covering an area of over 7,000 square feet is situated
next to the existing Yuen Long recreation and sports ground.
The cost of the stadium, estimated at about $1 million, will be
met with funds to be raised by the sports association and local civic
leaders,
The stadium will be four storeys high. A 10-pin bowling centre,
the first of its kind in the New Territories, will be set up on the first
floor and there will be a club room and a gynasium on the second and third
floors. The ground floor will be used as a car park,
The land, with the assessed market value of over $600,000, was
granted by private treaty without any premium. The association is required
to pay only a token Crown rent on condition that it must be developed into
a non-profit making recreational centre,
The Yuen Long District Sports Association, a non-profit making
organisation, was formed 12 years ago with the aim of promoting various
sporting activities in the area.
A spokesman for the association said that with the stadium there
will be more opportunities for young people in the New Territories to
take part in recreational activities.
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