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Friday, October 6, 1972

SWIMMING POOL COMPLEX AT KWAI CHUNG

Piling work on the first sea-water swimming pool in Hong Kong is

underway at Kwai Chung.

The pools, to be built on a 250,000 square-foot site between Kwai Chung

Road and Kwai Shing Government Low Cost Housing Estate, are expected to be

completed in 1974.

There will be two 50-metre pools, a 35-foot square diving pool, equipped

with springboards, three teaching and children's pools, one paddling pool and

one children's water play area.

One of the 50-metre pools will be built to competition standards with

a grandstand alongside to seat 800 spectators at swimming galas and sports events.

The pools, capable of taking 5,000 swimmers at one time, will serve

an eventual population of more than 800,000 people.

They will take up the greater part of the site. The rest of the area

is planned for a cafeteria, a rest garden with treee, flowers, and a pavilion,

Changing rooms, showers and lavatories are provided in a building next

to the pools. In addition, there will be parking space for 46 cars.

A spokesman for the Public Works Department said tenders will shortly

be called for the supply and installation of three filtration plants for the

swimming pool complex.

Each unit will consist of pressure sand filters, water circulating pumps,

chemical dosing equipment, chlorinators and water distribution pipe work and

fittings.

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