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Monday, October 30, 1972

FIRST ALL-WEATHER SWIMMING POOL TO OPEN

The first multi-million dollar all-weather swimming pool, complex

at Morrison Hill will be officially opened by Sir Douglas Clague, the Chairman

of the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club, tomorrow (October ).

The Morrison Hill Complex is situated in Oi Kwan Road, Wan Chai,

covering an area of about 2.5 acres. It will be opened to the public on

Wednesday (November 1).

It consists of one enclosed and heated 50-metre pool, a paddling

pool for children and another outdoor one for youngsters. It is capable

of accommodating 1,200 swimmers at a time.

The 50-metre pool (50 m. x 21 m.) is built to Olympic competition

standarde with a grandstand and galleries for about 500 spectators.

The heated pool has a capacity of 380,000 gallons of water and

ita depth is from 41⁄2 feet to 6 feet. The water will be heated to a temperature

of 24°C during the cold months from December to March.

An interior ventilation system for the whole complex has been installed

for summer. Changing rooms, showers and lavatories are provided in the

building.

The Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club has donated over $8 million to build

and equip the complex, which was designed and its construction supervised,

by Mr. Sam Lim, a private architect of Messrs, Leigh and Orange, Hong Kong.

The Morrison Hill Swimming Pool complex will be the sixth of its

kind to be managed by the Urban Services Department, on behalf of the

Urban Council.

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