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SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 1975

WU KWAI SHA IDEAL RESORT FOR YOUNGSTERS

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WITH THE COMPLETION RECENTLY OF A NEW SWIMMING POOL, WU KWAI SHA YOUTH VILLAGE HAS BECOME THE IDEAL RESORT FOR YOUNGSTERS IN HONG KONG, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR. THOMAS LEE, SAID TODAY.

THE SWIMMING POOL WAS BUILT WITH A GRANT OF $530,000 FROM THE LOTTERIES FUND.

SPEAKING AT A CEREMONY MARKING THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE POOL, HE SAID IN THE FOUR YEARS SINCE IT TOOK OVER MANAGEMENT OF WU KWAI SHA, THE CHINESE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION HAD MADE STEADY AND DETERMINED EFFORTS TO IMPROVE AND EXPAND FACILITIES.

THE MORE NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS WERE THE LIONS PAVILION, THE GREEN VILLA CONFERENCE COMPLEX, THE RIDING GROUNDS AND A CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND.

AS A NATURAL RESULT OF THIS, MR. LEE POINTED OUT, MORE TEENAGERS HAD JOINED THE VILLAGE AND USED ITS FACILITIES OVER THE PAST YEAR.

HE ALSO NOTED THAT FAMILIES WERE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE TOGETHER IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AT THE VILLAGE AND SAID QUITE A FEW BUILDINGS HAD BEEN CONVERTED INTO FAMILY CAMPS.

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