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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1976

HE ADDED: + IT HAS RECENTLY ESTABLISHED THE C.M.A. PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOL. THIS IS ALREADY RUNNING IN BORROWED PREMISES.+

THE SCHOOL IN NAM CHEONG STREET, WHEN FULLY DEVELOPED, WILL HAVE 28 CLASSES WITH A CAPACITY OF 1,120 STUDENTS.

THE TOTAL CAPITAL COST WILL BE IN THE REGION OF $7.4 MILLION, OF WHICH AROUND $6.1 MILLION WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT.

THE NEW PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOL IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN DECEMBER OF THIS YEAR.

MORE PLAYGROUNDS FOR KWAI CHUNG RESIDENTS ******

MORE PLAY FACILITIES ARE TO BE PROVIDED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT FOR RESIDENTS IN THE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING KWA CHUNG AREA.

MR. FRANK HO-ASJOE, CHIEF ARCHITECT OF THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE, SAID TODAY THAT WORK WOULD START IN DECEMBER ON TWO MORE RECREATIONAL GROUNDS WITH REST GARDENS AT SHEUNG KWAI CHUNG.

THE PLAY FACILITIES ARE THE FIRST OF A SERIES TO BE BUILT BY THE P.W.D. UNDER THE TSUEN WAN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME.

ONE OF THE PLAYGROUNDS, WHICH WILL INCLUDE A REST GARDEN, WILL OCCUPY A SITE OF 23,000 SQ. METRES OFF WO YI HOP ROAD NEAR SHEK YAM ESTATE.

IT WILL PROVIDE A FULL-SIZED TURFED SOCCER PITCH, A 300-METRE RUNNING TRACK AND VARIOUS ATHLETIC TRAINING FACILITIES, INCLUDING LONG-JUMP, HIGH-JUMP AND SHOT PUT.

IN ADDITION, THERE WILL BE A MINI-SOCCER PITCH AND A BASKETBALL-CUM-VOLLEYBALL COURT, AS WELL AS A REST GARDEN WITH A PAVILION AND SERVICE BUILDING.

THE SECOND PLAYGROUND WILL BE BUILT OPPOSITE THE SHEK LEI ESTATE AND WILL OCCUPY A SITE OF ABOUT 13,000 SQUARE METRES.

IT CONSISTS OF A MINI-SOCCER PITCH, A BASKETBALL COURT, A BASKETBALL-CUM-VOLLEYBALL COURT, A SITTING OUT AREA WITH BENCHES AND A SERVICE BUILDING.

+BOTH WILL BE COMPLETED NEXT YEAR AND WILL BE FLOODLIT TO CATER FOR SPORT ACTIVITIES AT NIGHT, SAID MR. HO-ASJOE.

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