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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1976

NEW ROAD TO SERVE DEVELOPMENTS IN ABERDEEN

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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS TO BUILD A NEW ROAD IN ABERDEEN TO SERVE NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE AREA.

THE NEW ROAD WILL BE ABOUT 100 METRES LONG AND WILL PROVIDE DIRECT ACCESS FROM SHAM WAN ROAD TO THE ABERDEEN SWIMMING POOL COMPLEX NOW BEING BUILT BY THE P.W.D.'S ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE, AS WELL AS TO A PROPOSED MULTI-STOREY CARPARK NEARBY.

AT THE SAME TIME, THE EXISTING WELFARE ROAD FRONTING THE SWIMMING POOL IS TO BE WIDENED TO FURTHER FACILITATE TRAFFIC TO AND FROM THE COMPLEX.

MR. CHEN SHAO-CHI, CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE P.W.D.'S HIGHWAYS (HONG KONG) DIVISION, SAID TODAY WORK ON THE ROAD PROJECT WOULD START NEXT MONTH AND WOULD BE COMPLETED IN ABOUT FIVE MONTHS.

+BOTH ROADS WILL HAVE CARRIAGEWAYS WIDE ENOUGH TO ACCOMMODATE TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC WITH FOOTPATHS ON EITHER SIDE FOR PEDESTRIANS, HE SAID.

ABOUT 300 METRES OF STORMWATER DRAINS AND SEWERS WOULD ALSO BE LAID IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ROADWORKS, HE ADDED.

MEANWHILE, CONSTRUCTION ON THE SWIMMING POOL COMPLEX IS PROGRESSING SMOOTHLY AND IT IS EXPECTED TO BE OPENED TO THE PUBLIC IN MARCH NEXT YEAR.

THE $11 MILLION COMPLEX IS BEING BUILT BY THE P.W.D.'S ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE ON BEHALF OF THE URBAN COUNCIL AND MOST OF THE COST IS BEING MET FROM A $10 MILLION DONATION FROM AN ANONYMOUS DONOR..

MR. K.M. TSENG, CHIEF P.W.D. ARCHITECT, SAID THE COMPLEX HAD BEEN DESIGNED TO INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS AND WOULD BE SUITABLE FOR INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING EVENTS.

THE COMPLEX WOULD HAVE TWO MAIN POOLS, EACH 50 METRES LONG, TWO SMALLER POOLS OF 12 BY 18 METRES, AND ONE TEACHING POOL AS WELL AS PADDLING POOLS FOR THE VERY YOUNG.

+ONE OF THE MAIN POOLS WILL BE HEATED TO CATER FOR YEAR ROUND SWIMMING,+ SAID MR. TSENG.

OTHER FACILITIES WILL INCLUDE CHANGING ROOMS, A SPECTATOR STAND FOR 800 PEOPLE, STAFF QUARTERS AS WELL AS SPECIAL EXITS FOR HANDICAPPED CHILDREN.

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IT WILL ALSO HAVE A COVERED CARPARK PROVIDING 40 PARKING SPACES.

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