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MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1976

THE THEATRE WOULD BE SURROUNDED ITH A LARGE EXHIBITION AREA BELOW FOR DISPLAYS ON ASTRONOMY, EARTH SCIENCES AND ASTRO-NAVIGATION.

DIRECTLY UNDER THE SKY THEATRE WOULD BE THE CONTROL ROOM, STUDIOS, WORKSHOPS AND OFFICES.

THE OTHER MAIN FEATURE OF THE PLANETARIUM WOULD BE A TWO-STOREY RECTANGULAR BUILDING EMBRACING THE EGG-SHAPED DOME, SAID MR. LEI.

THIS ANNEXE, HE SAID, WOULD PROVIDE SUCH FACILITIES AS A LARGE RESTAURANT ON THE FIRST FLOOR, AND A LARGE LECTURE HALL ON THE GROUND FLOOR TO SEAT AN AUDIENCE OF 200.

MEANWHILE, THE MAJOR PART OF THE EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING

A SOPHISTICATED PLANETARIUM STAR-PROJECTOR, A PROJECTION DOME AND VARIOUS SPECIAL-EFFECTS PROJECTORS, HAVE ALREADY BEEN ORDERED FROM A GERMAN FIRM AND WILL BE DELIVERED FOR INSTALLATION WHEN THE BUILDING WORKS HAVE REACHED AN ADVANCE STAGE.

INTERNATIONAL-STANDARD SPORTS COMPLEX FOR KWAI CHUNG *****

RESIDENTS OF KWAI CHUNG AND NEARBY AREAS WILL HAVE THEIR OWN INTERNATIONAL-STANDARD SPORTS COMPLEX.

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TENDERS FOR THE MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR PROJECT ARE NOW BEING INVITED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND CONSTRUCTION WORK WILL BEGIN IN FEBRUARY.

MR. F. HO-ASJOE, CHIEF P.W.D. ARCHITECT, SAID TODAY THE SPORTS GROUND WOULD BE THE LARGEST OF ITS TYPE IN KWAI CHUNG AND WOULD OFFER A FULL RANGE OF FACILITIES FOR BOTH LOCAL AND

INTERNATIONAL SPORTING EVENTS.

HE SAID THE COMPLEX WOULD BE COMPLETED BY MID-1978 AND WOULD OCCUPY A 4.3-HECTARE SITE BOUNDED BY HING SHING ROAD, KWA! FUK ROAD, HING FONG ROAD AND KO FONG STREET.

IT WOULD HAVE A FULL-SIZE GRASS SOCCER PITCH AS WELL AS TMC HARD-SURFACE MINI-SOCCER PITCHES AND THREE BASKETBALL COURTS.

THERE WOULD ALSO BE AN EIGHT-LANE 400-METRE RUNNING TRACK, DESIGNED FOR ALL-WEATHER USE, AND FACILITIES FOR SUCH ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES AS SHOT PUT, JAVELIN, AND HIGH JUMP AND LONG JUMP.

MR. HO-ASJOE SAID A LARGE SPECTATOR STAND FOR 1,500 PEOPLE WOULD BE BUILT OVERLOOKING THE MAIN SOCCER FIELD,

OTHER FACILITIES WOULD INCLUDE A REFRESHMENT KIOSK, CHANGING AND TIOLET FACILTIES, AND SITTING OUT AREAS.

HE SAID ADEQUATE FLOODLIGHTING WOULD BE PROVIDED TO ENABLE THE FACILITIES TO BE USED AT NIGHT.

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