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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1978

GOVERNMENT'S RECREATIONAL PROJECTS FOR TSUEN WAN

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AN UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD, MR. CHAN PO-FONG, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THE GOVERNMENT WAS PLANNING A NUMBER OF PROJECTS THAT WOULD PROVIDE MORE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR RESIDENTS OF TSUEN WAN NEW TOWN OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS.

ADDRESSING THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S KWAI FONG COMMUNITY HALL, MR. CHAN SAID THE PROJECTS INCLUDED TWO INDOOR STADIUMS, ONE EACH FOR KWAI CHUNG AND TSUEN WAN, AND TWO PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS, ONE EACH FOR TSUEN WAN NORTH AND LEI MUK SHUE.

HE SAID THESE PROJECTS WERE EXPECTED TO BE READY OVER THE NEXT THREE OR FOUR YEARS AND WOULD HELP MEET A GROWING DEMAND FOR INDOOR AND OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN THE FAST-DEVELOPING NEW TOWN.

+THEY WILL BE ADDITIONAL TO THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL WHICH IS NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND WHICH WOULD BE READY FOR USE BY EARLY 1980, + HE SAID.

MR. CHAN SAID THE GOVERNMENT ALSO PLANNED TO OPEN UP TSO KUNG TAM AS A PARK AND THE TAI MO SHAN AREA AS A COUNTRY PARK.

PROJECTS COMPLETED IN RECENT YEARS FOR TSUEN WAN RESIDENTS INCLUDE A PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL IN KWAI SHING, THE WO YEE HOP PLAYGROUND AND THE SOUTH KWAI CHUNG FOOTBALL GROUND, HE ADDED.

MR. CHAN, WHO IS ALSO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CULTURE AND ENTERTAINMENT ACTIVITIES SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD, SAID KWAI CHUNG WAS AN AREA IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WITH THE LAF ST NUMBER OF PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES, THE TOTAL POPULATION BEING OVER 400,000,

HE PROPOSED THE SETTING UP OF TWO COMMUNITY HALLS, ONE EACH FOR SOUTH KWAI CHUNG AND NORTH KWAI CHUNG, TO PROVIDE MORE FOCAL POINTS OF CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE RESIDENTS.

THE KWAI FONG COMMUNITY HALL IS THE FOURTH IN KWAI CHUNG DISTRICT — AND THE SEVENTH IN HONG KONG — PROVIDED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT.

TWO OTHER NEW COMMUNITY HALLS ALREADY OPERATING WILL BE OFFICIALLY OPENED SOMETIME NEXT YEAR. ONE IS AT SHEK YAM ESTATE, ALSO IN KWAI CHUNG DISTRICT, AND THE OTHER AT TAI HING ESTATE IN TUEN MUN.

STAFF AT THE COMMUNITY HALL ORGANISES REGULAR CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES SUCH AS INTEREST GROUPS AND VOLUNTEER SERVICE PROGRAMMES AS WELL AS YOUTH LEADERSHIP TRAINING COURSES TO HELP RESIDENTS BECOME MORE COMMUNITY-MINDED AND ENABLE THEM TO BUILD UP A MORE INTEGRATED COMMUNITY.

THE COMMUNITY HALL IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR LOAN TO LOCAL GROUPS, SCHOOLS AND ORGANISATIONS FOR HOLDING MEETINGS AND ACTIVITIES.

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