THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1979
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HE SAID THE ABERDEEN INDOOR GAMES HALL WOULD ENABLE HONG KONG PEOPLE NOT ONLY TO COMPETE IN IT BUT ALSO TO ENJOY FUN.
MR. SALES SAID THE CO-OPERATION WAS CHARACTERISTICS OF ANYTHING DONE IN HONG KONG: IT WAS A COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.
THE BUILDING, ON THE CORNER OF WONG CHUK HANG ROAD AND OCEAN PARK ROAD, IS THE FIRST STAGE TO THE EXTENSION OF THE ABERDEEN SPORTS GROUND, AND SERVES A POPULATION OF ABOUT 160,000.
ITS 36-METRE-SQUARE PLAY AREA IS LARGE ENOUGH FOR TWO BASKETBALL OR TENNIS COURTS, EIGHT BADMINTON, OR THREE VOLLEYBALL COURTS - PLUS A GRANDSTAND FOR 300 SPECTATORS. IT CAN ALSO BE USED FOR GYMNASTICS, HANDBALL, WEIGHT TRAINING, JUDO, TRAMPOLINING, DANCING, FENCING, AND AS A THEATRE
SRI HERE REPEAT THE LAST PARAGRAPH
ITS 36-METRE-SQUARE PLAY AREA IS LARGE ENOUGH FOR TWO BASKETBALL OR TENNIS COURTS, EIGHT BADMINTON, OR THREE VOLLEYBALL COURTS - PLUS A GRANDSTAND FOR 300 SPECTATORS. IT CAN ALSO BE USED FOR GYMNASTICS, HANDBALL, WEIGHT TRAINING, JUDO, TRAMPOLINING, DANCING, FENCING, AND AS A THEATRE OR MEETING PLACE.
THE FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THE GOVERNOR'S SPEECH:
+ONE OF THE MOST PLEASING RECENT SOCIAL DEVELOPMENTS IN HONG KONG HAS BEEN GROWTH OF ENTHUSIASM FOR RECREATION. IT IS FUN IT IS SOCIALLY GOOD. THERE ARE FEW THINGS WORSE FOR A COMMUNITY THAN BOREDOM AND INACTIVITY AMONGST ITS YOUTH.
+THE URBAN COUNCIL HAS RESPONDED WELL TO THIS DEMAND IN THE URBAN AREAS BY PROVIDING STEADILY INCREASING SPORTING AND LEISURE FACILITIES, SOME OF WHICH ARE OF EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY AND INGENUITY.
+ALREADY FOUR INDOOR GAMES HALLS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED IN KOWLOON AND IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO OFFICIATE TODAY AT THE OPENING OF THE FIRST ONE ON HONG KONG ISLAND.
+ IT IS WORTH MENTIONING THAT THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ABERDEEN GAMES HALL WAS COMPLETED IN ONLY NINE MONTHS, AND I CONGRATULATE THE PWD AND ALL THOSE INVOLVED ON THEIR FINE TEAMWORK AND SPLENDID FINISHED PRODUCT,
+THE $5 MILLION COST OF BUILDING THE ABERDEEN INDOOR GAMES HALL HAS BEEN MET PARTLY FROM URBAN COUNCIL FUNDS AND PARTLY BY A VERY GENEROUS DONATION BY SIR YUE-KONG PAO.
+THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT SIR YUE-KONG HAS MADE A GENEROUS DONATION FOR THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES. ALL THOSE WHO WISH TO EMULATE HIS ASTONISHING CAREER AS WELL AS HIS REMARKABLE GOOD HEALTH AND GOOD HUMOUR, SHOULD REMEMBER THAT HIS LIFE HAS BEEN BASED ON AN UNFAILING REGIME OF DAILY EXERCISE.
+THE PEOPLE OF ABERDEEN HAVE GOOD CAUSE TO BE GRATEFUL FOR SIR YUE-KONG'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN THIS AREA AND I DO THANK HIM MOST SINCERELY,
+1 NOW TAKE GREAT PLEASURE IN DECLARING THIS ABERDEEN GAMES HALL OPEN.+
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