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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1980

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MORE SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR TUEN MUN

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GOVERNMENT IS BUILDING A TEMPORARY SOCCER PITCH AT TAI HING ESTATE AND RE-SURFACING THE TEMPORARY MINI-SOCCER PITCH IN TUEN MUN NEW TOWN CENTRE, TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR BILLY LAM, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).

MR LAM WAS PRESENTING PRIZES TO WINNERS AT THE 5TH TUEN MUN DISTRICT ATHLETICS MEETING AT YUEN LONG STADIUM.

HE REGRETTED THAT THE MEETING HAD TO BE HELD AT YUEN LONG, OWING TO THE LACK OF ADEQUATE FACILITIES IN TUEN MUN.

HOWEVER, GOVERNMENT HAD STARTED BUILDING THE $8 MILLION TANG SHIU KIN SPORTS GROUND, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE A GRASS SOCCER PITCH, A 400-METRE RUNNING TRACK AND SITES FOR TRACK AND FIELD EVENTS.

THIS PROJECT WOULD BE COMPLETED IN THE MIDDLE OF 1981 AND MR LAM BELIEVED THE TUEN MUN ATHLETICS MEETING NEXT YEAR WOULD BE HELD ON THE NEW GROUND.

IN ADDITION, THERE WOULD BE THE YAN OI TONG COMMUNITY AND INDOOR SPORTS CENTRE WHICH WAS NOW BEING CONSTRUCTED AND WHICH WOULD BE COMPLETED IN THE MIDDLE OF 1982.

OTHER GOVERNMENT PROJECTS INCLUDED AN INDOOR GAMES HALL, PLAYGROUNDS, SWIMMING POOLS AND FURTHER RECREATIONAL FACILITIES TO KEEP PACE WITH TUEN MUN DEVELOPMENT, HE SAID.

BUILDING THE TEMPORARY SOCCER PITCH AT TAI HING ESTATE AND RE-SURFACING THE TEMPORARY MINI-SOCCER PITCH IN THE TOWN CENTRE WERE INTENDED TO MEET IMMEDIATE NEEDS UNTIL THE NEW FACILITIES WERE READY, SAID MR LAM.

THE MEETING WAS ORGANISED BY TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE, THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE AND THE LOCAL DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD, RURAL COMMITTEE AND SPORTS ASSOCIATION.

MORE THAN 600 LOCAL ATHLETES TOOK PART IN TODAY'S EVENT, WINNERS OF WHICH WILL REPRESENT TUEN MUN IN THE INTER-DISTRICT ATHLETICS MEETING NEXT YEAR.

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