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WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 1981
KWAI CHUNG PLAYGROUND OPENED
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A PUBLIC PLAYGROUND IN LAI KING HILL ROAD, KWAI CHUNG, WAS OPENED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) BY TSUEN WAN TOWN MANAGER, DR JAMES HAYES.
THE PLAYGROUND IS LOCATED ON A 410-SQUARE-METRE SITE ADJACENT TO LAI KING AND CHO YIU PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES, WHICH HAVE A COMBINED POPULATION OF ABOUT 40 000.
IT HAS BEEN NAMED AFTER THE HILLTOP COUNTRY CLUB, WHOSE MEMBERS RAISED $130 000 FOR THE PROJECT.
THE SITE WAS GRANTED BY TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE WHICH ALSO DESIGNED THE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, DR HAYES THANKED CLUB MEMBERS FOR THEIR EFFORT IN PROVIDING RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN TSUEN WAN DISTRICT.
HE SAID WHILE GOVERNMENT WOULD CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR AVAILABLE SITES TO BUILD MORE PARKS AND SPORTSGROUND FOR RESIDENTS, COMMUNITY EFFORT WAS ALSO NEEDED.
THIS, HE SAID, COULD BE DONE THROUGH DONATIONS OR ACTIVE PARTICIPATION BY MEMBERS OF LOCAL ORGANISATIONS.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE GENERAL COMMITTEE OF HILLTOP COUNTRY CLUB, MR Y.C. CHEE, AND OTHER CLUB MEMERS WERE ALSO PRESENT AT TODAY'S CEREMONY.
FIREWORKS DISPLAY
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THE HONG KONG TOURIST ASSOCIATION HAS BEEN INVITED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO ORGANISE A FIREWORKS DISPLAY TO PROVIDE ENJOYMENT FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS ON THE EVE OF LUNAR NEW YEAR NEXT YEAR (JANUARY 24, 1982).
THE DISPLAY WILL BE HELD IN HONG KONG HARBOUR, TO ALLOW THE LARGEST POSSIBLE NUMBER OF PEOPLE TO WATCH IT.
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