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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1981

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FOUNDATION STONE LAYING CEREMONY FOR SAI KUNG SPORTS GROUND

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A FOUNDATION STONE LAYING CEREMONY FOR THE SAI KUNG TANG SHIU KIN SPORTS GROUND WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY (NOVEMBER 24).

THE SECRETARY FOR NEW TERRITORIES, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES, THE DIRECTOR OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES, MR JIMMY SWEETMAN AND SIR SHIU-KIN TANG WILL OFFICIATE AT THE CEREMONY AT 3.30 PM ON TUESDAY.

WORK ON THE PROJECT IS NOW IN FULL SWING THANKS TO THE GENEROUS DONATION OF $3 MILLION FROM SIR SHIU-KIN, SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES.

COSTING $6 MILLION, THE SPORTS GROUND IS BEING DESIGNED AND BUILT BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. ON COMPLETION, IT WILL BE MANAGED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

THE FIRST PROPER SPORTS FACILITIES FOR THE PEOPLE OF SAI KUNG WILL HAVE A STANDARD FLOODLIT GRASS FOOTBALL PITCH, A 400-METRE SIX LANE ALL-WEATHER RUNNING TRACK WITH A FULL RANGE FACILITIES OF TRACK AND FIELD AND A COVERED STAND FOR ABOUT 1 000 SPECTATORS.

OTHER FACILITIES INCLUDING BASKETBALL COURTS WHICH CAN ALSO BE USED FOR VOLLEYBALL AND TENNIS, AND CHANGING ROOMS AND PARKING SPACES WILL ALSO BE BUILT.

THE MUCH NEEDED SPORTS GROUND IS LOCATED ON RECLAIMED LAND ADJACENT TO THE SAI KUNG POLICE STATION IN THE NEW TOWN. CONSTRUCTION OF THE SPORTING CENTRE IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED NEXT SUMMER.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE FOUNDATION STONE LAYING CEREMONY FOR THE SAI KUNG TANG SHIU KIN SPORTS GROUND IN SAI KUNG ON TUESDAY (NOVEMBER 24) AT 3.30 PM.

TRANSPORT WILL BE AVAILABLE. A 9-SEATER VAN WILL LEAVE THE JUNCTION OF HANKOW ROAD AND MIDDLE ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI, AT 2.30 PM ON TUESDAY. A GIS OFFICER WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST.

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