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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1981

TUNG CHUNG MINI-SOCCER PITCH OPENED

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A MINI-SOCCER PITCH AT TUNG CHUNG ON LANTAU ISLAND WAS OPENED TODAY (SUNDAY) BY THE ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICER, MR RICKY FUNG.

THE PITCH, WHICH IS NEAR THE HAU WONG TEMPLE, HAS AN AREA OF ABOUT 3 000 SQUARE METRES.

MR FUNG SAID WORK ON ANOTHER MINI-SOCCER PITCH AT SOK KWU WAN ON LAMMA ISLAND WOULD START EARLY NEXT YEAR. ALSO A PIECE OF ROUGH LAND ON PENG CHAU WOULD BE CONVERTED INTO A MINI-SOCCER PITCH.

THE NEW PITCH CAN BE USED FOR SEVEN-A-SIDE MATCHES BY LOCAL SCHOOLS AND ORGANISATIONS AND AS A VENUE FOR SPORTS DAYS, GAMES DAYS AND FUNFAIRS.

CONSTRUCTION STARTED IN MAY. THE PROJECT COST $224 900 OF WHICH $125 400 WAS DONATED BY THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB. THE BALANCE IS BEING MET BY ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICE LOCAL PUBLIC WORKS VOTE.

THE PITCH HAS A CONCRETE SURFACE AND WAS CONSTRUCTED BY CONVERTING A PIECE OF VACANT LAND.

TUNG CHUNG ALREADY HAS A COMMUNITY CENTRE MANAGED BY THE VILLAGE RURAL COMMITTEE AND THE PITCH WILL PROVIDE A NEW RECREATIONAL OUTLET FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS, ESPECIALLY YOUNGSTERS, MR FUNG SAID.

TO MARK COMPLETION OF THE PITCH A SEVEN-A-SIDE INAUGURAL FOOTBALL COMPETITION WAS HELD PRIOR TO THE OPENING CEREMONY.

ALSO OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING WERE REGIONAL RECREATION AND SPORT OFFICER, MR TAM PAK-HANG, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF TUNG CHUNG RURAL COMMITTEE, MR CHONG CHU-CHOI,