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MONDAY, MAY 10, 1982

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HK PRAISED FOR MAKING BEST USE OF LAND FOR SPORT

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DELEGATES ATTENDING THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SPORT AND PEOPLE IN BRITAIN HAVE BEEN GREATLY IMPRESSED BY HONG KONG'S INGENUITY IN PROVIDING RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.

THIS WAS STATED BY THE PRINCIPAL RECREATION AND SPORT OFFICER OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT, MR DAVID CHIU, WHO ATTENDED THE CONFERENCE AT THE WEMBLY CONFERENCE CENTRE RECENTLY.

URBAN COUNCILLOR, MR KENNETH LO AND AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, MRS KATHERINE FOK, WERE ALSO AMONG THE HONG KONG DELEGATES.

BOTH MR CHIU AND MR LO PRESENTED PAPERS ON +MATCHING FACILITIES TO DEMAND+ DURING THE FOUR-DAY CONFERENCE ATTENDED BY 400 DELEGATES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.

+THE PAPERS WERE WELL RECEIVED BY THE DELEGATES AND THEY WERE EXTREMELY IMPRESSED BY WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING TO OVERCOME THE ACUTE SHORTAGE OF LAND AVAILABLE FOR RECREATION.

+THEY WERE PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN HONG KONG'S 'MULTI- PURPOSE COMPLEX' CONCEPT, WHERE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES ARE NOW BEING PROVIDED IN MULTI-STOREY MARKET COMPLEXES, THE ADOPTION OF NEW PLANNING STANDARDS. THE CO-ORDINATION OF AVAILABLE RESOURCES FOR BRINGING RECREATION TO THE MAN-IN-THE-STREET AND PROGRAMME FOR USING FACILITIES AT OFF-PEAK HOURS.

+THEY WERE IMPRESSED WITH OUR EFFORTS AT IMPROVISATION BY UTILISING MULTI-STOREY CAR-PARK AS AT HUNG HOM AND A FORMER FIRE STATION AT TAI HING IN THE NEW TERRITORIES FOR RECREATION CENTRES AND WITH OTHER MEASURES TO MEET RAPIDLY INCREASING DEMAND FOR FACILITIES, HE SAID.

ARRANGEMENT FOR BUSES ***

FROM 10 AM ON WEDNESDAY (MAY 12), ONLY FRANCHISED BUSES WILL BE ALLOWED TO TURN RIGHT FROM THE SOUTHBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF KWAI CHUNG ROAD INTO KWAI ON ROAD.

THIS IS TO FACILITATE FEEDER BUS OPERATIONS TO MTR KWAI FONG STATION.

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