XN000022-1982-11-08 — Page 8

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1982

MR BARNES CONTINUED THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD BE GOOD FOR THE BOARD TO HAVE AS ITS FRIEND AND THAT SUCH FRIENDSHIP INVOLVED EFFORTS ON BOTH SIDES.

+ON ITS SIDE THE COUNCIL HAS MADE A CONSIDERABLE EFFORT TO ADJUST ITSELF TO THE NEW DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION PROCESS AND TO WELCOME THE NEW BOARDS, ON THEIR SIDE ALSO BOARDS SHOULD RECIPROCATE AND SUPPORT THE COUNCIL, HE SAID.

DIRECTOR OF NT SERVICES VISITS SHA TIN

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THE DIRECTOR OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT, MR JOHN HEYWOOD, TODAY TOURED VARIOUS WORK SITES AT SHA TIN WHERE WORK IS PROGRESSING ON A PACKAGE OF SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES COSTING SOME $100 MILLION.

THESE INCLUDE A SPORTS GROUND, A RECREATION GROUND, A PLAYGROUND AND A TOWN PARK.

MR HEYWOOD WAS ACCOMPANIED ON THE TOUR BY THE URBAN SERVICES OFFICER FOR SHA TIN, MR IP SHING-WAI, AND NTSD'S ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (SOUTH REGION), MR DAVID DOWDING.

AFTER VIEWING DEVELOPMENTS IN THE NEW TOWN FROM A VANTAGE POINT, MR HEYWOOD WENT TO THE SHA TIN RECREATION GROUND BEING CONSTRUCTED ON THE BANKS OF THE SHING MUN RIVER, NEAR THE SHA TIN JOCKEY CLUB SWIMMING POOL AND SQUASH COURT COMPLEX.

MR HEYWOOD WAS TOLD THAT THE $25 MILLION SHA TIN SPORTS GROUND WILL HAVE A FULL-SIZE TURFED SOCCER PITCH, A 400-METRE ALL-WEATHER RUNNING TRACK, AND A COVERED SPECTATOR STAND WITH SEATING FOR 2 500 SPECTATORS.

HE NEXT WENT TO THE YUEN WO RECREATION GROUND WHERE WORKS ON A CHILDREN'S PLAY PARK, A ROLLER SKATING RINK, A PUBLIC PLAZA, A RIVER-SIDE WALK AND OTHER LANDSCAPING ARE IN FULL SWING.

HE THEN PROCEEDED TO THE SHA TIN TOWN PARK WHICH WILL COST ABOUT $50 MILLION TO CONSTRUCT. MR HEYWOOD WAS TOLD THAT TENDERS FOR BUILDING A CENTRAL PLAZA, WATER GARDEN, FLOWER GARDEN AND LAWN, CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND, CHILDREN'S MODEL-BOATING POND AND RIVERSIDE PROMENADE WOULD PROBABLY BE INVITED NEXT MONTH.

LATER THE PARTY WENT TO THE WORK SITE OF TSANG TAI UK PLAYGROUND WHERE SIX TENNIS COURTS, THREE BASKETBALL COURTS WHICH CAN BE CONVERTED INTO VOLLEYBALL COURTS, ONE STANDARD SOCCER PITCH WITH ARTIFICIAL TURF, LANDSCAPING AND A PLAYGROUND WILL BE BUILT.

IN CONNECTION WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT, THE EXISTING ROYAL JOCKEY CLUB TEMPORARY PLAYGROUND WILL BE DEMOLISHED NEXT MARCH TO MAKE WAY FOR THE PROJECT WHICH WILL COST $13 MILLION.

MR HEYWOOD ALSO TOURED SHA TIN MARKET, TAI WAI TEMPORARY MARKET AND SIU LEK YUEN NURSERY.