XN000022-1982-11-29 — Page 8

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1982

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MORE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR NEW TOWN

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A NUMBER OF RECREATIONAL AND SPORTS FACILITIES HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR FANLING-SHEK WỤ HUI WHICH WILL HOUSE SOME 180 000 PEOPLE IN THE EARLY 1990S.

THE NORTH DISTRICT OFFICER, MR STUART HARBINSON, DISCLOSED THIS TODAY AT A PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE DISTRICT FESTIVAL $82.

THIS WOULD BE IN ADDITION TO THE EXISTING FACILITIES IN THE AREA, NOTABLY THE FANLING SWIMMING COMPLEX, SQUASH COURTS, SOCCER PITCHES AND BASKETBALL COURTS.

MR HARBINSON SAID THAT A SPORTS COMPLEX, A SWIMMING POOL COMPLEX AND AN INDOOR GAMES HALL WOULD BE PROVIDED IN THE AREA BY LATE 1986.

+ANOTHER FEATURE OF THE NEW TOWN IS THE SPACE RESERVED FOR OPEN AREAS FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES. A LANDSCAPE STUDY IS TO BE CONDUCTED BY A FIRM OF CONSULTANTS BEFORE A TOWN PARK IS BUILT IN AREA 9, WHICH IS CENTRALLY SITUATED IN THE NEW TOWN, HE ADDED.

THE TWO-WEEK DISTRICT FESTIVAL, WHICH IS TO BE HELD IN THE DISTRICT FOR THE THIRD YEAR, WILL OPEN ON DECEMBER 4.

ALSO SPEAKING AT THE CONFERENCE WAS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR LAW CHAK-TONG, WHO DESCRIBED THE FESTIVAL AS AN IMPORTANT EVENT FOR LOCAL PEOPLE TO CELEBRATE THE FORMATION OF THE DISTRICT THREE YEARS AGO.

GEOGRAPHICALLY, THE NORTH DISTRICT CONSISTS OF FOUR SUB-DISTRICTS, NAMELY, FANLING, SHEUNG SHUI, SHA TAU KOK AND TA KWU LING.

MR LAW POINTED OUT THAT THE AMOUNT OF DISTRICT BOARD FUNDS FOR THE FESTIVAL INCREASED EVERY YEAR.

THE BOARD CONTRIBUTED $120 000 TOWARDS THE COMING FESTIVAL WHICH IS ONE-THIRD MORE THAN LAST YEAR'S.

THE FESTIVAL IS BEING JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE, CULTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT (NT), RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE, MUSIC OFFICE, URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS.

THE PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST OF 18 EVENTS INCLUDING WESTERN FOLK DANCE, PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION AND EXHIBITION, VARIETY SHOWS, CHINESE ORCHESTRA AND CANTONESE OPERAS AND A SPORTS CARNIVAL.

ANOTHER HIGHLIGHT WILL BE A MODEL CARS AND AEROPLANES SHOW ON DECEMBER 11.

THE HEADQUARTERS GURKHA FIELD FORCE WILL ALSO STAGE A PARACHUTE JUMP DEMONSTRATION ON DECEMBER 16.

THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR NEW TERRITORIES, MR IAN MACPHERSON, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE FESTIVAL OPENING ON DECEMBER 4 AT THE TOWN HALL.