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FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1983

LIFE SAVING SERVICES RESUME AT NT BEACHES

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LIFE SAVING AND FIRST AID SERVICES RESUME TODAY (FRIDAY) AT ALL 29 GAZETTED PUBLIC BATHING BEACHES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AND ON THE OUTLYING ISLANDS.

THE GAZETTED BEACHES ARE ANGLER'S BEACH, APPROACH BEACH, CASAM BEACH, DRAGON BEACH, GEMINI BEACH, HO| MEI WAN, LIDO BEACH, TING KAU BEACH IN TSUEN WAN NEW AND OLD CAFETERIA BEACH, CASTLE PEAK BEACH AND KADOOR IE BEACH IN TUEN MUN: CAMPERS BEACH, FIRST AND SECOND CLEAR WATER BAY, HAP MUN BAY, KIU TSUI, PAK SHA CHAU, SILVERSTRAND BEACH AND TRIO BEACH IN SAI KUNG; UPPER AND LOWER CHEUNG SHA BEACH, PUI O BEACH AND SILVERMINE BAY ON LANTAU ISLAND HUNG SHING YEH BEACH AND LO SO SHING BEACH ON LAMMA ISLAND: KWUN YAM BEACH AND TUNG WAN BEACH AT CHEUNG CHAU; AND TUNG WAN BEACH ON MA WAN ISLAND.

LIFEGUARDS WILL BE ON DUTY AT ALL 29 BEACHES BETWEEN 9 AM AND 6 PM DAILY, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NTSD SAID.

HOWEVER BEACHGOERS ARE URGED TO SWIM WITHIN THE SAFE AREA OF THE GAZETTED BEACH MARKED BY BUOY LINES AND KEEP WITHIN THEIR LIMITS WHILE SWIMMING.

MEANWHILE, BEACHGOERS ARE ADVISED TO STAY OUT OF WATER AT BOTH CASTLE PEAK BAY AND ANGLER'S BEACH ALONG CASTLE PEAK ROAD, TUEN MUN, AS THE WATER THERE IS STILL NOT SUITABLE FOR SWIMMING.

APART FROM ENJOYING SUN BATH AND BARBECUE ACTIVITIES AT THESE TWO BEACHES, BEACHGOERS MAY ALSO HIRE PLEASURE BOATS AT CASTLE PEAK BEACH, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

MORE THAN 10 MILLION BEACHGOERS ENJOYED A DIP OR PLEASURE BOATING AT THE POPULAR BEACHES DURING LAST YEAR.

THE FOUR PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL COMPLEXES AT KWAI SHING, SHA TIN, FANLING AND YUEN LONG WILL OPEN FOR AN ADDITIONAL SESSION IN THE EVENING, FROM APRIL 1.

THE OPENING HOURS OF THE KWAI SHING AND SHA TIN SWIMMING POOLS ARE BETWEEN 7 AM TO 9.15 AMI 9.45 AM TO 12 NOON: 1 PM TO 4 PM 4.30 PM TO 6.45 PMY AND 7.45 PM TO 10 PM.

FOR FANLING AND YUEN LONG SWIMMING POOLS, THE NEW OPENING HOURS ARE BETWEEN 7 AM TO 9.15 AM 9.30 AM TO 11.45 AM 12.45 PM TO 3 PM : 3.30 PM TO 5.45 PM; AND 6.45 PM TO 9 PM.

HEATED WATER IS BEING PROVIDED CONTINUOUSLY AT THE MAIN POOL OF THE FAWLING PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL COVERED BY THE NEWLY ERECTED AIR SUPPORT STRUCTURE.

THERE HAS BEEN GOOD RESPONSE TO THE COVERED HEATED POOL AT FAMLING, AS THE AIR BUBBLE GIVES SHELTER TO THE BATHERS FROM THE CHILLY WIND DURING THE COLD WEATHER, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

MORE THAN 9 000 BATHERS ENJOYED A DIP AT THE FANLING PUBLIC SWIMMING COL LAST MONTH (MARCH), COMPARED WITH AN AVERAGE OF ABOUT 800 AT EACH OF THE OTHER THREE SWIMMING COMPLEXES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

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