SUNDAY, APRIL 17, 1983
GOVERNOR TO OPEN $40-MILLION SWIMMING POOL COMPLEX
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, WILL OFFICIALLY OPEN THE NEWLY-BUILT $40-MILLION YUEN LONG PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL AND REST GARDEN ON SATURDAY (APRIL 23).
THE POOL IS THE FOURTH MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR SWIMMING COMPLEX UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY.
IT IS ALSO THE FIRST PUBLIC BATHING FACILITY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF YUEN LONG PEOPLE.
SINCE ITS OPENING IN DECEMBER, IT HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY POPULAR ESPECIALLY WITH YOUNG PEOPLE - AND MORE THAN 15 000 PEOPLE USED THE POOLS DURING THE LAST TWO MONTHS.
DESIGNED AND BUILT BY THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT ON A 2.34-HECTARE SITE TO THE SOUTH OF THE YUEN LONG STADIUM, THE SWIMMING COMPLEX IS WITHIN EASY WALKING DISTANCE OF THE TOWN CENTRE.
THE CONSTRUCTION COST WAS JOINTLY FINANCED BY AN ANONYMOUS DONOR AND THE GOVERNMENT, THE SPOKESMAN SAID,
THE COMPLEX IS MADE UP OF ONE MAIN OLYMPIC-SIZE POOL, WHICH CAN BE USED FOR COMPETITIVE SWIMMING, A SECONDARY POOL OF SIMILAR SIZE FOR LEISURE BATHING, A DIVING POOL, A TEACHING POOL FOR BEGINNERS AND A PADDLING POOL FOR YOUNG CHILDREN.
OTHER FACILITIES INCLUDE A COVERED SPECTATOR STAND FOR 600 PEOPLE AND A TWO-STOREY SERVICE BUILDING ACCOMMODATING CHANGING ROOMS AND OFFICES ON THE LOWER LEVEL AND A GENERAL RESTAURANT ON THE UPPER DECK.
PURPOSE-BUILT CHANGING FACILITIES AND RAMPS LEADING TO THE POOL SIDE ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR THE USE OF THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
APART FROM SWIMMING, RESIDENTS MAY ENJOY THE PLEASANT SURROUNDINGS OF A PEDESTRIAN MALL AND LANDSCAPED REST GARDEN.
SPECIAL FEATURES OF THE GARDEN INCLUDE TWO BEAUTIFULLY- DESIGNED FOUNTAINS, ARBOURS, BENCHES, FLOWER BEDS PLANTED WITH SEASONAL COLOURFUL FLOWERS AND PARK LIGHTINGS.
A BASKETBALL PITCH WHICH CAN BE CONVERTED FOR VOLLEYBALL IS ALSO AVAILABLE.
THE SWIMMING
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