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|香港政府 GIS 新聞處
DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
SUPPLEMENT
SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR
SIR EDWARD YOUDE, GCMG, MBE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE HONG KONG
COLISEUM ON 27 APRIL 1983
I am delighted to be present this evening at the opening of
the Hong Kong Coliseum.
The completion of the Coliseum is a landmark in the development
of sporting, recreational and cultural facilities in Hong Kong. This
Coliseum, with up to 12,500 seats and a fully air-conditioned multi-purpose
arena of 1,600 square metres, is one of Asia's largest and finest indoor
stadia. Well equipped with the most modern facilities, the Coliseum
will soon prove itself to be a popular venue for international sports
events and other recreational and cultural activities.
The Coliseum has been built to an eye-catching "inverted
pyramid" design, thanks to the imagination shown by the Urban Council
and the Building Development Department. This design, is not only
aesthetically appealing; it enables all spectators to have an unobstructed
view of the entire arena. The arena itself has been designed for sports,
cultural and conference purposes, with flexible seating arrangements
and with all backstage, lighting, sound and acoustic requirements taken
fully into account.
The capital cost for this magnificent building amounts to
over $140 million. Of this, over $23.5 million was contributed by the
/Urban Council
Issued by Government Information Services, Beaconsfield House, Hong Kong. Tel: 5-233191
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