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SUNDAY, JULY 31, 1983

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BEST DESIGN FOR PLAYGROUND

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A HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC STUDENT HAS DESIGNED A PLAN FOR IMPROVING THE SAM PEI SQUARE CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND IN TSUEN WAN.

THE PLAN, DESIGNED BY A FIRST-YEAR STUDENT OF THE SWIRE SCHOOL OF DESIGN OF THE POLYTECHNIC, MISS YUEN SUK-WAN, WOULD BE SUBMITTED TO THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT FOR CONSIDERATION.

MISS YUEN'S DESIGN WAS SELECTED BY A PANEL OF JUDGES AS THE BEST OUT OF 80 ENTRIES INVITED RECENTLY FROM STUDENTS OF THE SCHOOL BY THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT, A NTSD SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).

THIS DESIGN PROJECT WAS INTENDED TO IMPROVE THE SAM PEI SQUARE CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND.

THE PANEL COMPRISED A LECTURER OF THE SWIRE SCHOOL OF DESIGN, MISS CHOI YAN-CHI THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES, MR JOHN TELFORD; AND THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (OPERATIONS) OF NTS, MR BOWEN LEUNG.

MISS YUEN ATTEMPTED TO CREATE AN ATTRACTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PLAYGROUND WITH A LARGE MURAL PAINTING ON A MULTI-STOREY BUILDING AS A BACKGROUND.

A CENTRAL AREA WITH MULTI-PURPOSE PLAY EQUIPMENT AND SIX UNIQUELY DESIGNED ARBOURS WITH BENCHES ARE PROVIDED IN THE DESIGN.

→THIS IS THE FIRST DESIGN OF ITS KIND IN HONG KONG IN WHICH THE CONCEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL ART IS APPLIED,+ MISS CHOI SAID.

OTHER DESIGNS AMONG THE ENTRIES MIGHT ALSO BE ADAPTED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUNDS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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