SUNDAY, JULY 8, 1984
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ANOTHER SWIMMING POOL FOR KWAI CHUNG
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THE SECOND PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL COMPLEX FOR KWAI CHUNG AND TSUEN WAN RESIDENTS WILL BE OPEN FROM THURSDAY (JULY 12).
THE NORTH KWAI CHUNG JOCKEY CLUB PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL. BUILT ON A 1.5-HECTARE SITE AT WO YI HOP ROAD, IS LOCATED NEXT TO THE EXISTING WO YI HOP ROAD SPORTS GROUND AND TO AN INDOOR GAMES HALL NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
THESE THREE FACILITIES WILL FORM A LARGE RECREATION NETWORK SERVING NORTH KWAI CHUNG, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID.
THE $26.4 MILLION SWIMMING POOL COMPLEX IS JOINTLY FINANCED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
DESIGNED AND BUILT BY THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, THE COMPLEX WILL BE MANAGED BY NTSD.
IT COMPRISES AN OLYMPIC-SIZED MAIN POOL, WHICH CAN ALSO BE USED FOR WATER-POLO MATCHES, A DIVING POOL, A TRAINING POOL AND A PADDLING POOL FOR YOUNG CHILDREN, WITH A COMBINED CAPACITY FOR 1 200 BATHERS.
CHANGING ROOMS WITH SHOWERS AND A GENERAL RESTAURANT ARE HOUSED IN A TWO-STOREY SERVICE BUILDING.
PURPOSE-BUILT CHANGING FACILITIES AND RAMPS LEADING TO THE POOL SITE ARE ALSO PROVIDED FOR THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED.
OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE NEW SWIMMING POOL COMPLEX WILL BE THE DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB, MR LI FOOK WO: THE DIRECTOR OF URBAN SERVICES, MR GRAHAM BARNES THE DIRECTOR OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES. MR JOHN HEYWOOD AND THE ACTING COMMISSIONER FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE, MR CLIVE OXLEY.
GRADUATES TO RECEIVE CERTIFICATES
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A TOTAL OF 873 GRADUATES OF THE THREE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION THIS YEAR WILL RECEIVE THEIR TEACHER CERTIFICATES AT A CEREMONY TO BE HELD ON THURSDAY (JULY 12).
OF THESE 508 HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED A THREE-YEAR TEACHER TRAINING COURSE (ENGLISH) OFFERED BY THE THREE INSTITUTIONS GRANTHAM, NORTHCOTE AND SIR ROBERT BLACK COLLEGES OF EDUCATION,
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