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SUNDAY, JULY 29, 1984

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LEARNING ABOUT THE WEATHER FIRST HAND

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TWENTY-TWO WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WILL VISIT THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY TOMORROW (MONDAY) AFTERNOON FOR A FIRST-HAND LOOK AT ITS FACILITIES AND OPERATION.

THE VISIT WILL BEGIN AT 2.30 PM WITH A BRIEFING BY THE ASSISTANT DIRECTORS, DR PETER LI AND MR ROBERT LAU, FOLLOWED BY A TOUR OF THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY CENTENARY BUILDING.

THE PARTY WILL ALSO VISIT VARIOUS DIVISIONS, INCLUDING THE CENTRAL FORECASTING OFFICE, THE TELECOMMUNICATION CENTRE AND DATA ACQUISITION SECTION, THE COMPUTER DIVISION, THE PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY UNIT. THE SEISMOLOGY, ASTRONOMY AND TIME SERVICES SECTION AND THE METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS SECTION.

THERE WILL BE A DISCUSSION SESSION BEFORE THE VISIT ENDS AT 5 PM.

MINI-WATER-PLAY PARK OPENING

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THE FIRST MINI-WATER-PLAY PARK IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WILL BE OPEN FOR TUEN MUN RESIDENTS FROM FRIDAY (AUGUST 3).

THE INNOVATIVE AND IMAGINATIVELY-DESIGNED ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB YAN OI TONG SWIMMING POOL, OCCUPIES 6 600 SQUARE METRES AT A SITE NEAR TUEN MUN TANG SHIU KIN SPORTS GROUND, AND IS WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE FROM THE TAI HING PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID THE MAIN FEATURE OF THE SWIMMING COMPLEX IS A LEISURE POOL WHICH IS QUITE DIFFERENT FROM THE CONVENTIONAL RECTANGULAR-SHAPED PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

THE NEW LEISURE POOL IS ABOUT 1 000 SQUARE METRES, AND DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS WITH ROCKS+ SERVING AS A CENTRAL DIVIDER. AT THE SPLASHING LAGOON+, THERE ARE TWO WATER SLIDES FITTED WITH WATER POINTS TO ALLOW WATER TO DRIP AND MAKE THE SLIDE MORE SLIPPERY FOR THE SWIMMERS.

THE WATER IN THE CENTRE OF THE LAGOON IS DEEP AND SAFE ENOUGH FOR SPLASHING FROM THE WATER SLIDES, SAID THE SPOKESMAN, ADDING THAT IT WAS ABOUT 1.2 METRES IN DEPTH.

LIFEGUARDS WILL BE ON DUTY AT VARIOUS WATCHING POINTS.

THE OTHER LAGOON, WITH A FOUNTAIN BUILT IN THE CENTRE IS FOR SWIMMING AND PADDLING. NEAR THE CENTRE, THE POOL IS ABOUT ONE METRE DEEP, BECOMING SHALLOWER IN OTHER AREAS.

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