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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1984

TOTAL EXPENDITURE ON CAPITAL WORKS WAS $211.5 MILLION. CAPITAL WORKS EXPENDITURE PROJECTED FOR 1984-85 IS $270 MILLION, A FURTHER INCREASE OF 27 PER CENT OVER 1983-84.

IN THE FIELD OF RECREATION AND SPORTS FACILITIES, NOTABLE COMPLETIONS WERE THE URBAN COUNCIL CENTENARY GARDEN, CAUSEWAY BAY SPORTS GROUND, JUNCTION ROAD PLAYGROUND, SHAM SHUI PO PARK STAGE I, CHATER GARDEN STAGE 11 AND THE SAU NGA ROAD RECREATIONAL GROUND.

OTHER MAJOR PROJECTS COMPLETED INCLUDED THE FLAGSTAFF HOUSE MUSEUM OF TEA-WARE, THE SAI WAN HO COMPLEX PHASE I, KOWLOON CITY TEMPORARY MARKET, CHAI WAN TEMPORARY MARKET AND THE TO KWA WAN MARKET AND GOVERNMENT OFFICES (A JOINT DEVELOPMENT WITH GOVERNMENT).

A NUMBER OF SMALLER PROJECTS SUCH AS SITTING-OUT AREAS, REST GARDENS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO EXISTING FACILITIES WERE ALSO UNDERTAKEN DURING 1983-84.

MAJOR PROJECTS NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION INCLUDE THE WANGHAI RECLAMATION RECREATION CENTRE STAGE 11, SHAM SHUI PO SWIMMING POOL, NGAU CHI WAN COMPLEX, LOCKHART ROAD COMPLEX, NEW WESTERN COMPLEX AND THE PO ON COMPLEX.

OTHER IMPORTANT PROJECTS SCHEDULED TO START THIS YEAR INCLUDE THE TSIM SHA TSUI CULTURAL CENTRE, THE CHOI SAI WOO PARK, A SPORTS GROUND AT HAMMER HILL, AN INDOOR GAMES HALL AT BOUNDARY STREET SPORTS GROUND AND A LANDSCAPED PARK AND PLAYGROUND ON THE SITE OF THE FORMER KAI TAK AMUSEMENT PARK.

ALSO IN THE PIPELINE IS A SQUASH CENTRE AT VICTORIA BARRACKS ACCOMMODATING 17 COURTS AND A CENTRE EXHIBITION COURT WITH SEATING FOR SPECTATORS.

THERE ARE ALSO PLANS FOR A PLAYGROUND EACH AT SHEK KU LUNG ROAD AND HIU KWONG STREET, A FITNESS TRAIL AND SPORTS AND GAMES AREAS AS WELL AS AN EXTENSION TO THE CHINESE GARDEN

AT KOWLOON PARK, A RECREATION GROUND AT KOWLOON BAY, A

CENTRAL LIBRARY BUILDING AT PUI CHING ROAD IN HO MAN TIN,

AND ONE URBAN COUNCIL COMPLEX EACH AT QUARRY BAY AND KOWLOON CITY.

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