SUNDAY, JUNE 30, 1985
TO DATE, ABOUT 8.5 HECTARES OF THE SITE ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. EXISTING FACILITIES INCLUDE A ROSE GARDEN, A FOOTBALL PITCH, THREE BASKETBALL COURTS, AN AVIARY, A JOGGING TRACK, A CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND, A REST GARDEN AND A TRADITIONAL CHINESE GARDEN FEATURING LOTUS PONDS, AN ORNATE ISLAND PAVILION AND A ZIG-ZAG STONE BRIDGE.
PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT THE PARK INCLUDE A SUNKEN GARDEN AND A FITNESS TRAIL.
THE SUNKEN GARDEN, MEASURING ABOUT 850 SQUARE METRES, IS BEING BUILT NEXT TO THE AVIARY. IT WILL CONSIST OF A FOUNTAIN, FLOWER BEDS, PATHS, A PAVILION AND A SUN SHELTER. THE SURROUNDING AREAS WILL BE LANDSCAPED WITH DECORATIVE LIGHTING. CONSTRUCTION WORK
CONSTRUCTION WORK, ESTIMATED AT $1.3 MILLION, IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN THE NEXT TWO TO THREE MONTHS.
AS FOR THE 1 000-METRE FITNESS TRAIL, IT WILL HAVE 10 PIECES OF FITNESS EQUIPMENT INSTALLED AT SIX STATIONS ALONG THE TRAIL. COSTING SOME $2.8 MILLION, IT WILL BE READY FOR USE BY SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR.
ANOTHER PROJECT, A SITTING-OUT AREA AT THE JUNCTION OF AUSTIN ROAD AND NATHAN ROAD, WILL BE BUILT NEXT
YEAR.
MAJOR FACILITIES WILL INCLUDE A WATER FEATURE, PERGOLAS WITH SEATING, A PAVILION, A TODDLERS PLAY AREA, PLANTERS AND A LANDSCAPED AREA.
+WHEN THE PARK IS FULLY DEVELOPED IT WILL BECOME A MOST POPULAR RECREATIONAL ESCAPE FROM THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE OF THE KOWLOON PENINSULA,+ SAID A COUNCIL SPOKESMAN TODAY.
HIRING CHARGES FOR YUEN LONG STADIUM INCREASED
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HIRING CHARGES FOR THE YUEN LONG STADIUM FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMMERCIAL AND CHARITABLE FUNCTIONS AND CERTAIN SPORTS WILL BE INCREASED BY AN AVERAGE OF ABOUT 27 PER CENT WITH EFFECT FROM MONDAY (JULY 1), THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY.
BUT THE IMPLEMENTATION DATE OF THE REVISED SCALE OF CHARGES FOR SCHOOLS, CLUBS AND SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS WOULD BE DEFERRED TO APRIL 1, 1986.
AN RSD SPOKESMAN SAID SPECIAL CONSIDERATION IS GIVEN TO THESE ORGANISATIONS, WHICH NORMALLY PLAN THEIR ACTIVITIES ON A YEARLY BASIS, TO BUDGET FOR THE INCREASE.
/THE REVISED
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