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SUNDAY, JULY 7, 1985

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ADDITIONAL WORK ON TUEN MUN TOWN PARK *****

THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SECOND PHASE OF THE TUEN MUN TOWN PARK.

THE PARK, WHICH WILL COVER ABOUT 11.5 HECTARES, IS LOCATED NEXT TO THE NEW TOWN CENTRE AND CIVIC AND CULTURAL COMPLEX NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND THE MAJOR HOUSING ESTATES OF YAU 01, ON TING AND SAN FAT.

THE MAIN FEATURE OF THE PROJECT'S SECOND PHASE IS A WATER CASCADE TO BE BUILT ON AN ARTIFICIAL HILL. THE HILL WILL BE PROVIDED WITH PATHWAYS, FOUR FOOTBRIDGES AND ACCESS TO A NUMBER OF VIEWING POINTS AT DIFFERENT LEVELS. SMALLER CASCADES AND POOLS FOR CHILDREN WILL ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THE PROJECT.

OTHER FACILITIES TO BE PROVIDED ARE CHILDREN'S PLAY AREAS, A ROLLER SKATING RINK ON A 1 600-SQUARE-METRE SITE NEAR YAU OI ESTATE, AND A PROMENADE LINKING YAU OI ESTATE TO PUT TO ROAD.

THE PARK WILL BE EXTENSIVELY LANDSCAPED AND SURROUNDED BY ATTRACTIVELY MOUNDED AND PLANTED AREAS.

WORK ON THE SECOND PHASE WILL START IN SEPTEMBER WHEN THE FIRST PHASE OF THE PARK IS COMPLETED.

WORK ON THE FIRST PHASE, WHICH INVOLVES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A LARGE ORNAMENTAL LAKE, WITH BOATING FACILITIES AND AN ISLAND CAFE, AN AMPHITHEATRE FOR OUTDOOR ENTERTAINMENT, CHILDREN'S PLAY AND SITTING AREAS, A PAVILION, TOILETS AND OTHER ANCILLARY FACILITIES, STARTED IN OCTOBER, 1983.

THESE FACILITIES WILL BE OPENED TO THE PUBLIC LATER THIS YEAR.

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