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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1985

SHAM SHUI PO PARK SWIMMING POOL OPENS

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THE SHAM SHUI PO PARK SWIMMING POOL COMPLEX WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED THIS (WEDNESDAY) MORNING BY DR DENNY HUANG, CHAIRMAN OF THE URBAN COUNCIL'S ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE SELECT COMMITTEE.

IN HIS OPENING SPEECH, DR HUANG NOTED THAT SWIMMING HAD BECOME ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR FORMS OF RECREATION AMONG THE LOCAL RESIDENTS AS COULD BE EVIDENCED FROM THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE VISITING THE URBAN COUNCIL SWIMMING POOLS AND BEACHES OVER THE YEARS.

IN 1984-85. MORE THAN 12 MILLION PEOPLE VISITED THE 12 URBAN BEACHES AND ALMOST 4.5 MILLION USED THE SWIMMING POOLS, DR HUANG POINTED OUT.

HE SAID THE URBAN COUNCIL HAD FULLY DEMONSTRATED THAT IT WAS COMMITTED TO MAKING LIFE HAPPIER AND HEALTHIER FOR THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG WITH THE COMPLETION OF ANOTHER SWIMMING POOL PROJECT.

+IN VIEW OF THE POPULARITY OF SWIMMING AMONG THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE, THE COUNCIL IS PLANNING TO PROVIDE ONE SWIMMING POOL COMPLEX FOR EVERY 250 000 PEOPLE. AND I AM HAPPY TO SAY THAT THE COUNCIL IS STEADILY ACHIEVING THIS TARGET,+ SAID DR HUANG,

HE CALLED ON THE RESIDENTS OF KOWLOON WEST AND OTHER URBAN DWELLERS TO MAKE FULL USE OF THE SHAM SHUI PO PARK SWIMMING POOL COMPLEX, WHICH IS EASILY ACCESSIBLE BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT.

IT COMPRISES A 50-METRE MAIN POOL, A SECONDARY POOL, TWO TEACHING POOLS, A DIVING POOL, A CHILDREN'S POOL, A PADDLING POOL, A SÚNBATHING AREA

A SUNBATHING AREA, TWO FIRST-AID STATIONS, CHANGING ROOMS, TOILETS, A SODA FOUNDATION, A GENERAL RESTAURANT AND A SPECTATOR STAND CAPABLE OF ACCOMMODATING 800 PEOPLE.

THE MAIN. SECONDARY OR DIVING POOL CAN BE HEATED DURING THE WINTER MONTHS TO PROVIDE YEAR-ROUND ENJOYMENT FOR SWIMMERS.

THE COMPLEX OPENS IN FIVE SESSIONS DAILY FROM 7 TO 9.15 A.M., 9.45 TO 12 NOON, 1 TO 4 P.M., 4.30 TO 6.45 P.M., AND 7.45 TO 10 P.M.

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