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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1986

+OLD PEOPLE ALSO ACCOUNT FOR A PROPORTION OF THE PARTICIPANTS BECAUSE THE CENTRE'S MANAGEMENT IS ALSO MINDFUL OF THE NEEDS OF OUR SENIOR CITIZENS IN ITS EFFORT TO ENCOURAGE FITNESS AWARENESS AMONG THE PUBLIC. A FITNESS COURSE SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR THE AGED IS WELL SUPPORTED AND IS FREE OF CHARGE FOR THOSE AGED OVER 60.+

THE CENTRE IS ON THE 10TH FLOOR OF THE TO KWA WAN MARKET AND GOVERNMENT OFFICES IN MA TAU WAI ROAD, TO KWA WAN, AND IS EASILY ACCESSIBLE BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT.

+ IT HAS BECOME A FAVOURITE SPOT AMONG HOUSEWIVES AS THEY CAN DO THE IR DAILY MARKETING ON THE LOWER FLOORS OF THE BUILDING AFTER AN EARLY-MORNING SESSION OF AEROBICS OR YOGA, SAID MR LIU.

APART FROM THE TO KWA WAN SPORTS CENTRE WHICH SERVES KOWLOON RESIDENTS, THE URBAN COUNCIL ALSO OPERATES THE CITY LIONS CLUB SPORTS CENTRE IN HAPPY VALLEY ON HONG KONG ISLAND.

+FACILITIES AT THE TWO SPORT CENTRES ARE SIMILAR AND

BOTH ARE JUST AS POPULAR, SAID MR LIU.

+ IN 1984/85 AT THE CITY LIONS CLUB SPORTS CENTRE, 10 000 PEOPLE TOOK PART IN MORE THAN 400 PROJECTS AND A TOTAL ATTENDANCE OF OVER 108 000 SESSIONS WAS RECORDED.

+ BOTH CENTRES ARE OPEN FROM 7 A.M. TO 10 P.M. DAILY.+

NEW BEACH BUILDING AT KIU TSUI

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WHEN THE COMING SWIMMING SEASON STARTS ON APRIL 1 BETTER FACILITIES WILL BE AVAILABLE TO SWIMMERS AT KIU TSUI BEACH IN SAJ KUNG FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF A BEACH BUILDING.

THE PROVISION OF THE BEACH BUILDING IS AIMED AT IMPROVING THE EXISTING FACILITIES AT THE BEACH WHICH WAS FREQUENTED BY MORE THAN 170 000 SWIMMERS LAST YEAR, SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

COSTING ABOUT $2.3 MILLION, THE ONE-STOREY BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED BY THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. IT HAS BEEN HANDED OVER TO THE RSD FOR MANAGEMENT AFTER ITS COMPLETION EARLY THIS YEAR.

FACILITIES INCLUDE CHANGING ROOMS, SHOWERS, TOILETS, A FIRST AID ROOM, A LOOK-OUT POST, A STOREROOM AND A REFRESHMENT KIOSK.

ANWALL,