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SUNDAY, MARCH 23, 1986

+WE HAVE PUT OUR NEEDS INTO THE ONE PACKAGE, AND WILL

* TAKE THE TOP TWO FLOORS OF THE NEW BUILDING,' SAID THE SPOKESMAN.

THE SECOND INDOOR GAMES HALL WILL BE BUILT ON TOP OF THE YUE WAN MARKET/CARPARK BUILDING AT CHAI WAN.

+THE $31.6 MILLION PROJECT WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FACILITIES FOR SPORTS AND RECREATION IN THE DISTRICT.

+WHEN THIS BUILDING WAS DESIGNED A SPECIAL LOAD-BEARING CAPACITY WAS ADDED SO THAT THE ROOF COULD BE USED FOR OTHER PURPOSES,+ SAID A COUNCIL SPOKESMAN.

THE GAMES HALL WILL BE EASILY CONVERTIBLE FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF SPORTS INCLUDING HANDBALL, BASKETBALL,

VOLLEY-BALL AND BADMINTON. IN ADDITION, THERE WILL BE THREE SQUASH COURTS, A DANCING ROOM AND A FITNESS TRAINING ROOM, ALL OF WHICH WILL BE AIR-CONDITIONED.

WORK IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATER THIS YEAR WITH COMPLETION SET FOR 1988.

MEANWHILE, A 3 320 SQUARE-METRE SITE IN CAINE LANE WILL BE TRANSFORMED INTO AN IMAGINATIVE +GREEN LUNG+ IN THE MIDDLE OF A HIGH-DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AREA.

+THE CENTREPIECE WILL BE A BEAUTIFUL GARDEN WITH WATER FEATURES AND PAVILIONS, AND THE REST OF THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE A LARGE CHILDREN'S PLAY AREA, SITTING-OUT AREAS, AND TOILETS.

+THIS WILL PROVIDE THE AREA WITH A MUCH-NEEDED ACTIVE AND PASSIVE RECREATIONAL AREA, AND IS SURE TO BE VERY WELL USED BY THE MANY FAMILIES IN THE AREA,+ SAID THE SPOKESMAN.

THE GO-AHEAD FOR BOTH PROJECTS WAS GIVEN AT THE LAST MEETING OF THE COUNCIL'S STANDING COMMITTEE, CHAIRED BY MR HILTON CHEONG-LEEN.

NO MORE DEADLINES FOR DISTRICT BOARD FUNDS

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THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD HAS DONE AWAY WITH DEADLINES FOR ORGANISATIONS APPLYING FOR FUNDS TO ORGANISE COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BOARD SECRETARIAT SAID.

+LOCAL ORGANISATIONS IN THE DISTRICT ARE INVITED TO APPLY FOR FUNDS FOR THE 1986-87 FINANCIAL YEAR, + HE SAID.

/+IN THE

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