PRESS RELEASE
Royal Visit
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1986
YOUNG AND OLD TO SEE THE QUEEN
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A CARNIVAL ATMOSPHERE WILL PREVAIL WHEN THE QUEEN VISITS THE SHA TIN RECREATION GROUND ON OCTOBER 22 AS PART OF HER TOUR OF SHA TIN NEW TOWN.
THE CARNIVAL SPIRIT WILL BE PROVIDED BY HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, INCLUDING SOME DISABLED PERSONS, WHO WILL BE TAKING PART IN GAMES AND COMPETITIONS IN THE SPORTS ARENA.
CROWDING THE STADIUM WILL BE THOUSANDS MORE CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND ELDERLY RESIDENTS OF SHA TIN ALL EAGER FOR A SIGHT OF THE ROYAL VISITOR.
THEY WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED. AFTER BEING GREETED BY THE DIRECTOR OF REGIONAL SERVICES, MR MICHAEL SUEN, ON ARRIVAL AT THE STADIUM, THE QUEEN WILL WALK AMONG THE CHILDREN TAKING PART IN THE GAMES. AFTER CHATTING TO SOME OF THEM HER MAJESTY WILL DRIVE SLOWLY ROUND THE STADIUM BEFORE LEAVING FOR THE SHA TIN RACE COURSE.
THE $25 MILLION RECREATION GROUND, ON A 3.2- HECTARE SITE ON THE NORTH BANK OF THE SHING MUN RIVER, IS BUILT TO INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS.
IT INCLUDES A FULL-SIZED SOCCER PITCH SURROUNDED BY A 400-METRE ALL-WEATHER, EIGHT-LANE ATHLETIC TRACK. AUTOMATIC IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT AND A SPECIALLY DESIGNED DRAINAGE SYSTEM HELP TO MAINTAIN THE PITCH.
THE STAND HAS SEATING FOR 3 000 PEOPLE AND CONTAINS A SERVICE BLOCK, CHANGING ROOMS, SHOWERS, A REFRESHMENT KIOSK, OFFICES AND STOREROOMS.
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