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SUNDAY, APRIL 24, 1988

SHA TIN'S COMMUNITY HALLS WELL PATRONISED

DISTRICT OFFICE WERE WITH SOME 132,355 PEOPLE YEAR, A SHA TIN

COMMUNITY HALLS MANAGED BY THE SHA TIN WELL PATRONISED BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, MAKING USE OF THE FACILITIES IN THE LAST FINANCIAL DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).

ROOMS, HALLS AND COURTS AND

"THE COMMUNITY HALLS PROVIDE CONFERENCE DRESSING ROOMS FOR USE ON TWO-HOUR SESSIONS, AND BADMINTON TABLE-TENNIS FACILITIES ON HOURLY BASIS, HE SAID.

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"BETWEEN APRIL 1987 AND MARCH 1988, THE HALLS WERE HIRED FOR 6,739 SESSIONS, CONFERENCE ROOMS FOR 3,505 SESSIONS AND DRESSING ROOMS FOR 1,162 SESSIONS, SHOWING CONSIDERABLE PUBLIC DEMAND FOR THESE FACILITIES."

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THERE WERE NOW EIGHT COMMUNITY HALLS IN SHA TIN, OPENING FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM BETWEEN MONDAYS AND SATURDAYS AND FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.

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"THEY ARE THE LUNG HANG ESTATE, SUN TIN WAI, WO Che, LEK YUEN, SHA KOK, POK HONG, CHUN SHEK AND HENG ON ESTATE COMMUNITY HALLS, HE SAID.

"IN PARTICULAR, THE HENG ON ESTATE COMMUNITY HALL. WHICH WAS OPENED LAST MONTH, PROVIDED THE MUCH NEEDED RECREATIONAL AND CONFERENCE FACILITIES FOR THE FAST DEVELOPING MA ON SHAN AREA.

"IN MARCH ALONE, THIS COMMUNITY HALL WAS PATRONISED BY 5,170 USERS, AND INCREASING PATRONAGE IS EXPECTED IN THE FUTURE.

THE SPOKESMAN NOTED THAT ACCORDING TO A SURVEY, THE AVERAGE UTILISATION RATE OF COMMUNITY HALLS IN SHA TIN WAS ABOUT 95 PER CENT.

LEARN TO SWIM SCHEME FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN

THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S PHYSICAL EDUCATION SECTION WILL AGAIN ORGANISE THE "LEARN-TO-SWIM" SCHEME FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN DURING THE SUMMER VACATION BETWEEN JULY 18 AND AUGUST 27.

A TOTAL OF 207 FREE CLASSES WILL BE HELD FROM MONDAY TO SATURDAY BETWEEN 9 AM TO 5 PM IN THREE SERIES AT 12 PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORIES. NO ADMISSION FEES WILL BE CHARGED.

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