SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1988
$11.6M SWIMMING POOL OPENS IN TAI PO
THROUGH THE CONTINUOUS EFFORTS AND PROMOTION WORK OF THE PO SPORTS ASSOCIATION, MORE SPORTS FACILITIES ARE BEING PROVIDED TAI PO SO THAT RESIDENTS CAN ENJOY A VARIETY OF HEALTHY ACTIVITIES.
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THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR MICHAEL SUEN, SAID THIS TODAY (SATURDAY) WHEN OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE TAI PO SPORTS ASSOCIATION TAI PO JOCKEY CLUB SWIMMING POOL IN ON BONG ROAD.
IT IS THE FIRST PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL IN THE DISTRICT, AND WILL BE MANAGED BY THE SPORTS ASSOCIATION.
"SINCE ITS OPENING IN 1980, THE TAI PO SPORTS ASSOCIATION HAS PROVIDED MANY HEALTHY ACTIVITIES AND FACILITIES TO THE RESIDENTS, THROUGH SPORTS ACTIVITIES, TAI PO HAS BUILT UP GOOD RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER DISTRICTS, MR SUEN SAID.
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THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TAI PO SPORTS ASSOCIATION, MR STEPHEN YUEN-CHEUNG, NOTED THAT THE $11.6 MILLION SWIMMING POOL WAS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH A GENEROUS DONATION FROM THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
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"IT IS ANOTHER LARGE-SCALE SPORTING FACILITY THAT WILL BY OUR ASSOCIATION, FOLLOWING THE TAI PO SPORTS ASSOCIATION LI LAM INDOOR SPORTS CENTRE IN 1983,' HE SAID.
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"NOW, THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF THE TAI PO DISTRICT GOVERNMENT HAS ALLOCATED A SITE BEHIND THE INDOOR SPORTS CENTRE FOR BUILDING A SQUASH CENTRE TO BE RUN BY THE SPORTS ASSOCIATION.
"WITH THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB DONATING SOME $1.2 MILLION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, THE SQUASH CENTRE WILL BE OPENED BY THE END OF THIS YEAR.
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MR WONG ADDED THAT A MULTI-PURPOSE BEING PLANNED FOR THE DISTRICT.
WATER SPORTS CENTRE WAS
THE TAI PO SPORTS ASSOCIATION TAI PO JOCKEY CLUB SWIMMING POOL OPENED TODAY HAS AN AREA OF 4,572 SQUARE METRES.
IT HAS A MAIN POOL, TRAINING POOL AND A FUN POOL WHICH HAVE SLIDES AND BRIDGES 90 THAT THEY CAN BE USED FOR FORMAL WATER SPORTS AND FUN ACTIVITIES BY A MAXIMUM OF 500 PEOPLE AT A TIME.
THE TWO-STOREY POOL COMPLEX COMPRISES CHANGING ROOMS, FIRST ROOM, TOILETS, OFFICES, SNACK BAR, AND FACILITIES FOR THE
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