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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1988

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RECREATION, MARKET COMPLEX WINS ASD DESIGN AWARD

A MULTI-PURPOSE RECREATION AND MARKET COMPLEX, WITH THE LONGEST FOLDED PLATE ROOF IN HONG KONG, HAS WON THIS YEAR'S ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT ANNUAL DESIGN AWARDS COMPETITION.

APART FROM ITS 36-METRE FOLDED PLATE ROOF STRUCTURE, THE CHOI HUNG ROAD URBAN COUNCIL COMPLEX AND PLAYGROUND IN SAN PO KONG ALSO FEATURES THE FIRST PURPOSE-BUILT INDOOR BADMINTON CENTRE.

THIS CAN ACCOMMODATE

COURTS ON THE ROOFTOP.

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BADMINTON COURTS PLUS TWO TENNIS

AN ASD ARCHITECT,

AND PROJECT TEAM LEADER, MR C.F. но,

EXPLAINED THE COMPLEX'S DESIGN CONCEPT.

"THE MASTER LAYOUT IS TO HAVE THE COMPLEX LOCATED CLOSER TO THE INDUSTRIAL ZONE AT SHEUNG HEI STREET SO AS TO MAINTAIN THE MATURE TREES NEAR CHOI HUNG ROAD FOR DEVELOPMENT INTO A REST GARDEN, HE SAID.

"THE COMPLEX AND OTHER ACTIVE RECREATIONAL AREAS ARE INTER-CONNECTED BY A TWO-LEVEL WALKWAY WHICH ALSO ACTS AS A VISUAL BARRIER TO THE FACTORIES BEHIND.

"COLOURS AND GRAPHICS ARE DESIGNED AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS TO GIVE AN ACCENT TO THE NAME OF 'CHOI HUNG' WHICH MEANS 'RAINBOW ' IN CANTONESE WHILE THE EXTERIOR IS PAINTED MAINLY WHITE TO EXPRESS THE RICH ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES OF THE BUILDING.

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THE SUPERSTRUCTURE OF THE PROJECT COST $42 MILLION AND TOOK 26 MONTHS TO BUILD. IT IS THE FINAL PHASE OF THE REDEVELOPMENT SCHEME OF CHOI HUNG ROAD PLAYGROUND.

SUPERSTRUCTURE WORK ON THE 20,000 SQUARE METRE SITE AREA BEGAN IN JANUARY 1986 AND IT WAS COMPLETED 26 MONTHS LATER. IT WAS OPENED FOR PUBLIC USE IN JUNE THIS YEAR UNDER URBAN COUNCIL MANAGEMENT.

APART FROM THE BADMINTON CENTRE, THE MAIN STRUCTURE INCLUDES AN INDOOR GAMES HALL WHICH CAN PROVIDE PLAY AREA FOR VARIOUS SPORTS, FOUR AIR-CONDITIONED SQUASH COURTS, A COOKED FOOD CENTRE, THREE GAMES ROOMS, AND MARKET STALLS IN THE GROUND FLOOR.

THE JUDGING PANEL FOR THE ARCHITECTURAL AWARDS COMPETITION ALSO PRESENTED A CERTIFICATE OF MERIT EACH TO THE PROJECT TEAMS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TUEN MUN CIVIC AND CULTURAL COMPLEX AND THE KOWLOON HOSPITAL NURSES TRAINING SCHOOL AND QUARTERS.

A SPECIAL CERTIFICATE OF MERIT FOR RESTORATION WORK WENT TO THE TEAM WHICH LOOKED AFTER THE RESTORATION OF TAI FỤ TAI IN SHA TIN.

/THE PANEL

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