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PARKLING POOL

The south and west elevations from the architects' drawing.

SUNBATHING

AREA

CHILDRENS

POOL

MAIN

POOL

FEMALE CHANGING

FILTER

PLANT ROOM

MALE

CHANGING

international rules.

FELEE

ДУТА

STAFF

STORE

Fat Street via the high level terrace which runs along the south front of the building. This high broad terrace besides forming the approach way to the building, will also form an excellent viewing terrace from which passers-by may overlook the tennis courts, roller-skating rink and the Park in general. From the terrace the public may enter the building by means of the appropriate entrance depending on whether they are swimmers or spectators.

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Swimmers Intending swimmers will enter at the main entrance and will pass through turnstiles, straight into the chang- ing rooms. The attendants' booths will be positioned in the changing rooms that they control the ways to and from the entrance hall and the pool surrounds. Swimmers will therefore pass by the at- tendant's booth to collect locker key, and towel and costume issue before going into a dressing box. After changing, clothing will be locked away and the key returned to the attendant in exchange for a num- bered tag. From there the swimmers will pass through foot-baths and showers to the pool surrounds. Lavatories anl shower rooms may be entered off the changing rooms.

Ground floor plan showing arrangements of changing rooms and other amenities. staging of swimming events Fun under petitive events such as Colony, Inter- Colony and Asian swimming and diving

Since these competitions Spectators-Members of the public who The Hong Kong Jockey Club donated championships. $2.500.000.00 towards the reclamation of would attract large audiences, a covered are spectators only will be able to enter Causeway Bay to ensure that the reclaim- stand for spectators will be included in at any of the other entrances on the south ed land will always be retained as an open

the scheme.

front.

will These entries

lead directly stand. into the

When space for the benefit of the community.

any large-scale Layout The layout will comprise three competition is being held, ticket-holders A further donation of $1,300,000.00 was open-air pools with fairly generous spaces will enter at these same entrances while made towards the swimming Pool with around to allow good walking and sun- non-ticket-holders will enter at the main the request that the maximum possible bathing areas. The pools will be bounded entrance where the pay-box will be situat use of the poo! should be affor led to un- on the east, west and north sides by a ed. The stand will span over the male der-privileged children and that the en- high perimeter wall, while the south changing room and will accommodate trance fees should be kept as low as econo- boundary will be formed by the buildings 2,000 seated spectators with a large pro- mically possible.

housing the spectators' stand, refreshment portion of that number under Cover. room, changing rooms, etc.

The new swimming pool will be situated at the east end of the Park with access from the Park or from Hing Fat Street.

Site preparations are already under way. The erection of the building proper will

It is intend commence later in the year. ed that the pool be open to the public for the swimming season of 1957, and will be available for both normal daytime swim- ming and for floodlit evening swimming.

Consideration has been given to the fact that the pool may be required for com-

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Orientation The buildings will oriented in such a way that the spectators in the stand or on the promenade deck will not be troubled by the sun shining into their faces. Similarly the main pool will be sited so that swimmers using the high-diving platforms will not be incon- venienced by having the sun shining into their eyes.

Approach-Visitors to the pool will ap- proach from either the Park or from Hing

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Lavatory accommodation for both SCXUS will be situated at the east and west ends of the stand at ground floor level.

Refreshments Over the female chang ing room, a large refreshment room and promenade deck will be provided with a low barrier rail dividing the area into two sections. The east section will be for the exclusive use of swimmers and will be entered only by means of a stairway lead- ing from the pool surrounds. The west section will be for general public use and