WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1982
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DIRECTOR OF NT SERVICES VISITS KWAI CHUNG
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THE DIRECTOR OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES, MR JOHN HEYWOOD, TODAY (WEDNESDAY) VISITED VARIOUS RECREATIONAL AND MARKET FACILITIES UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN KWAI CHUNG.
THE PROJECTS, COSTING $140 MILLION, INCLUDE AN INDOOR GAMES HALL, A PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL COMPLEX, A TOWN PARK, AND TWO MARKETS.
MR HEYWOOD WAS ACCOMPANIED ON THE TOUR BY THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (SOUTH REGION) OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES, MR DAVID DOWDING.
THE PARTY FIRST CALLED AT THE WORK SITE OF THE $70-MILLION GIN DRUNKER'S TOWN PARK, WHERE MR HEYWOOD WAS TOLD BY THE URBAN SERVICES OFFICER OF KWAT CHUNG, MR CHAN TAI-YIU, THAT THE FIRST STAGE OF LANDSCAPE PLANTING AT THE PARK ON A SITE FORMERLY USED AS A RUBBISH TIP HAD BEEN COMPLETED RECENTLY.
OTHER FACILITIES TO BE BUILT ON THE 2.72 HECTARES SITE WILL BE A GARDEN WITH A PAVILION, A GREEN-HOUSE, A CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND, 14 TENNIS COURTS, AN AMPHITHEATRE AND A MULTI-PURPOSE GAMES PITCH WHICH WILL INCLUDE A STANDARD SOCCER PITCH AND A RUNNING, CYCLING AND JOGGING TRACK.
MR HEYWOOD THEN PROCEEDED TO THE CONSTRUCTION SITE FOR NORTH KWAI CHUNG SWIMMING POOL COMPLEX AND SAW WORK IN PROGRESS ON THE SERVICE BUILDING, FOUR POOLS AND A GENERAL RESTAURANT. THE COST FOR THE PROJECT IS ESTIMATED AT ABOUT $26.4 MILLION.
THIS WILL BE THE SECOND PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL COMPLEX FOR THE RESIDENTS OF KWAI CHUNG.
FROM THERE, HE WENT TO THE SITE FOR NORTH KWAI CHUNG INDOOR GAMES HALL, THE SECOND SUCH FACILITY FOR KWAI CHUNG YOUNGSTERS. THIS $16-MILLION PROJECT WILL HAVE A GAMES HALL WITH A SPECTATOR STAND, THREE SQUASH COURTS, TWO GAMES ROOMS AND A CHANGING ROOM.
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MR HEYWOOD NEXT TOURED THE NEWLY COMPLETED $5.8-MILLION WING FONG STREET MARKET. SCHEDULED TO BE OPENED TO THE PUBLIC NEXT MONTH. FINISHING TOUCHES ARE BEING PUT TO 120 STALLS FOR VARIOUS TRADES, A ROOF TOP GARDEN AND CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND.
MR HEYWOOD THEN VISITED THE WORK SITE FOR A MARKET AND LIBRARY COMPLEX AT SHEK YAM ROAD.
CONSTRUCTION OF THE $22.6-MILLION COMPLEX HAS STARTED.
IT WILL HOUSE 130 STALL HOLDERS NOW TRADING AT TWO TEMPORARY MARKETS AT SHEK YAM ROAD AND TAI LOONG STREET TOWARDS THE END OF NEXT YEAR.
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