APPENDICES
APPENDIX 54
(Chapter 20: Recreation, Sports and the Arts)
Major Recreation and Amenities Facilities
Provisional Urban Council
Provisional Regional Council
1997
1998
1999
1997
1998
1999
Facilities (numbers)
Indoor games halls/Leisure centre/
Indoor recreation centres
41
42
43
33
34
35
Squash courts
185
185
198
121
123
127
Tennis courts
136
136
145
122
126
128
Fitness centres/Sports centres
1
1
Stadia (outdoor)
2
2
2
Turf pitches
47
47
49
Hard surfaced pitches
128
129
130
Athletic grounds
9
9
9
2 2 2
21
21
22
95
95
95
15
15
16
Bowling greens
2
2
4
2
2
3
Obstacle golf courses
2
2
1
Roller skating rinks
14
14
13
24
Jogging tracks/Fitness trails
36
38
42
1 222
24
24
25
223
Cycling tracks
4
4
4
3
3
4
Boating parks
1
1
1
2
2
2
Beaches
12
12
12
Swimming pool complexes
16
16
17
22
29
29
29
16
17
17
Water sports centres
1
1
3
3
3
Holiday camps
1
1
3
3
3
Horse riding school
1
1
1
1
1
1
Golf centre
1
1
1
Parks/Gardens/Sitting-out area
813
808
806
624
625
634
Children's play areas
280
278
289
316
319
318
Zoos/Aviaries
4
1
1
1
Total area of public open space administered
(hectares)
652
599
597
916*
937†
939†
Notes:
Source:
The Provisional Urban Council and Provisional Regional Council were dissolved by the end of 1999, and the two municipal services departments were replaced with a new Leisure and Cultural Services Department on 1 January 2000 for promoting and delivering leisure and cultural services in Hong Kong.
† Excluding open space on beaches.
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Not applicable.
Leisure and Cultural Services Department. (Enquiry Telephone No.: 2601 8673)
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