| In 2009-10, the Department made significant progress in providing new leisure and cultural facilities to the public. Picture shows a newly constructed Ngau Chi Wan Recreation Ground. |
Facilities and Projects
The LCSD attaches great importance to the provision of leisure and cultural facilities to the public. Its Planning Section liaises closely with various District Councils to provide facilities that best meet the needs of the local community. Since the Department's establishment in 2000, some 100 projects with a total cost of about $13 billion have been completed. In addition, we are actively pursuing the implementation of 46 ex-Municipal Council projects and new projects that have been selected for priority treatment and early implementation.
In 2009-10, the Department made significant progress in the provision of new leisure and cultural facilities.
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New Facilities Completed
Six capital works projects were completed during the year, including a Recreational Development at the North Ap Lei Chau Reclamation site, which mainly comprises a waterfront promenade with a tower and a viewing platform to allow appreciation of the original fishing-junks and lifestyle of the fishing community, a Sports Centre, Community Hall cum Library in Area 17 Tung Chung, Lantau, which mainly comprises a District Library and a multi-purpose arena that can be used as a venue for basketball, volleyball and badminton and District Open Space in Area 18, Tung Chung, Lantau which mainly comprises a 7-a-side hard surface soccer pitch. A full list of completed projects can be found in Appendix 5.
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Facilities Upgraded for the Hong Kong 2009 East Asian Games
The construction of the new Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground and the upgrading of 13 existing LCSD venues for the Hong Kong 2009 East Asian Games had been completed by mid-2009.
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Facilities under Construction
At the end of 2009-10, the construction of 24 capital works projects was in progress, including 16 major facilities: the Tin Shui Wai Public Library cum Sports Centre; a Sports Centre and Community Hall in Area 101 Tin Shui Wai; the Ma On Shan Waterfront Promenade; a Swimming Pool Complex with an indoor heated pool in Area 2 in Tung Chung; a Swimming Pool Complex in Area 1 (San Wai Court), Tuen Mun; the Tseung Kwan O Complex in Area 44, which comprises a sports centre and a community hall; Town Park, an Indoor Velodrome-cum-sports centre in Area 45, Tseung Kwan O; a Sports Centre in Area 28A, Fanling/Sheung Shui; the redevelopment of the Victoria Park Swimming Pool Complex; the redevelopment of the Kwun Tong Swimming Pool Complex and Kwun Tong Recreation Ground; improvement works at Mong Kok Stadium; District Open Space at Po Kong Village Road and the Ngau Chi Wan Recreation Ground in Wong Tai Sin; the Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park and Swimming Pool Complex; the Siu Sai Wan Complex, which comprises a sports centre, two swimming pools, a small library and a community hall; and the Lam Tin North Municipal Services Building, which comprises an indoor heated swimming pool complex, district library and music centre. A complete list of projects is provided in Appendix 6.
Minor Works Projects
For minor works projects, each costing less than $21 million, which involve construction of new venues and major improvement works, 14 were completed during the year, and 21 are currently under construction.
