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Attention Radio and TV Announcers:
Please broadcast the following special announcement as soon as possible and repeat it at suitable intervals:
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) announced today (September 9) that due to an insufficient number of lifeguards on duty, to ensure the safety of swimmers, the following swimming pools are now closed:
Hong Kong Island: Morrison Hill Swimming Pool,
Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park
Swimming Pool
Kowloon: Tai Kok Tsui Swimming Pool, Hammer Hill
Road Swimming Pool, Jordan Valley
Swimming Pool, Lam Tin Swimming Pool
New Territories: Tung Chung Swimming Pool
The following swimming pools are partially open:
Hong Kong Island: Pao Yue Kong Swimming Pool,
Kennedy Town Swimming Pool,
Victoria Park Swimming Pool,
Siu Sai Wan Swimming Pool
Kowloon: Lai Chi Kok Park Swimming Pool, Sham Shui
Po Park Swimming Pool, Kowloon Park
Swimming Pool, Tai Wan Shan Swimming
Pool, Kowloon Tsai Swimming Pool, Kwun
Tong Swimming Pool
New Territories: Jockey Club Yan Oi Tong Swimming
Pool, Tuen Mun North West
Swimming Pool, Shing Mun Valley
Swimming Pool, Tsing Yi Swimming
Pool,Tseung Kwan O Swimming Pool,
Sai Kung Swimming Pool, Hin Tin
Swimming Pool
The department apologised for any inconvenience caused.
Members of the public may call the LCSD hotline at 2414 5555 or respective public swimming pools or public beaches to enquire about their opening. The telephone numbers are listed in the LCSD's website at www.lcsd.gov.hk/beach/en/swim-location-hk.php (for swimming pools on Hong Kong Island and in Kowloon), www.lcsd.gov.hk/beach/en/swim-location-nt.php (for swimming pools in the New Territories), www.lcsd.gov.hk/beach/en/beach-location-hk.php (for beaches on Hong Kong Island) or www.lcsd.gov.hk/beach/en/beach-location-nt.php (for beaches in the New Territories).
Ends/Tuesday, September 9, 2014
Issued at HKT 07:02
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