Kwun Tong Swimming Pool

Swimming pool in Kwun Tong, Hong Kong

22°18′38″N 114°13′48″E / 22.3105413°N 114.2300679°E / 22.3105413; 114.2300679Location2 Tsui Ping Road, Kwun Tong, Hong KongOpened25 July 1971; 52 years ago (1971-07-25) (old site)
1 April 2013; 11 years ago (2013-04-01) (current site)Operated byLeisure and Cultural Services DepartmentArchitectRonald Lu and PartnersTypeIndoor and outdoorCostHK$1,323.8 millionWebsiteOfficial website

Traditional Chinese

觀塘游泳池

Simplified Chinese

观塘游泳池

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Guàntáng Yóuyǒngchí
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	gun1 tong4 jau4 wing6 ci4

Kwun Tong Swimming Pool (Chinese: 觀塘游泳池) is a public swimming pool in Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong and is the largest swimming pool complex in Kwun Tong District. It is located south of Tsui Ping Estate and is close to Kwun Tong and Lam Tin stations. Currently, it is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of Hong Kong Government. Covering an area of about 23,038 m², there are multiple outdoor indoor swimming pool facilities, which provide residents in the district with all-day indoor and outdoor swimming venues. It is also a popular choice for residents of East Kowloon to learn to swim.

History

The old Kwun Tong Swimming Pool, built and originally managed by the Urban Council, opened on 25 July 1971. The Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club donated HK$5,410,000 toward the construction of the swimming complex, which was located immediately north of the current pool.^[1] It was formally opened on 30 October 1971 by Princess Anne.^[2]

In 2000, the Urban Council was disbanded by the government, and management of the swimming pool became the responsibility of the newly formed Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD).

The government proposed in 2002 to build the Kwun Tong Town Hall and rebuild the Kwun Tong Swimming Pool on the original swimming pool site, but this plan was shelved in 2006.^[3]

The Leisure and Cultural Services Department applied for funding in 2009 to build a new Kwun Tong swimming pool on the old site of the Kwun Tong Recreation Ground Football Field, which was constructed by Gammon Construction^[4] and was opened on 1 April 2013.^[5] It was officially opened by the late Florence Hui on 26 October 2013.^[6]

Facilities

Indoor facilities^[7]

Main pool
Training pool
Spectator stand (1,492 seats)
Electronic scoreboard
Family changing room

Outdoor facilities^[7]

Secondary pool
Two teaching pools
Sun bathing area

References

^ "New pool opens today". South China Morning Post. 25 July 1971. p. 2.
^ Cawthorne, Zelda; So, Kenneth; Yip, Chris (31 October 1971). "Princess sees lion dance". South China Morning Post.
^ "擬建大會堂無奈遭擱置 - 香港文匯報". Wen Wei Po. 19 February 2006. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
^ "Gammon Wins Kwun Tong Swimming Pool Complex Redevelopment Contract". Gammon Construction. 30 December 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
^ "Kwun Tong Swimming Pool to open with a new look (with photos)". Government of Hong Kong. 30 March 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
^ "Kwun Tong pool formally opened". Government of Hong Kong. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Information on Public Swimming Pools". Leisure and Cultural Services Department. Retrieved 10 April 2021.

External links

"Leisure and Cultural Services Department - Beaches and Swimming Pools - Information of Public Swimming Pools - Hong Kong Island & in Kowloon". Leisure and Cultural Services Department. Retrieved 10 April 2021.

Kwun Tong District

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