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The Leisure and Cultural Services Department today (February 15) announced the opening hours of its recreation and sports facilities during the Lunar New Year holiday.
All department parks and playgrounds will remain open during the Lunar New Year.
Leisure Link booking offices will be closed during the Lunar New Year holiday (February 18 to 20) but will resume service at those venues scheduled to be re-opened on the third day of the Lunar New Year (February 20).
The sports facilities, Leisure and Cultural Services Department Leisure Link booking office and the URBTIX outlet at Queen Elizabeth Stadium will be closed from 5pm on Lunar New Year's Eve (February 17) and on Lunar New Year's Day (February 18). Services will resume on the second day of the Lunar New Year (February 19).
The Leisure Link Internet and telephone booking services will operate as usual throughout the Lunar New Year.
The department's holiday camps will be closed during the Lunar New Year holiday and lodgings will not be provided.
In general, sports centres, various fee charging land-based facilities, swimming pools and water sports centres will be closed during the Lunar New Year holiday. Services at gazetted beaches will be suspended during the period and stadiums and sports grounds will also be closed unless advance bookings have been made.
For convenience, 28 sports centres, 13 turf pitch venues, 21 squash venues, 19 tennis venues, the bowling greens at Island East Sports Centre and Tuen Mun Recreation and Sports Centre will be re-opened earlier on the third day of the Lunar New Year (February 20).
Opening hours of the recreation and sports venues during the Lunar New Year holiday have been posted at all venues and uploaded onto the department's website http://www.lcsd.gov.hk .
Ends/Thursday, February 15, 2007
Issued at HKT 12:28
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