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The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) will introduce a new service scheme - "One-Stop Shop" booking service at 18 leisure venues from next Monday (June 3) to further enhance the department's services being provided to the public.

An LCSD spokesman said today (May 31): "The new 'one-stop shop' service is part of our ongoing programme to provide better, comfortable and convenient services to the public."

The new service enables the public to enroll in community recreation and sports programme from 8:30 am to 10 pm, in addition to the existing booking service for leisure facilities from 7 am to 10 pm.

"The 'one-stop shop' service scheme will be put on trial for four months at 18 LCSD's leisure venues."

"Should the new scheme be well received by the 'users', it will be extended to other leisure venues at the end of this year," he added.

Notices on the new "one-stop shop" service have been posted at all LCSD Leisure Link booking outlets.

The new "one-stop shop" service will be first provided at the following 18 leisure venues:

Hong Kong

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Smithfield Complex Indoor Games Hall

Java Road Complex Indoor Games Hall

Aberdeen Complex Indoor Games Hall

Wong Nai Chung Complex Indoor Games Hall

Kowloon

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Hung Hom Complex Indoor Games Hall

Shun Lee Tsuen Leisure Centre

Po Kong Village Road Indoor Games Hall

Pei Ho Street Complex Indoor Games Hall

Kowloon Park Indoor Games Hall

New Territories

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Cheung Chau Indoor Recreation Centre

Leung Tin Indoor Recreation Centre

Fung Kam Street Indoor Recreation Centre

Osman Ramju Sadick Memorial Games Hall

Wai Tsuen Indoor Recreation Centre

Lung Sum Avenue Indoor Recreation Centre

Tseung Kwan O Sports Centre

Yuen Wo Road Indoor Recreation Centre

Tai Po Indoor Recreation Centre

End/Friday, May 31, 2002

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