The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) announced today (October 30) that 30 public swimming pools under its management (see Annex) will open for public use between November 1, 2025, and March 31, 2026. Heated water will be provided from November 16. The LCSD will continue to monitor changes in temperature. If the weather forecast predicts that the daily average air temperature will drop to 23 degrees Celcius or below for three consecutive days before November 16, heated water will be provided earlier.

     Four swimming pools will be temporarily closed for maintenance works at different parts of the period. Details are as follows:

Swimming pool	Period of temporary closure
Wan Chai Swimming Pool	December 1, 2025, to January 20, 2026
Victoria Park Swimming Pool	February 20 to April 21, 2026
Sham Shui Po Park Swimming Pool	February 24 to April 15, 2026
Kwun Tong Swimming Pool	January 2 to February 21, 2026

     For details of the opening arrangements and the schedule of the weekly cleaning operations of the public swimming pools, please visit the following website: www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/beach/swim-intro/swimlocation.html.

Ends/Thursday, October 30, 2025
Issued at HKT 15:00

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