Tsing Yi Swimming Pool

Tsing Yi Swimming Pool (Chinese: 青衣游泳池) is a public swimming pool on Tsing Yi Island, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is near the east shore of the island, between Maritime Square and Tsing Yi Sports Ground. Currently, it is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of Hong Kong Government.

Tsing Yi Swimming Pool
Swimming pool entrance
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22°21′26″N 114°06′28″E / 22.35722°N 114.10778°E / 22.35722; 114.10778
Location51 Tsing King Road, Tsing Yi, Hong Kong
Opened30 September 1996; 28 years ago (1996-09-30)
Operated byLeisure and Cultural Services Department
TypeOpen air
WebsiteOfficial website
Tsing Yi Swimming Pool
Chinese青衣游泳池
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinQīngyī yóuyǒngchí
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingcing1 ji1 jau4 wing6 ci4

History

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The swimming pool was built and planned at the same time as the adjacent Tsing Yi Sports Ground. Both facilities were designed by the Architectural Services Department and planned by the former Regional Council.[1] The site was also supposed to accommodate an indoor recreation centre, but it was thought that the development would be too cramped and so the centre was deleted from the plans in 1992.[1]

The pool complex was designed with a capacity of 1,000 swimmers. It opened on 30 September 1996.[2]

Facilities

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  • Main pool (50 metres (160 ft))
  • Teaching pool
  • Leisure pool with water slides
  • Spectator stand (covered, 974 seats)

References

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  1. ^ a b "60LS - Swimming Pool Complex and 199LS - Sportsground, Area 3, Tsing Yi Upgrading to Category II". Regional Council. 30 December 1992.
  2. ^ "Minutes of the One Hundred and Fifteenth Meeting of the Recreation and Culture Select Committee of the Regional Council held on Tuesday, 8 October 1996 at 2:30 p.m. in the Main Chamber on the 1/F of the Regional Council Building". Shatin, Hong Kong: Regional Council Secretariat. 7 November 1996. p. 15.
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