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The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) announced today (September 16) that, in view of the latest situation of COVID-19, some leisure venues and museums will be reopened in phases from September 18 (Friday).
Among the leisure venues, fee charging facilities for team games including soccer pitches, baseball courts, rugby pitches, cricket grounds, hockey grounds, indoor facilities such as basketball courts, volleyball courts, netball courts and handball courts will reopen on September 18.
"While the law of prohibiting group gatherings of more than four persons is still in force, any team game with more than four participants may violate the relevant regulation. However, in order to enable team sports lovers to resume their exercise, and for sports coaches to work as soon as possible, the LCSD will reopen fee charging facilities of these sports in the first place. Controls on the number of users and social distancing measures in these facilities could be implemented more effectively for sub-group activities/training. There should be no more than four persons in each sub-group and at least 1.5 metres between each other," said the LCSD spokesman.
The LCSD will pay close attention to the development of the epidemic and the prohibition on group gatherings, and will gradually reopen other team game facilities in an orderly manner.
Apart from the above team game facilities, the LCSD will reopen outdoor non-fee charging chess tables and amphitheatres (for individual leisure use) on September 18, outdoor children's play equipment and road safety towns on September 23. A limitation of not more than four persons in each group gathering at these facilities will be imposed. The LCSD will also continue to close spectator stands, cancel organisation bookings for competitions and step up cleaning measures.
Members of the public can book the reopened fee charging land-based leisure facilities via the Internet Booking Service of Leisure Link, Leisure Link Booking Office and Self-service Kiosks of the reopened facilities and Leisure Link Booking Office of the District Leisure Services Offices starting from tomorrow (September 17).
Furthermore, swimming pools in various districts will reopen on September 18, except Island East Swimming Pool, Tai Kok Tsui Swimming Pool, Ho Man Tin Swimming Pool, Ping Shan Tin Shui Wai Swimming Pool and Tsing Yi Southwest Swimming Pool, which are undergoing annual maintenance work. For details of facilities in swimming pools to be reopened, please refer to notices displayed at the venues. The reopened swimming pools will operate from 6.30am to 10pm for three sessions daily with two breaks.
In view of the latest situation of COVID-19, the LCSD will adopt special measures at public swimming pools to be reopened, which include:
Latest arrangements for LCSD public services
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The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) announced today (September 16) that, in view of the latest situation of COVID-19, some leisure venues and museums will be reopened in phases from September 18 (Friday).
Among the leisure venues, fee charging facilities for team games including soccer pitches, baseball courts, rugby pitches, cricket grounds, hockey grounds, indoor facilities such as basketball courts, volleyball courts, netball courts and handball courts will reopen on September 18.
"While the law of prohibiting group gatherings of more than four persons is still in force, any team game with more than four participants may violate the relevant regulation. However, in order to enable team sports lovers to resume their exercise, and for sports coaches to work as soon as possible, the LCSD will reopen fee charging facilities of these sports in the first place. Controls on the number of users and social distancing measures in these facilities could be implemented more effectively for sub-group activities/training. There should be no more than four persons in each sub-group and at least 1.5 metres between each other," said the LCSD spokesman.
The LCSD will pay close attention to the development of the epidemic and the prohibition on group gatherings, and will gradually reopen other team game facilities in an orderly manner.
Apart from the above team game facilities, the LCSD will reopen outdoor non-fee charging chess tables and amphitheatres (for individual leisure use) on September 18, outdoor children's play equipment and road safety towns on September 23. A limitation of not more than four persons in each group gathering at these facilities will be imposed. The LCSD will also continue to close spectator stands, cancel organisation bookings for competitions and step up cleaning measures.
Members of the public can book the reopened fee charging land-based leisure facilities via the Internet Booking Service of Leisure Link, Leisure Link Booking Office and Self-service Kiosks of the reopened facilities and Leisure Link Booking Office of the District Leisure Services Offices starting from tomorrow (September 17).
Furthermore, swimming pools in various districts will reopen on September 18, except Island East Swimming Pool, Tai Kok Tsui Swimming Pool, Ho Man Tin Swimming Pool, Ping Shan Tin Shui Wai Swimming Pool and Tsing Yi Southwest Swimming Pool, which are undergoing annual maintenance work. For details of facilities in swimming pools to be reopened, please refer to notices displayed at the venues. The reopened swimming pools will operate from 6.30am to 10pm for three sessions daily with two breaks.
In view of the latest situation of COVID-19, the LCSD will adopt special measures at public swimming pools to be reopened, which include: