Information on Public Swimming Pools

Sha Tin Jockey Club Swimming Pool

Address

10 Yuen Wo Road, Sha Tin, N.T.

Location

Enquiry No.

2693 6613

Facilities

*^Main pool (Length 50m x Width 25m, Depth: 1.4m-1.9m)
Secondary pool (Length 50m x Width 21m, Depth: 1.1m-1.3m)
Training pool (Length 25m x Width 11m, Depth: 0.92m-1.25m)
Teaching pool 1 (Length 20m x Width 12m, Depth: 0.85m-1.1m)
Teaching pool 2 (Length 20m x Width 12m, Depth: 0.7m-0.9m)
Diving pool (Length 11m x Width 11m, Depth: 4.4m)
Children pool (Irregular shape, Depth: 0.5m)
Toddlers' pool (Irregular shape, Depth: 0.3m-0.4m) is open from June to August free of charge
Spectator stand (700 seats), Electronic scoreboard, Family changing room
Barrier Free Facilities: Barrier Free Entrance, Accessible Toilet, Accessible Services Counter, Tactile Guide Path, Visual Fire Alarm System, Braille Directory Map/Floor Plan, Accessible Parking Space (1 Designated Disable Parking Space), Pool Lift (Main Pool), Shower Room

Summer Opening Schedule Information

	Apr				May				Jun				Jul				Aug				Sep				Oct
1st Session:6:30 am - 12:00 nn 2nd Session:1:00 - 6:30 pm 3rd Session:7:30 - 10:00 pm (Session breaks:12:00 nn - 1:00 pm& 6:30 - 7:30 pm) Main pool only (Maintenance of secondary pool and children pool: 1 -15.4.2022) (Maintenance of training pool and teaching pools: 1.4.2022 -3.5.2022) All pools open except main pool and diving pool (Maintenance of main pool and diving pool: 16.4.2022 - 5.6.2022)									1st Session: 6:30 am - 12:00 nn 2nd Session: 1:00 - 6:30 pm 3rd Session: 7:30 - 10:00 pm (Session breaks:12:00 nn - 1:00 pm & 6:30 - 7:30 pm) Toddlers’ pool only opens from June to August

Temporary Closure for Annual Maintenance

Main pool:
From 16 April to 5 June
Secondary pool, Training pool, Teaching pool, Children's pool:
From 1 November to 15 April of the following year
Diving pool:
From 1 November to 5 June of the following year

Weekly Cleansing Operation

The weekly cleansing operation is carried out at public swimming pools managed by the LCSD from 10:00 a.m. to the end of the second session. The pools will resume service at the third session on the same day.
※ If the cleansing day falls on a public holiday, the swimming pool will open as usual and the weekly cleansing operation will be rescheduled for another weekday (as shown in the bracket) of the same week.

Every Friday
(Wednesday ※)

Notice of Temporary Closure

Details of the temporary partial closure of facilities at swimming pools:
Please contact the officers-in-charge of the respective swimming pools on the telephone numbers listed above for details of the latest arrangements.

Date & Time	Facilities	Reason	Remarks
2022/06/06 06:30 - Until further notice	Not applicable	Others	The Main pool / Teaching Pools/ Training Pool / Spectator Stand of this pool have reopened on 6 June 2022. In order to comply with the requirements stipulated in the Prevention and Control of Disease (Requirements and Directions) (Business and Premises) Regulation (Cap. 599F), the maximum capacity of this swimming pool has been reduced to 1,045 persons.
2022/06/06 06:30 - Until further notice	Secondary Pool, Diving Pool , Children's Pool, Toddlers' Pool	Insufficient Lifeguard	N/A

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Remarks

^	Heated swimming pool facilities will be provided from November to mid-April of the following year.
()	No. of facilities
*	Equipped with a pool lift for use by persons with disabilities

Note 1	The opening schedule of the public swimming pool is for reference only and subject to changes with notices. For the latest opening arrangements, please contact the public swimming pool on the telephone numbers provided in the table above. Information of temporary closure notice of public swimming pools is for today and the next 29 days.
Note 2	For the latest information on public swimming pools (such as temporary closure of the whole swimming pool complex due to emergencies), please visit our webpage on Press Releases.
Note 3	The weekly cleansing operation is carried out from 10:00 a.m. to the end of the second session. The swimming pool will reopen at the third session on the same day. If the weekly cleansing day falls on a public holiday, the swimming pool will open as usual and the weekly cleansing operation will be rescheduled for another weekday of the same week.
Note 4	All public swimming pools are closed on the first three days of the Lunar New Year.
Note 5	For the procedure of booking of public swimming pools by organisations, please refer to Guide to the Booking Procedure for Use of Public Swimming Pools.