Lai Chi Kok Park Swimming Pool temporarily closed
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Attention TV/radio announcers:

Please broadcast the following announcement as soon as possible and repeat it at suitable intervals:

     The Leisure and Cultural Services Department says today (December 26) the outdoor heated pool at the Lai Chi Kok Park Swimming Pool has been temporarily closed for cleaning and superchlorination following the discovery of a dead bird in the pool.

     As the outdoor heated pool is the only pool open at the Lai Chi Kok Park Swimming Pool, the venue is now temporarily closed.
 
     It will reopen at 4 pm today.

Ends/Tuesday, December 26, 2006
Issued at HKT 13:12

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