Swimming Pool

SUNDAY MORNING

Rant: no chilling in the pool

28 Oct 2012

Hong Kong's water temperature in October hovers around an average of 27 degrees C

11:21PM

A big splash of waste

7 Aug 2012

More than one million litres of fresh water go down the drain at five public swimming centres every day.

That's according to a new report, commissioned by the Water Supplies...

11:08PM

Pool showers drain on resources

6 Aug 2012

Some public swimming pools are operating inefficient showers that spray out as much as 14 litres of water per minute, an inspection by the South China Morning Post has found.

11:03PM

Water waste at swimming pools

6 Aug 2012

More than one million litres of fresh water are going down the drain at five public swimming centres every day, the city's first audit of water use at government amenities has revealed.

11:03PM

Temporary lifeguards recruited to beat strike

3 Aug 2012

A dozen lifeguards protested at Kowloon Park Swimming Pool yesterday as the Leisure and Cultural Services Department tried to hire temporary lifeguards to cope with a strike planned for the...

10:54PM

Surface tension

15 Jul 2012

Do you remember learning to swim? One of my first memories is of being in a neighbour's pool with those annoying arm floats and trying, unsuccessfully, to swim under the water.

9:21PM

Opinion

Tom Holland

Worrying economic parallels between China and India

4:13PM

Howard Winn

Elsie Leung caught up in Rusal's byzantine politics

3:35AM

Riding waves to success

Form Five student Nicholas Lau Chak-lam's Olympic dream was inspired by watching the 10km open-water swimming race make its debut at the 2008 Beijing Games.

7:09PM

Smiths Beach Resort, Yallingup, Western Australia

What is it? Sleekly crafted, urban-style sophistication nestled within a rugged landscape.

4:27PM

Pool closing hours making waves

Residents and district councillors are calling for a change of public swimming pools' closing hours, as some find their doors are always shut at the times they want to swim.

4:01PM

Plan to revive Water World

A new Water World on Tai Shue Wan that would combine a natural beach with man-made pools is being planned by Ocean Park chairman Allan Zeman.

3:25PM

Lane change

Chief executive-elect Leung Chun-ying has pledged to survey the use of sports facilities to ensure that they meet Hong Kong's needs, and create a new post of commissioner for sports.

2:10PM

Filling in basement will take 80 cement trucks

More than 80 trucks loaded with concrete will be required to fill in the illegal basement in the Kowloon Tong home Henry Tang Ying-yen's wife owns. That's enough to fill six double deckers.

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