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Top venue for aspiring soccer stars

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Kevin Kung

Good news for young footballers. With financial support from the Hong Kong Jockey Club, Kitchee - the local First Division champions - will construct a youth football training centre in Shek Mun.

The centre will help boost the quality of local youth training.

At a recent press conference, the Jockey Club and Kitchee announced their joint plan to construct a football training centre at a cost of about HK$50 million.

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The Jockey Club will donate HK$44 million for the project, which is expected to be completed in 18 months.

The new venue - the Jockey Club Kitchee Centre - will be located beside Shek Mun station on the MTR's Ma On Shan line.

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It will cover an area of 15,050 square metres, and the complex will include changing rooms, medical rooms and offices.

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