THE Chief Secretary, Sir David Ford, will officially open a magnificent new sports hall and classroom complex at the German Swiss International School on October 16.
The topography of the Guildford Road area of the Peak meant the only way to obtain a flat floor was to build the new sports hall on stilts. By using the spaces between the piles, a further 22 classrooms have also been created.
''This has eased a room shortage that was beginning to dictate the time-tabling, a clearly unacceptable situation,'' said Eberhard Schierschke, the Oberstudiendirektor or headmaster.
''We were generally satisfied with most of our buildings, but were short of adequate sports facilities, so about five or six years ago we began planning this $55 million sports hall annex,'' he added.
''The scale of this investment proves conclusively our positive view about the future of Hong Kong,'' he said.
Funding for the project has been derived through the school's sophisticated debenture scheme. Companies which sponsor the education of their executives' children must take out a $60,000 debenture per child. Parents who enroll their children privately areobliged to buy a $30,000 debenture.