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Water worms force closure of a third public pool

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A pool at a third swimming complex was shut yesterday after worms were found in the water.

The closure of the children's pool at the Kwun Tong complex followed the complete shutdown of the popular Kowloon Park swimming complex on Monday, together with a children's pool at Tai Wan Shan near Hunghom.

The closures came as leisure and health officials remained puzzled about the source of the small, red worms, which were first found at Kowloon Park on August 4.

All the affected pools have been closed indefinitely, although officials said the other pools at the Tai Wan Shan and Kwun Tong sites could remain open.

The Leisure and Cultural Services Department will clean the sand trap and filtration system at the Kowloon Park complex in an effort to find the source of the worms. Assistant Director of Leisure Services Paul Cheung Kwok-kee said this would take about 10 days and the pools should reopen early next month.

Worms collected at Kwun Tong and Tai Wan Shan have been sent to the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department for tests. The Tai Wan Shan pool was drained on Monday. Cleaning efforts were stepped up at the Kwun Tong pool yesterday but the department had not decided last night whether it needed to be drained.

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