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Yan Kit Swimming Complex, located along Yan Kit Road, was the second public swimming pool in Singapore, opening in 1952 and closing on April 2001.〔Chua, C.J. (1998). A Nation At Play. Singapore Sports Council. Singapore: Times Editions. Cited in: Zhuang, Justin. Yan Kit Swimming Pool. 28 Nov 2008. http://infopedia.nl.sg/articles/SIP_1391_2008-12-23.html , Retrieved 16 Jan 2012.〕 The complex cost a total of $513,000 (as of 1952) and pool users had to pay fifteen cents per entry.〔Council Changes Not Easy Nicoll (NL 2633 ). (1952, December 30). The Straits Times, p.7. http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19521230.2.93.aspx〕 The complex closed due to a daily attendance of only 120 users by 2001. ==History== Originally constructed as a filter tank for the Water Department, it was closed down during the Japanese occupation and had its plant removed. It was then refitted and reopened in December 1949 as Yan Kit Swimming Complex. Built by the City Council for $513,000, it was officially opened by then Governor of Singapore, John Nicoll and City Council president, T.P.F. McNeice on 29 December 1952. It was named after a Canton-born dentist Mr Look Yan Kit who came to Singapore in 1877 and was involved in the founding of the Kwong Wai Shiu Free Hospital in 1910.〔Council Changes Not Easy Nicoll (NL 2633 ). (1952, December 30). The Straits Times, p.7. http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19521230.2.93.aspx〕 The pools first supervisor was Lee Hong Ming, who was a founding member of the Singapore Life Guard Corps and had served as pool supervisor at the Mount Emily Swimming Complex.〔Zhuang, Justin. Yan Kit Swimming Pool. 28 Nov 2008. http://infopedia.nl.sg/articles/SIP_1391_2008-12-23.html , Retrieved 16 Jan 2012.〕 In 1994, the National Trades Union Congress Club announced plans to lease the pool and redevelop it part of its new clubhouse at a cost of $6 million, but it never materialised.〔(1994, November 29). Yan Kit to be part of club. The Straits Times. Retrieved on January 28, 2011, from NewspaperSG. Cited in: Zhuang, Justin. Yan Kit Swimming Pool. 28 Nov 2008. http://infopedia.nl.sg/articles/SIP_1391_2008-12-23.html , Retrieved 16 Jan 2012.〕 In April 2001, Singapore Sports Council (SSC) decided to close the pool and return it to the state because attendance had dwindled to an average of 120 daily and it was becoming too expensive to maintain. The foundation of the pools had deteriorated, making spot repairs ineffective. SSC estimated that it would cost S$400,000 to maintain and operate the complex annually and S$4 million to upgrade the entire complex.〔(2001, May 3). Pool of memories. The Straits Times, H4. Retrieved October 25, 2008 from NewsBank. Cited in: Zhuang, Justin. Yan Kit Swimming Pool. 28 Nov 2008 http://infopedia.nl.sg/articles/SIP_1391_2008-12-23.html , Retrieved 16 Jan 2012.〕 In a move to give new life to old sports facilities, the SSC announced in 2005 that the complex was opened for possible development by private developers. These plans, too, never materialised. Eventually, in 2011, the site was levelled and grassed in preparation for handover to the Singapore Land Authority. The process will be complete by April 2012.〔''The Straits Times''. Dec 15, 2011. Shuli Sudderuddin. Hopes for reopening of Yan Kit pool dashed. Singapore. Retrieved Jan 16, 2012. http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_745168.html〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Yan Kit Swimming Pool」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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