"Slowly retract your legs, push hard out, and quickly clamp your legs." At half past ten in the morning, in the swimming pool of Hong Kong Liyuan Community, Jiaxing Road Street, several children were learning to swim with floating boards under the care of coaches.
Bright ticket office, clean changing rooms, crystal clear swimming pool...... Since July 3, the renovated Hong Kong Liyuan Swimming Pool has started trial operation, and many residents in the community have rushed to "try it".
Hong Kong Liyuan is a commercial housing community built in 2000, as a supporting facility, the swimming pool has been operating for more than 20 years, there are old equipment, damaged ground, imperfect safety measures, etc., not only there are potential safety hazards, but also the experience of residents in the community is greatly reduced.
In order to enhance the sense of happiness that can be touched at the doorstep and improve the quality of the community, in September 2023, after the completion of the re-election of the community property committee and the selection and employment of new property service companies, the general party branch of Hong Kong Liyuan Residential District will jointly carry out the swimming pool renovation project with the property committee and the property through the guidance of party building. After extensive consultation with all parties, Lingyong Swimming Club, an institution specializing in the operation and training of swimming pools, was finally selected as the contractor to be responsible for the decoration and operation of the swimming pool.
Liu Miao, secretary of the general party branch of the residential area, said: "In the process of promoting the project, we also widely distributed 'hero posts' to solicit the opinions and suggestions of residents, and jointly participated in the formulation of decoration plans and the update of facilities and equipment. ”
The original swimming pool shower room in the community only had cold water for showers, and although it was open in summer, some residents still had the need for hot water showers. Therefore, in the process of this renovation, hot water equipment was specially added. However, the hot water bucket storage point made it difficult for everyone, due to the large size of the hot water bucket, it could not be placed in the basement, and after the construction party's investigation, it was finally selected at the entrance to the underground changing room.
"Is this silver bucket a boiler for boiling water? Will there be a risk of explosion? "After the operation ends this summer, how will the newly installed equipment be placed?" Soon after the hot water bucket was installed, the residents of the adjacent building ran to the neighborhood committee to ask Liu Miao for their opinions. In the face of residents' questions, Liu Miao patiently explained: "The hot water bucket is only used to store hot water, so everyone can rest assured. Due to various considerations such as temperature and funds, the swimming pool is tentatively only operated in summer, and the equipment will be maintained and properly stored during non-operating hours until it is reused in the following summer. This reassures the residents' concerns.
During the renovation, the Hong Kong Liyuan Swimming Pool was also equipped with a lifeguard lounge, first aid room, medicine storage room, etc. In the past, lifeguards did not have a special rest room, and they could only rest on the deck chairs next to them for a while during the shift change. Considering that lifeguards are an important force in responding to emergencies and need to create a good rest environment for them, a lounge by the pool is specially arranged so that residents can feel more at ease while swimming.
In addition, the tennis courts, which had been vacant for a long time, were renovated as a result of the renovation of the swimming pool to meet the needs of residents for sports activities. As a public resource of the community, the swimming pool and tennis court are priced lower than the market price, and there are corresponding discounts for the owners, which have been well received by the residents.
In recent years, the General Party Branch of Hong Kong Liyuan Residential Area has continued to build a public discussion platform for residents, and carried out the construction of "good-neighborly and friendly" green ecological parks and habitat gardens to create a green ecological space at the doorstep of residents and enhance the happiness of residents. In response to the desire of some owners to add a roof to the swimming pool and open it all year round, Liu Miao said that the next step will be to carry out further planning after consulting the opinions of residents according to the actual situation of the swimming pool operation.
Reporter: Ji Zhiping, Kong Xinyi (intern)
Photo: Ji Zhiping
Source: Shanghai Hongkou