MONDAY, JUNE 3, 1974
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PRESENTATION OF FIRST-AID CERTIFICATES
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FIRST AID AND HOME NURSING CERTIFICATES WILL BE PRESENTED TO 16 STAFF MEMBERS OF THE SIU LAM PSYCHIATRIC CENTRE AT THE PRISONS HEADQUARTERS, TOMORROW (TUESDAY).
MR. TOM GARNER, COMMISSIONER OF PRISONS WILL MAKE THE PRESENTATION.
THE SIU LAM PSYCHIATRIC CENTRE WAS OPENED IN NOVEMBER,
SINCE THEN, THERE HAS BEEN A GRADUAL BUILD-UP OF BOTH INMATES AND STAFF TO ALMOST MAXIMUM LEVELS.
1972 WITH 19 INMATES AND A NUCLEUS OF TRAINED STAFF.
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OFFICERS ARE NORMALLY PROFESSIONALLY QUALIFIED, BUT ALL ASSISTANT OFFICERS POSTED TO THE CENTRE RECEIVE IN-SERVICE TRAINING OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL MONTHS. THE TRAINING IS GEARED TO MEET THE SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS OF THIS INSTITUTION, AND COMBINES LECTURES WITH PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATIONS.
ASSISTANT OFFICERS UNDERGOING IN-SERVICE TRAINING ARE ENCOURAGED TO TAKE THE FIRST AID AND HOME NURSING EXAMINATIONS CONDUCTED BY THE ST. JOHN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION AS PART OF THEIR OVERALL TRAINING. THIS ALSO SERVES AS A YARDSTICK IN THE PROGRESS THEY ARE MAKING.
OTHER_SUBJECTS TAUGHT ARE, GENERAL MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION, GENERAL NURSING, BASIC MEDICINE AND PSYCHIATRY, WHICH ARE ALL ESSENTIAL IN PROMOTING STAFF EFFICIENCY.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND A REPORTER AND/OR PHOTOGRAPHER TO COVER THE PRESENTATION WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE PRISONS HEADQUARTERS, ON THE 10TH FLOOR OF THE MURRAY ROAD CAR PARK BUILDING, NO. 2. MURRAY ROAD AT 11 A.M. TOMORROW (TUESDAY).
INFORMATION OFFICER, DENNIS LEUNG WILL BE PRESENT TO ASSIST THE PRESS.
TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF TAI PO ROAD
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TO FACILITATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TEMPORARY OVERHEAD BRIDGE AT LOK LO HA IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, THE SECTION OF TAL PO ROAD NEAR LOK LO HA WILL BE CLOSED AT NIGHT FROM 11.45 P.M. TO 6 A.M. ON JUNE 5, 6 AND 7.
THE ROAD WILL BE TEMPORARILY OPENED TO TRAFFIC FOR FIVE MINUTES EVERY HOUR DURING THE CLOSURE.
APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE POSTED TO GUIDE MOTORISTS BUT THEY ARE ADVISED TO AVOID THE AREA ON THE THREE NIGHTS.