SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1979
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PASSING OUT PARADE IN STANLEY
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PRISON OFFICERS SHOULD NOT USE THEIR AUTHORITY INDISCRIMINATELY BUT TO TREAT ALL PRISONERS IN A STRICT AND HUMANE MANNER.
THIS WAS SAID BY MR, W.T. GRIMSDALE, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, WHEN HE ADDRESSED A PASSING OUT PARADE OF 86 PRISON OFFICERS AND ASSISTANT OFFICERS AT THE STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE IN STANLEY THIS (SATURDAY) MORNING.
MR. GRIMSDALE HAS BEEN A VISITING JUSTICE TO THE DEPARTMENT'S INSTITUTIONS FOR MORE THAN 15 YEARS.
EXPLAINING THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF VISITING JUSTICES, HE SAID TWO MUST VISIT EVERY INSTITUTION AT LEAST ONCE A FORTNIGHT TO CHECK ON ALL MANAGEMENT ASPECTS AND TO HEAR COMPLAINTS FROM PRISONERS.
HE ADDED THE VISITING JUSTICES ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO COMMENT ON ALL ASPECTS WITHIN INSTITUTIONS.
21 CONTRACTS AWARDED BY PWD LAST MONTH
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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AWARDED 21 CONTRACTS WORTH $80.77 MILLION LAST MONTH,
THIRTEEN WERE AWARDED ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CENTRAL TENDER BOARD AND EIGHT ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PWD TENDER BOARD.
THE BIGGEST CONTRACT WAS FOR YUEN LONG DEVELOPMENT, WHICH INVOLVES FORMING 28 HECTARES OF LAND AND BUILDING SEVEN KILOMETRES OF ROAD AND CYCLE PATH.
AMONG OTHER CONTRACTS WERE THOSE FOR THE SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF THE SEMI-AUTOMATED DEPARTURE BAGGAGE HANDLING SYSTEM STAGE TWO AT KAI TAK AIRPORT AND FOR ROAD AND DRAINAGE WORK IN SHA TIN NEW TOWN.
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