FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 1979
21 PRISON OFFICERS RECEIVE NURSING CERTIFICATES
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TWENTY-ONE PRISON OFFICERS TODAY (FRIDAY) RECEIVED THE IR NURSING CERTIFICATES DURING A CEREMONY HELD AT THE PRISON OFFICERS' CLUB IN STANLEY.
THE PRINCIPAL NURSING OFFICER OF THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT, MISS K.J. VEEVERS, PRESENTED THE CERTIFICATES TO THE RECIPIENTS.
SEVEN RECEIVED THE REGISTERED NURSE CERTIFICATE AFTER FINISHING A THREE-YEAR TRAINING AT GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS AND 14 QUALIFIED AS ENROLLED NURSES AFTER COMPLETING A TWO-YEAR TRAINING COURSE WITH THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
THEY JOIN 83 OTHER PRISON OFFICERS WHO ARE REGISTERED AND ENROLLED NURSES WORKING IN THE GENERAL MEDICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC FIELDS OF THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT.
THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT CONDUCTS ITS OWN IN-SERVICE NURSING TRAINING PROGRAMMES WHICH LAST THREE MONTHS AND WHICH LEAD TO THE ST.
JOHN'S FIRST AID AND HOME NURSING CERTIFICATE.
THE COMMISSIONER OF PRISONS, MR. T.G. GARNER, ALSO DELIVERED A SPEECH AT TODAY'S CEREMONY AND CONGRATULATED THE RECIPIENTS.
SPECIAL TRAIN SERVICE TO PLEASURE GARDEN
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A SPOKESMAN FOR THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT THE SPECIAL TRAIN SERVICE INTRODUCED ON JULY 8 TO THE PLEASURE GARDEN IN SHA TIN RACE COURSE WILL CONTINUE ON AN EXPERIMENTAL BASIS THIS SUNDAY.
HOWEVER, HE STRESSED THAT THE CONTINUATION OF THIS SERVICE WILL DEPEND LARGELY ON THE RESPONSE IT RECEIVES FROM THE PUBLIC.
THE SPECIAL TRAIN WILL LEAVE KOWLOON STATION IN HUNG HOM AT 10.29 A.M. AND ARRIVE AT MONG KOK STATION AT 10.34 A.M. TO PICK UP PASSENGERS. IT WILL THEN DÉPART FROM MONG KOK STATION AT 10.36 A.M. AND ARRIVE AT THE RACE COURSE STATION AT 10.50 A.M.
ON THE RETURN JOURNEY, THE TRAIN WILL LEAVE RACE COURSE STATION AT 4.10 P.M. IN ADDITION, ONE ORDINARY PASSENGER TRAIN DEPARTING FROM TAI PO MARKET STATION WILL BE RE-ROUTED VIA THE RACE COURSE STATION AT 1,21 P.M. TO PICK UP PASSENGERS WISHING TO LEAVE THE PLEASURE GARDEN EARLIER.
ONLY ORDINARY CLASS RETURN TICKETS VALID FOR THE DATE OF ISSUE WILL BE SOLD AT THE KOWLOON AND MONG KOK STATIONS. TICKETS WILL NOT BE SOLD AT THE RACE COURSE STATION FOR DOWN-TRAINS TO KOWLOON NOR AT NEW TERRITORIES STATIONS FOR THE SPECIAL TRAINS.
THE FARE FOR ADULTS WILL BE $4 EACH AND FOR CHILDREN $2 EACH.
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