THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1980.
KOREAN OFFICIALS STUDY HK PRISONS
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TWO SENIOR CORRECTIONAL OFFICIALS FROM THE KOREAN MINISTRY OF JUSTICE ARE ON A SPECIAL VISIT TO HONG KONG TO STUDY OUR MAXIMUM— SECURITY PENAL INSTITUTIONS.
THEY ARE MR LEE SANG-HAE, DIRECTOR OF THE INSTALLATION DIVISION OF THE MINISTRY'S CORRECTION BUREAU AND HIS DEPUTY, MR SEO JONG-YOUNG.
KOREA IS PLANNING TO BUILD A MAXIMUM SECURITY PRISON IN SEOUL NEXT YEAR, ACCORDING TO MR LEE.
TODAY (THURSDAY), THE VISITORS TOURED THE LAI CHI KOK RECEPTION CENTRE, PIK UK CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION AND PIK UK PRISON. THEY WERE IMPRESSED WITH THE SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS IN THE INSTITUTIONS ESPECIALLY THE MODERN ELECTRONIC SECURITY DEVICES AT THE RECEPTION CENTRE WHICH IS ONE OF THE FEW HIGH-RISE PENAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE WORLD.
BEFORE THE TOUR THEY HAD TALKS WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF PRISONS, MR T.G. GARNER.
FIRE PREVENTION CHECK IN ABERDEEN
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MORE THAN 100 FACTORIES IN ABERDEEN WILL BE SERVED WITH FIRE HAZARD ABATEMENT NOTICES, MOSTLY FOR CAUSING OBSTRUCTION
IN COMMON AREAS AND ON STAIRCASES, AS A RESULT OF A CHECK BY FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU OFFICERS THIS (THURSDAY) MORNING.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE FIRE SERVICES SAID: +THESE FACTORIES ARE REQUIRED TO REMOVE THE HAZARDS WITHIN A STIPULATED PERIOD OR ELSE BE SUMMONSED.+
IN ADDITION, SUMMONSES WILL BE SERVED ON THREE FACTORIES FOR THE RECURRENCE OF FIRE HAZARDS. THESE FACTORIES HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN ISSUED WITH FIRE HAZARD ABATEMENT NOTICES.
MORE THAN 1 100 FACTORY UNITS IN 57 INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS CHOSEN AT RANDOM WERE INSPECTED BY A PARTY OF 25 FIREMEN HEADED BY DIVISIONAL OFFICER, MR KWAN SAI-YIU,
AT TODAY'S OPERATION THEY ALSO FOUND 55 CASES OF ILLEGAL ROOFTOP STRUCTURES USED FOR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES, UNLICENSED CANTEENS AND UNAUTHORISED BUILDING ALTERATIONS, THESE CASES WOULD BE
REFERRED TO THE APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS FOR ACTION.
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