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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1980
FACT FINDING VISIT TO UK
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TWO SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICERS, INVOLVED IN THE MODERNISATION AND ELECTRIFICATION OF THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY, ARE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM ON A TWO-WEEK OFFICIAL VISIT.
THEY ARE MR D.M. HOWES, GENERAL MANAGER OF KCR, AND MR LEUNG MIN-SUN, CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT'S CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE.
MR HOWES AND MR LEUNG WILL VISIT BIRMINGHAM TO SEE THE PROGRESS OF WORK ON THE ROLLING STOCKS WHICH HONG KONG HAS ORDERED FROM METRO-CAMMELL LTD.
THEY WILL ALSO VISIT A FACTORY IN ISLE OF WIGHT TO INSPECT THE AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT FOR THE ROLLING STOCKS.
WHILE IN UK THEY WILL HOLD TALKS WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF TRANSMARK, THE GOVERNMENT APPOINTED CONSULTING ENGINEERS- AND METRO-CAMMELL LTD, SUPPLIERS OF ROLLING STOCKS.
PRESENTATION OF COLONIAL PRISON SERVICE MEDALS
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THE COMMISSIONER OF PRISONS, MR T.G. GARNER, WILL PRESENT COLONIAL PRISON SERVICE MEDALS AND CLASPS TO 16 PRISON OFFICERS DURING A CEREMONIAL PARADE ON FRIDAY (MARCH 28) AT THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT'S STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE IN STANLEY.
ON PARADE WILL BE 120 PRISON OFFICERS COMMANDED BY THE PRINCIPAL OF THE STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE, MR PI WING-LEE, THE BAND, PIPES AND DRUMS OF TAI TAM GAP CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION WILL PROVIDE MUSIC THROUGHOUT THE EVENT.
THE MARCHING TEAM FROM THE WOMEN TRAINING CENTRE AT TAI LAM WILL ALSO PERFORM AT THE CEREMONY.
NOTE TO EDITORS :
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE PRESENTATION OF COLONIAL PRISON SERVICE MEDALS AND CLASPS BY THE COMMISSIONER OF PRISONS AT 5 PM ON FRIDAY (MARCH 28) AT THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT'S STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE IN STANLEY. PRESS TRANSPORT WILL LEAVE THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS AT GUARDIAN HOUSE, 32 01 KWAN ROAD, WAN CHAI AT 3.45 PM SHARP.
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