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TUESDAY, JULY 29, 1980
THE PROJECT WILL FINISH AROUND EARLY NOVEMBER,
APPLICATION TO JOIN WILL CLOSE ON AUGUST 22 (FRIDAY).
YOUTHS AGED BETWEEN 15 AND 18, AND WHO WERE NOT REGISTERED WITH THE HONG KONG FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LAST YEAR CAN ENTER EITHER AS TEAMS OR AS INDIVIDUALS, NO FEE IS CHARGED AND APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT ALL OFFICES OF THE RSS.
PRISONS RECRUITMENT DRIVE INTENSIFIED IN TSUEN WAN
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THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT IS INTENSIFYING ITS RECRUITMENT CAMPAIGN IN TSUEN WAN FOR ASSISTANT OFFICERS 11.
ITS MOBILE RECRUITMENT DISPLAY WILL AGAIN BE AT THE PRINCESS ALEXANDRA COMMUNITY CENTRE IN TAI HO ROAD FOR THREE DAYS FROM THURSDAY (JULY 31).
THE DISPLAY IS A PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAY OF MODERN PRISON SERVICE WORK AND ITS STAFF WELFARE FACILITIES.
A RECRUITMENT STAND WILL BE IN THE COMMUNITY CENTRE WITH PRISON OFFICERS ON HAND TO ANSWER ENQUIRIES FROM VISITORS, THE DISPLAY WILL BE OPEN DAILY FROM 3 PM TO 10 PM.
THOSE INTERESTED IN TAKING UP THE CAREER MAY ALSO CONTACT THE DEPARTMENT'S RECRUITMENT OFFICE ON 5-938455 OR ANY CITY DISTRICT OFFICE FOR INFORMATION.
NEW DRAINAGE SYSTEM FOR NEW TERRITORIES VILLAGE
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THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE HAS COME TO THE AID OF A VILLAGE WHICH HAS A DRAINAGE PROBLEM.
THE OFFICE HAS APPROVED FUNDS TO CONSTRUCT A CONCRETE DRAINAGE SYSTEM IN CHUNG UK TSUEN, WHICH HAS A POPULATION OF 700.
WORK ON THE PROJECT HAS STARTED AND IT WILL TAKE ABOUT THREE WEEKS TO COMPLETE.
SOME YEARS AGO THE VILLAGERS DUG A NARROW TRENCH FOR DRAINAGE, BUT IT BECAME BLOCKED, CAUSING OVERFLOWING AND THREATS TO HEALTH.
AFTER ATTEMPTS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM THEMSELVES, THEY APPROACHED TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE AND ITS WORKS SECTION DESIGNED A SYSTEM FOR A 32 METRE-LONG DRAIN TO SERVE ALL THE VILLAGE'S HOUSES AND FARMS. THE PROJECT INCLUDES DIVERSION OF THE PRESENT DRAIN AND LINKING THE NEW DRAIN TO THE MAIN SYSTEM.
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