SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1980
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HIKING SCHEME LAUNCHED
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THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE CHONG HING HIKING SCHEME, WHICH IS ORGANISED BY THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DIVISION AND SPONSORED BY THE LIU CHONG HING BANK LTD., WAS HELD AT THE WAN CHAI GAP PARK THIS (SUNDAY) MORNING,
THE COMMISSIONER FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE, MR BARRIE WIGGHAM AND THE VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE LIU CHONG HING BANK, MR LIU LIT- FOR OFFICIATED AT THE CEREMONY.
ADDRESSING THE GATHERING MR WIGGHAM SAID PROPER RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES WERE BADLY NEEDED IN HONG KONG, AND THAT HIKING WAS A VERY SUITABLE ONE.
HE POINTED OUT THAT THE MEMBERSHIP SCHEME' WHICH WAS ADOPTED FOR THE FIRST TIME, WOULD MAKE IT MORE CONVENIENT FOR THE PARTICIPANTS TO PLAN THEIR LEISURE ACTIVITIES WELL IN ADVANCE, AND TO CHOOSE THE DATE AND ROUTE THAT SUITED THEM.
IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE OPENING CEREMONY, ABOUT 1 000 HIKERS SET OFF FOR A WALK VIA LADY CLEMENTI PATH TO ABERDEEN.
PHOTOGRAPHS AND DETAILED INFORMATION ON ALL THE 16 ROUTES OF THE HIKING SCHEME WERE ALSO ON DISPLAY AT THE WAN CHAI GAP PARK.
THE HIKING SCHEME WILL COMMENCE ON NOVEMBER 2 WITH WALKS ORGANSIED EVERY SUNDAY UNTIL DECEMBER 1981.
PRISONS DEPARTMENT TO STAGE RECRUITMENT DISPLAY IN CHAI WAN
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THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT WILL STAGE ANOTHER RECRUITMENT DISPLAY AND VARIETY SHOW IN THE CHAI WAN INDUSTRIAL AREA ON TUESDAY (OCTOBER 28).
THE DISPLAY, AS PART OF THE DEPARTMENT'S CURRENT RECRUITMENT DRIVE FOR ASSISTANT OFFICERS I, WILL BE HELD IN THE CHAI WAN PARK FOOTBALL FIELD IN LEE CHUNG STREET FROM 12.30 PM TO 2 PM.
PROGRAMMES WILL INCLUDE A PHOTOGRAPHIC DISPLAY OF PRISON WORK AND A PERFORMANCE BY A LOCAL ENTERTAINMENT TROUPE.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO VISIT THE DISPLAY. PRISON OFFICERS WILL BE ON HAND TO ANSWER ENQUIRIES FROM VISITORS AT A MOBILE RECRUITMENT CENTRE.
THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN TAKING UP PRISON WORK AS A CAREER MAY ALSO CONTACT THE DEPARTMENT'S PECRUITMENT OFFICE ON 5-938455 OR ANY OF THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICES FOR INFORMATION.
APPLICANTS SHOULD HAVE A GOOD PHYSIQUE AND BE PREFERABLY UNDER 35 WITH A SECONDARY EDUCATION STANDARD. THE STARTING SALARY VARIES FROM $1 870 TO $2 065 DEPENDING ON QUALIFICATIONS.
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