AFTERWARDS SIR ON THE SOUTH OF THE PROVIDED AND WATCHED TRAINING PROGRAMME. BETWEEN 14 AND 16.
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1980
MURRAY WENT TO NEJ KWU CHAU DETENTION CENTRE ISLAND WHERE HE LOOKED AT THE FACILITIES
YOUNG INMATES UNDERGOING THE SHORT SHARP SHOCK THIS CENTRE CATERS FOR YOUNG OFFENDERS AGED
BEFORE CONCLUDING THE VISIT, SIR MURRAY DROPPED IN ON ANOTHER DETENTION CENTRE - SHA TSUI ON LANTAU ISLAND WHICH ALSO PROVIDES RIGOROUS TRAINING IN A STRICT REGIME BUT IS FOR OFFENDERS AGED FROM 17 TO 25.
SIR MURRAY ALSO HAD A LOOK AT THE NEW MAXIMUM SECURITY PRISON IN SHEK PIK UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
TONG SHUI ROAD ROADWORK PROPOSALS ***
THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT PROPOSES TO BUILD A GRADE SEPARATED INTERSECTION ALONG TONG SHUI ROAD IN NORTH POINT, FORMING PART OF STAGE ONE OF THE HONG KONG ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR.
STAGE ONE OF THE CORRIDOR, WORK ON WHICH WILL START IN JANUARY, WILL BE A 2.3-KILOMETRE ELEVATED ROAD ALONG THE COAST BETWEEN CAUSEWAY BAY AND NORTH POINT.
THE PROPOSED WORKS CONSIST OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ELEVATED ROAD WITH RAMPS ALONG TONG SHUI ROAD AND A COVERED FOOTBRIDGE AT ITS JUNCTION WITH JAVA ROAD.
THE ELEVATED ROAD TOGETHER WITH THE ALTERATION TO TONG SHUI ROAD WILL FORM PART OF THE ROAD CONNECTIONS BETWEEN T-E MAIN ELEVATED ROAD ALONG THE NORTH POINT WATERFRONT AND THE EXISTING ROAD NETWORK IN NORTH POINT.
THE FOOTBRIDGE WILL IMPROVE THE PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES IN THE AREA.
IN CONNECTION WITH THIS PROJECT, THE EXISTING FOOTWAY IN NORTH POINT ROAD WILL ALSO BE WIDENED.
NOTICES ON THE PROPOSED UNDERTAKINGS WERE PUBLISHED IN TODAY'S GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
THE PLAN OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT CAN BE SEEN AT THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICE (CENTRAL AND WESTERN) ENQUIRY SUB-OFFICE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, WEST WING ENTRANCE, HONG KONG, OR AT THE CITY DISTRICT OFF "DE (EASTERN), G="UND FLOOR, 884-886 KINC'S ROAD, OR AT THE CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE, MURRAY BUILDING, 1 TH FLOOR, GARDEN ROAD,
ANY PERSON OBJECTIN TO THE PROPOSAL MUST SEND HIS OBJECTION IN WRITING TO THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS NOT LATER THAN JANUARY 19, 1981.
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