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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1981
GOVERNOR TO INSPECT PRISONS DEPARTMENT ANNUAL PARADE
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE WILL INSPECT THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT'S ANNUAL PARADE ON FRIDAY (JANUARY 23) AT THE PARADE GROUND OF ITS STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE IN STANLEY,
SIR MURRAY WILL ALSO PRESENT COLONIAL PRISON SERVICE MEDALS, WHICH ARE AWARDED FOR 18 YEARS' EXEMPLARY SERVICE, TO 29 OFFICERS,
SEVEN CONTINGENTS COMPRISING 205 OFFICERS FROM VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT WILL TAKE PART IN THE PARADE TO BE COMMANDED BY SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PRISONS, MR JOHN ASHWORTH.
THE PIPES AND DRUMS BAND OF CAPE COLLINSON CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION WILL PROVIDE MUSIC THROUGHOUT THE CEREMONY.
THE PARADE IS ONE OF THE MAJOR ANNUAL EVENTS OF THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT,
NOTE TO EDITORS:
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE WELCOME TO COVER THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT'S ANNUAL PARADE WHICH WILL BE INSPECTED BY THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE AT 4 PM ON FRIDAY (JANUARY 23) AT THE PARADE GROUND OF THE DEPARTMENT'S STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE IN STANLEY.
PRESS TRANSPORT WILL LEAVE PRISONS DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS AT GUARDIAN HOUSE, 32 01 KWAN ROAD, WAN CHAI AT 2.45 PM SHARP.
TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS
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A 300 METRE DOWNHILL SECTION OF STUBBS ROAD FROM THE ROUNDABOUT WITH TAI HANG ROAD WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FROM HALF-PAST MIDNIGHT TO 5.30 AM ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY THIS AND NEXT WEEK (JANUARY 23-24, 30-31).
THIS TUESDAY TO THURSDAY (JANUARY 27-29), THE SECTION OF TAI HANG ROAD BETWEEN THE ROUNDABOUT AND BLUE POOL ROAD WILL ALSO BE CLOSED DURING THE SAME HOURS.
THE ARRANGEMENTS WILL FACILITATE WORK ON THE STUBBS ROAD FLYOVER.
IN MONG KOK, FROM 10 AM ON MONDAY (JANUARY 26), THE EXISTING PUBLIC LIGHT BUS RESTRICTED ZONE IN DUNDAS STREET WILL BE EXTENDED EASTWARDS TO ITS JUNCTION WITH SAI YEUNG CHOI STREET.
WITHIN THE ZONE, PLB'S ARE NOT ALLOWED TO STOP FOR PASSENGERS FROM 7 AM TO MIDNIGHT DAILY.