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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1982
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 29) AT THE PARADE GROUND OF THE STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE IN STANLEY.
SIR MURRAY WILL ALSO PRESENT COLONIAL PRISON SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED FOR 18 YEARS' EXEMPLARY SERVICE TO 16 OFFICERS DURING THE CEREMONY.
SEVEN CONTINGENTS COMPRISING 205 OFFICERS FROM VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT WILL TAKE PART IN THE PARADE TO BE COMMANDED BY THE PRINCIPAL OF THE STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE, SENIOR SUPER INTENDENT JOHN ASHWORTH.
LIGHT AND MARCHING MUSIC WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE PIPES AND DRUMS BAND OF THE CAPE COLLISON CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION, AND THE MARCHING TEAM AND GIRL PIPERS OF TAI TAM GAP CORRECTIONAL
INSTITUTION WILL GIVE A PERFORMANCE.
THE ANNUAL PARADE IS ONE OF THE MAJOR EVENTS OF THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE ANNUAL PARADE WHICH STARTS AT 4 PM ON FRIDAY (JANUARY 29) AT THE PARADE GROUND OF THE STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE AT STANLEY.
PRESS TRANSPORT WILL LEAVE PRISONS DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS AT GUARDIAN HOUSE, 32 01 KWAN ROAD, WAN CHAI, AT 2.45 PM SHARP.
NO SMOKING IN GOVERNMENT CLINICS AND HEALTH CENTRES
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A SMOKING BAN WHICH HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY TRIED OUT IN GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS WILL NOW BE EXTENDED TO ALL GOVERNMENT CLINICS AND HEALTH CENTRES IN SUPPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY TO DISCOURAGE PEOPLE FROM SMOKING IN PUBLIC PLACES.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT EXPLAINED THAT SUCH A MEASURE IS AIMED AT CREATING A CLEAN AND HEALTHY ATMOSPHERE IN MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS.
+AS THE DEPARTMENT IS DIRECTLY CONCERNED WITH THE HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC, WE THEREFORE CONSIDER IT ESSENTIAL TO TAKE THE LEAD IN ANY ANTI-SMOKING MOVEMENT, HE ADDED.
/+NC SAKING+