SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1982
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SUPPORT FOR PROBATION WORK URGED
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THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE (OPERATIONS)
MRS EVELYN DOE, TODAY (SATURDAY) APPEALED TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC NOT TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST PROBATIONERS.
THE COMMUNITY SHOULD SUPPORT PROBATION WORK BY JOINING AS
VOLUNTEERS TO HELP, SHE ADDED.
MRS DOE WAS SPEAKING AT A CEREMONY HELD AT THE SHERATON HOTEL IN WHICH SHE PRESENTED CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION TO 25 PUBLIC-SPIRITED CITIZENS WHO HAD HELPED YOUNG OFFENDERS UNDER THE DEPARTMENT'S VOLUNTEER SCHEME FOR PROBATIONERS.
+ALTHOUGH THE VOLUNTEERS COME FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE, THEY HAVE ONE THING IN COMMON THE DESIRE TO HELP OTHERS AND TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY, SHE SAID.
+THEY HAVE SACRIFICED THEIR LEISURE TIME TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE ASSISTANCE AND GUIDANCE TO INDIVIDUAL PROBATIONERS ACCORDING TO THEIR NEEDS.
THE VOLUNTEERS ASSIST PROBATIONERS WITH THEIR HOMEWORK AND FINDING JOBS, ADVISING THEM ON HOW TO USE THEIR FREE TIME PROPERLY, AND ENCOURAGING THEM TO SEEK MEANINGFUL ENTERTAINMENT AND TO CULTIVATE HEALTHY PURSUITS.
MRS DOE POINTED OUT THAT IT WAS EVIDENT FROM PREVIOUS CASES THAT PROBATIONERS WERE ABLE TO GRADUALLY REGAIN CONFIDENCE AND LEAD NORMAL AND LAW-ABIDING LIVES AGAIN UNDER THE GUIDANCE AND HELP OF PROBATION OFFICERS AND VOLUNTEERS WORKING TOGETHER.
PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE VOLUNTEERS, SHE SAID: THEIR SERVICES HAVE BEEN MOST VALUABLE, NOT ONLY TO THE PROBATIONERS THEMSELVES, BUT ALSO TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.+
NEW REST GARDEN FOR HILL ROAD
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A NEW REST GARDEN WILL BE CONSTRUCTED SHORTLY AT HILL ROAD, WESTERN DISTRICT TO PROVIDE RESIDENTS WITH MORE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.
TENDERS FOR THE PROJECT ARE BEING INVITED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
THE REST GARDEN, OCCUPYING AN AREA OF 2 000 SQUARE METRES, WILL HAVE A CHINESE PAVILION, A WALKING TRACK AND A TOILET WITH UNISEX CUBICLE FOR THE DISABLED.
EXISTING TREES AND PLANTS IN THE AREA WILL BE MAINTAINED.
WORK ON THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO START IN MID-APRIL AND TAKE ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
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