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CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS COMPLETE P.E. INSTRUCTOR COURSE
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THIRTEEN CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS WHO RECENTLY COMPLETED THREE-MONTH, IN-SERVICE PHYSICAL EDUCATION INSTRUCTOR TRAINING COURSE AND PASSED AN EXAMINATION WERE TODAY (FRIDAY) AWARDED WITH CERTIFICATES.
AT A CEREMONY HELD AT THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT'S STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE IN STANLEY, CAPTAIN T. CARR, MASTER-AT-ARMS OF THE ARMY PHYSICAL TRAINING CORPS, PRESENTED THE CERTIFICATES TO THE OFFICERS.
THE RECIPIENTS, COMPRISING ONE OFFICER AND 12 ASSISTANT OFFICERS, HAD SPENT THE 12 WEEKS BETWEEN FEBRUARY 8 AND MAY 1 UNDERGOING RECREATIONAL MANAGEMENT TRAINING, INCLUDING A CONDENSED LEADERSHIP-TRAINING COURSE.
THE OFFICERS WILL BE POSTED TO VARIOUS PENAL INSTITUTIONS.
OVER 100 CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS HAVE COMPLETED SIMILAR TRAINING.
CONTRACT SIGNED FOR NEW TUEN MUN ROAD ***
A $36.5 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW ROAD ACROSS THE NULLAH IN THE CENTRAL PART OF TUEN MUN NEW TOWN, WAS AWARDED TODAY (FRIDAY) BY THE TUEN MUN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO THE EXPRESS TRANSPORT AND BUILDING CONTRACTORS LTD.
THE ROAD, WHICH FORMS PART OF THE NEW TOWN ROAD NETWORK WILL PROVIDE ACCESS TO ON TING, YAU 01 AND BUTTERFLY ESTATES AND CASTLE PEAK POWER STATION,
WORK ON THE CONTRACT INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION OF ABOUT ONE KILOMETRE OF TWO-WAY SINGLE CARRIAGEWAY ROAD TOGETHER WITH A 100- METRE LONG THREE-SPAN BRIDGE ACROSS THE NULLAH, A PEDESTRIAN SUBWAY AT THE EASTERN END OF THE BRIDGE AND A COMBINED PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLIST SUBWAY AT THE OTHER END.
WORK WILL START LATER THIS MONTH AND IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF 1983.
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