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+THIS WILL ENABLE US TO PROVIDE EVEN BETTER AND SPEEDIER SERVICES THROUGH THESE STRATEGICALLY LOCATED DEPOTS STOCKED WITH STOPES MORE LIKELY TO BE REQUIRED IN THEIR RESPECTIVE LOCALITIES.+
IT IS ALSO EXPECTED THAT GSD PERSONNEL WOULD NEED TO BE INCREASED BY 150 TO AN ESTIMATED TOTAL MANPOWER OF 920 IN THREE YEARS.
A FURTHER INDICATION OF THE MASSIVE INCREASE IN THE WORKLOAD OF GSD, MR XILVERT SAID, IS IN THE VALUE OF THE DEPARTMENT'S YEAR-END STOCKHOLDINGS, WHICH WAS ONLY $28.85 MILLION IN 1969.
IT HAS EXCEEDED $70 MILLION SINCE 1979.
STOCKS ARE CLASSIFIED INTO TEN DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF STORES, THE MOST VALUABLE ONES ARE CIVIL ENGINEERING ITEMS AND MEDICAL
ITEMS, WHICH USUALLY CONSTITUTED ABOUT HALF OF THE VALUE OF THE ENTIRE STOCK.
ONE OF THE LEAST KNOWN ASPECTS OF THE DEPARTMENT'S ACTIVITIES, HOWEVER, HAPPENS TO BE ALSO A REVENUE GENERATING ONE.
SALE OF CONFISCATED AND UNCLAIMED GOODS AND UNSERVICEABLE PROPERTY BY THE DEPARTMENT TOOK IN $2.5 MILLION LAST YEAR.
VALUABLE CONFISCATED GOODS, INCLUDING VEHICLES, RADIOS, CASSETTE AND TAPE-RECORDERS, BROUGHT THE GOVERNMENT $590 000.
UNCLAIMED GOODS, WORTH $93 000 AND CONSISTING MAINLY OF UNDELIVERED PARCELS, WERE OPENED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A CUSTOMS AND EXCISE SERVICE OFFICER TO DETECT DANGEROUS DRUGS AND OTHER CONTRABANDS. FOOD AND MEDICINE FOUND IN UNCLAIMED PARCELS ARE DESTROYED WHILE OTHER USABLE ITEMS ARE DISTRIBUTED TO CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS.
SALE OF UNSERVICEABLE GOVERNMENT PROPERTY, HOWEVER, BROUGHT IN $1,8 MILLION. THESE GOODS INCLUDED UNIFORM, FURNITURE AND VARIOUS TYPES OF EQUIPMENT.
SPECIAL TRAINS FOR DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL
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THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY WILL RUN FOUR ADDITIONAL PASSENGER TRAINS ON FRIDAY (JUNE 25), THE TUEN NG (DRAGON BOAT) FESTIVAL, FOR PEOPLE GOING TO SEE DRAGON BOAT RACES IN TAI PO.
TWO SPECIAL UP TRAINS WILL LEAVE KOWLOON STATION AT 8.13 AM AND 9.23 AM, ARRIVING AT TAI PO MARKET STATION AT 8.53 AM AND 10.12 AM.
TWO SPECIAL DOWN TRAINS WILL LEAVE TAI PO MARKET STATION AT 9.34 AM AND 4.50 PM.
ELECTRIC PASSENGER TRAINS WILL OPERATE BETWEEN HUNG HOM AND SHA TIN AT 10 MINUTES INTERVAL AS USUAL.