SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1982 ·
OPENING OF TUEN MUN ROAD SECOND CARRIAGEWAY
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THE SECOND CARRIAGEWAY OF TUEN MUN ROAD BETWEEN TSING LUNG TAU AND TAI LAM KOK WILL BE OPENED TO WESTBOUND TRAFFIC FROM 5.30 AM ON TUESDAY (SEPTEMBER 28).
TO PREPARE FOR THE OPENING, TUEN MUN ROAD BETWEEN SHAM TSENG AND SUI LAM WILL BE TEMPORARILY CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FROM 9 PM TO 5.30 AM ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY (SEPTEMBER 27 AND 28).
DURING THE CLOSURE, TRAFFIC WILL BE DIVERTED VIA CASTLE PEAK ROAD AT THE SIU LAM AND SHAM TSENG INTERCHANGES.
MOTOR ISTS ARE REMINDED THAT THE SPEED LIMIT ON TUEN MUN ROAD IS 40 MILES PER HOUR.
LITTLE RECOGNITION FOR DEMANDING JOB
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THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS PERFORMING A DEMANDING JOB ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY, BUT IT RECEIVES RELATIVELY LITTLE PUBLIC RECOGNITION, THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR L.M. DAVIES, SAID THIS (SATURDAY) MORNING.
+ INDEED AS OFTEN AS NOT THE ONLY TIME IT GETS PUBLICITY IS ON THE RARE OCCASION THAT SOMETHING GOES WRONG, HE SAID.
MR DAVIES WAS SPEAKING AT A PASSING-OUT PARADE OF 28 OFFICERS AND 114 ASSISTANT OFFICERS WHO COMPLETED SIX MONTHS' BASIC TRAINING AT THE STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE IN STANLEY.
HE NOTED THAT WITH THE DEPARTMENT BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING CLOSED CENTRES FOR VIETNAMESE REFUGEES AS WELL, THE TOTAL POPULATION IN ITS INSTITUTIONS HAS REACHED 11 000.
AT THE SAME TIME, THE RELATIVELY HIGH FIGURE OF 7 600 FOR THE POPULATION IN PRISONS REMAND CENTRES AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS IMPOSES HEAVY DEMANDS ON STAFF AND ACCOMMODATION, HE SAID.
HE POINTED OUT THAT THE NUMBER OF LONG-TERM PRISONERS HAS RISEN FROM 414 IN 1973 TO 1 020 AT PRESENT WITH THE RESULT THAT 20 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL PENAL POPULATION ARE SERVING SENTENCES OF SIX YEARS OR MORE.
PRAISING THE HIGH SUCCESS RATE OF THE DEPARTMENT'S DETENTION CENTRE PROGRAMME FOR YOUNG OFFENDERS, MR DAVIES SAID THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE COURTS MAKE MORE USE OF THESE FACILITIES, ESPECIALLY FOR YOUNG ADULTS BETWEEN 21 AND 25 YEARS.
+THIS RELATIVELY SELECTIVE PROGRAMME ACHIEVES A CHANGE IN THE BEHAVIOURAL PATTERN OF THE DETAINEES THROUGH THE IMPOSITION OF ORDERLY, REGULAR AND DEMANDING ROUTINES IN A FEW MONTHS, HE SAID.
/HE ALSO