NOTE TO EDITORS:
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1982
HANDING OVER OF NEW PRISON
1 NEWLY BUILT PRISON, TUNG TAU CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION, IN STANLEY WILL BE FORMALLY HANDED OVER TO THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT A SPECIAL CEREMONY TO BE HELD AT THE INSTITUTION ON THURSDAY (DECEMBER 16) AT 2.45 PM.
THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT ARCHITECT, MR JOSE LEI, WILL PRESENT THE KEY OF THE MAIN GATE TO THE COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, MR THOMAS GARNER, TO BE FOLLOWED BY A TOUR OF THE INSTITUTION.
YOU ARE WELCOME TO SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO COVER THE CEREMONY AND TOUR THE INSTITUTION. PHOTOGRAPHING AND FILMING OF FACILITIES INSIDE THE INSTITUTION WILL NOT BE ALLOWED. PHOTOGRAPHS WILL BE ISSUED BY CORRECTIONAL SERVICES.
PRESS TRANSPORT WILL LEAVE THE DEPARTMENT'S HEADQUARTERS AT GUARDIAN HOUSE, 32 01 KWAN ROAD, WAN CHAI AT 2 PM SHARP.
EXTENSION OF CARGO WORKING AREA AT TYPHOON SHELTER
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THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE OF THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS TO EXTEND THE PRESENT PUBLIC CARGO WORKING AREA WITHIN THE RAMBLER CHANNEL TYPHOON SHELTER BY PAVING AND FENCING THE SITE.
ON COMPLETION THE EXTENSION WOULD PROVIDE 60 PER CENT MORE SPACE OVER THE PRESENT AREA, RESULTING IN A MUCH NEEDED EXPANSION OF CARGO HANDLING FACILITIES WITHIN THE TSUEN WAN AREA.
TENDERS FOR THE EXTENSION WORK ARE BEING INVITED AND CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO START IN MARCH.
THE EXTENSION WORK WILL TAKE ABOUT ONE YEAR TO COMPLETE.