TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1982
DEATH SENTENCES COMMUTED
THE GOVERNOR, AFTER TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE ADVICE OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, HAS DECIDED THAT THE DEATH SENTENCES PASSED CH TSUI SHENG-YAU AND YEUNG PAK-LUN ON APRIL 24, 1981 AND AUGUST 23, 1981 RESPECTIVELY SHOULD BE COMMUTED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT.
TSUI SHING-YAU WAS FOUND GUILTY OF THE MURDER OF WONG CHUN- LEUNG ON OCTOBER 19, 1979 AND YEUNG PAK-LUN WAS FOUND GUILTY OF THE MURDER OF A GIRL, YEUNG WAI-SHEUNG ON JANUARY 28, 1981.
HK$13 MILLION CONTRACT FOR
TAI PO SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS AWARDED
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THE ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT TODAY (TUESDAY) AWARDED A CONTRACT WORTH MORE THAN HK$13 MILLION TO JARDINE ENGINEERING CORPORATION LIMITED FOR THE SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT FOR THE STAGE II OF TAI PO SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
THE CONTRACT IS THE LAST OF FOUR MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL CONTRACTS AWARDED FOR THE SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS.
IT WAS FORMALLY SIGNED THIS MORNING BY MR G.J. OSBORNE, DIRECTOR OF ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES AND MR C.O. SYNN, DIRECTOR OF THE JARDINE ENGINEERING CORPORATION LIMITED AT THE ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS IN CAROLINE HILL ROAD.
WORK ON THE CONTRACT COVERS THE SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF THE SLUDGE PUMPING STATION AND THE SLUDGE DIGESTION PLANT WITH THE ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT.
POTENTIALS OF DISABLED
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THE SUCCESS OF THE RECENT FESPIC GAMES HELD IN HONG KONG LAST MONTH HAS EMPPATICALLY SHOWN THAT DISABLED PEOPLE CAN DEVELOP THE IR POTENTIALS TO THE FULLEST, THE REGIONAL SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER (HONG KONG), MR KWOK KA-CHI, CAID TODAY (TUESDAY).
HE WAS SPEAKING AT A CHRISTMAS PARTY JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT ABERDEEN REHABILITATION CENTRE AND THE KAI CHI CHILDREN'S CENTRE FOR AROUT 400 DISABLED TRAINEES.