THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1983
+SOME DRILLING WILL ALSO BE CARRIED OUT WHERE IT IS NECESSARY TO OBTAIN SUBSURFACE GEOLOGICAL INFORMATION, BUT CONSIDERABLE RELIANCE WILL BE PLACED UPON AN EXAMINATION OF THE RECORDS OF HOLES DRILLED PREVIOUSLY FOR CONSTRUCTION PURPOSES.+
SELECTED ADVANCED SPECIALIST GEOLOGICAL LABORATORY ANALYSIS WILL ALSO BE UNDERTAKEN TO ESTABLISH THE AGE. COMPOSITION AND PROPERTIES OF THE MAPPED ROCKS AND SOILS. ALL THE INFORMATION COLLECTED WILL BECOME PART OF A GEOLOGICAL DATA BANK WHICH HAS BEEN SET UP RECENTLY.
THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SECTION WITHIN THE GEOTECHNICAL CONTROL OFFICE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REMAPPING PROGRAMME.
+ IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THE WORK CONFORMS TO THE HIGHEST INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS, INITIAL ASSISTANCE HAS BEEN OBTAINED UNDER CONTRACT FROM THE INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM,+ DR BRAND SAID.
+THIS INSTITUTE WILL CONTINUE TO ASSIST AT A DECREASING RATE UNTIL 1985, BY WHICH TIME ALL ASPECTS OF THE PROGRAMME WILL BE TAKEN OVER BY THE PROFESSIONAL STAFF OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SECTION.+
IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE REMAPPING OF THE ENTIRE TERRITORY WILL TAKE ABOUT EIGHT YEARS TO COMPLETE. THROUGHOUT THIS PERIOD, AS MAPS AND MEMOIRS ARE COMPLETED AND PRODUCED THEY WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR SALE TO THE PUBLIC.
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MPS SEE WELFARE SERVICES
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TWO VISITING MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT, THE RT. HON MARK CARLISLE AND MR TONY DURANT, AND THEIR WIVES, TODAY (THURSDAY) SAW SOME OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES PROVIDED IN HONG KONG.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR JOHN CHAMBERS, THEY VISITED THE HENRY G. LEONG YAU MA TEI COMMUNITY CENTRE, WHICH OFFERS DIVERSIFIED SERVICES TO THE LOCAL RESIDENTS.
THE VISITORS WERE BRIEFED BY THE WARDEN, MISS MAY CHUNG, ON THE SERVICE UNITS RUN BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES.
THEY THEN TOURED THE UNITS, WHICH INCLUDED A DAY NURSERY A SOCIAL CENTRE FOR THE ELDERLY, A SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL CLUB FOR FORMER MENTAL PATIENTS, A KAIFONG WELFARE OFFICE AND AN OUTREACHING SOCIAL WORK TEAM FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
THE PARTY THEN WENT TO THE MA TAU WAI GIRLS' HOME IN HO MAN TIN, WHICH SERVES AS A COMBINED REMAND AND PROBATION HOME AND PLACE OF REFUGE FOR YOUNG GIRLS.
THE SUPERINTENDENT, MRS Y.L. SHUM, GAVE THE VISITORS A BRIEFING ON THE HOME'S FUNCTIONS AND ORGANISATION BEFORE TAKING THEM TO SEE THE RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES AND THE GIRLS UNDER TRAINING.
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