THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1983
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CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES PRAISED
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SWEDEN'S DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR CORRECTIONS, MR CLAS AMILON, PRAISED THE GOOD ATMOSPHERE AND MODERN FACILITIES AT HONG KONG'S CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS HE HAD VISITED IN THE PAST FEW DAYS.
+IN CARRYING OUT THEIR DUTIES, OFFICERS OF THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT SHOW SUCH DISCIPLINE AND CONCERN AS ARE RARELY FOUND IN OTHER COUNTRIES,+ HE REMARKED.
MR AMILON IS CURRENTLY TOURING ASIA TO SEE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN JAPAN, HONG KONG AND THAILAND.
DURING HIS STAY, MR AMILON HAS VISITED THE TAI LAM CENTRE FOR WOMEN, SIU LAM PSYCHIATRIC CENTRE, HEI LING CHAU ADDICTION TREATMENT CENTRE, NEI KWU CHAU ADDICTION TREATMENT CENTRE, TAI TAM GAP CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION AND THE STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE.
HE ALSO HELD TALKS WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, MR THOMAS GARNER.
POSTER CONTEST WINNERS NAMED
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SOME 2 000 ENTRIES WERE SUBMITTED FOR A POSTER COMPETITION AIMED AT PROMOTING POSITIVE ATTITUDES TOWARDS DISABLED PERSONS IN THE COMMUNITY.
THE COMPETITION IS ONE IN A SERIES OF EVENTS CO-ORDINATED BY COMPERE - COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC EDUCATION IN REHABILITATION.
THE RESULTS WERE ANNOUNCED TODAY BY THE PANEL OF JUDGES, COMPRISING HR CHAN TAK-YAN, A DISABLED PERSON, MR MAN KWONG-HONG, AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT INSPECTOR, MISS DEBRA CHOW, A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE AND MR AGAY NG, SENIOR INFORMATION OFFICER OF THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES.
A SPECIAL PRIZE PRESENTATION CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT THE HENRY G. LEONG YAUMATI COMMUNITY CENTRE ON DECEMBER 18.
OFFICIATING AT THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY WILL BE DR HARRY FANG, CHAIRMAN OF THE REHABILITATION DEVELOPMENT CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE, A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE BANK OF CREDIT AND COMMERCE WHICH SPONSORED THE PRIZES AND MRS HUNG LEUNG WAI-CHING, A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DISABLED COMMUNITY.
THE WINNERS OF THE COMPETITION ARE:
JOINT DISABLED AND ABLE-BODIED GROUP
WINNER KO TAK-MING, WONG LAI-KWONG.
FIRST RUNNER-UP 1 YUÊN KIM-HUNG, CHEUNG CHI-KIN SECOND RUNNER-UP: TSUI SIU-MAN, CHEUK WAI-LING
POST SECONDARY/ADULT GROUP LIN SHIANG-CHENG
SECONDARY STUDENTS GROUP LAU HOO-CHEONG
PRIMARY STUDENTS GROUP
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WONG YAT-HUNG
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