FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1984
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AT THE INSTITUTION, YOUNG OFFENDERS ARE GIVEN SCHOOL COURSES. PHYSICAL TRAINING PROGRAMMES AS WELL AS VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, TAILORING, CARPENTRY AND PRINTING. THEY WILL ALSO BE GIVEN REGULAR COUNSELLING AND THOSE WHO SERVED SENTENCES OF MORE THAN THREE MONTHS WILL ON DISCHARGE BE SUBJECT TO 12 MONTHS
AFTERCARE.
ONE OF THE FEATURES OF THE INSTITUTION IS THE INSTALLATION OF THE SOLAR ENERGY PLANT ON THE ROOF OF ONE OF THE BUILDINGS SUPPLYING HOT WATER FOR THE KITCHEN AND SHOWERS. IT ALSO PROVIDES HOT WATER TO THE SHOWER ROOM AND LAUNDRY OF THE ADJACENT HEI LING CHAU ADDICTION TREATMENT CENTRE.
THE PLANT, COMPLETED AT A COST OF $1.7 MILLION, HAS A HEAT- ABSORBING COLLECTOR WHICH HAS A SOLAR PANEL AREA OF 430 SQUARE METRES. AN OIL-FIRED BOILER IS ALSO USED ALONG WITH THE SYSTEM WHEN THERE IS INSUFFICIENT SUNSHINE.
IN ADDITION, ITS KITCHEN IS CAPABLE OF CATERING FOR 1 200 PERSONS AND NOW PROVIDES MEALS FOR THE INSTITUTION AND FOR THE ADJACENT ADDICTION CENTRE.
BUSES WILL CONTINUE VITAL ROLE: SCOTT
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BUSES WOULD CONTINUE TO PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN THE LOCAL TRANSPORT SYSTEM BY BEING THE BIGGEST SINGLE CARRIER, THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR ALAN SCOTT, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
MILLIONS OF PASSENGERS EVERY DAY WOULD CONTINUE TO EXPECT RELIABLE, FLEXIBLE AND REASONABLY PRICED TRAVEL BY BUS, AND THE KMB'S OVERHAUL CENTRE IN TUEN MUN WOULD HELP KMB TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SUCH SERVICE, HE ADDED.
SPEAKING AT THE CENTRE'S OPENING CEREMONY, MR SCOTT POINTED OUT THAT THE GOVERNMENT AND THE KMB SHARED THE COMMON GOAL OF PROVIDING SATISFACTORY PUBLIC TRANSPORT FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE NEW TOWNS.
+BUT THE IMPORTANT POINT IS THAT HONG KONG MUST HAVE AN INTEGRATED TRANSPORT SYSTEM- AND IN OUR SYSTEM, BUSES WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE BIGGEST SINGLE CARRIER, AND THUS TO PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE, AS FAR INTO THE FUTURE AS WE CAN SEE,+ MR SCOTT NOTED.
EARLIER, MR SCOTT SAID THAT THE KMB OVERHAUL CENTRE WAS PURPOSE-BUILT TO ENABLE 600 EMPLOYEES TO OVERHAUL SOME 200 BUSES A MONTH, REFLECTING GREAT CREDIT ON THE KMB AND ON HONG KONG. HE ADDED: +THE CENTRE WILL PLAY AN IMPORTANT PART IN THE COMPANY'S POLICY OF CONTINUALLY IMPROVING THE QUALITY AND EFFICIENCY OF ITS SERVICE TO NEARLY THREE MILLION PASSENGERS EACH DAY. THE COMPANY WELL UNDERSTANDS THAT BETTER MAINTENANCE LEADS TO MORE RELIABLE SERVICE, AND IN THE LONG RUN HELPS TO REDUCE UPWARD PRESSURE ON FARES.+
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