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SUNDAY, JUNE 17, 1984
ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN IN KWUN TONG
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A COMPETITION IS BEING HELD FOR KWUN TONG RESIDENTS TO GUESS THE HEIGHT OF A TRAFFIC LIGHT MODEL PLACED OUTSIDE THE DISTRICT'S BRANCH OFFICES BUILDING IN TUNG YAN STREET.
FROM TODAY (SUNDAY) TILL JULY 6, THE MODEL WILL BE ON DISPLAY OUTSIDE THE BUILDING TO DRAW RESIDENTS' ATTENTION TO THE IMPORTANCE OF ROAD SAFETY.
ENTRIES TO THE COMPETITION MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND ITS SUB-OFFICES BEFORE JULY 6,
THE DISPLAY IS PART OF A SEVEN-WEEK KWUN TONG DISTRICT ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN WHICH BEGAN TODAY.
THE TRAFFIC LIGHT MODEL WILL AGAIN BE PUT UP AT THE HONG NING ROAD PLAYGROUND ON JULY 8 WHEN A CARNIVAL, FEATURING CYCLING SKILL TESTS, A ROAD SAFETY TOWN AND A BMX CYCLING DEMONSTRATION, WILL BE HELD.
OTHER ACTIVITIES IN THE CAMPAIGN WILL INCLUDE A TWO-WEEK ON- THE-SPOT ROAD-CROSSING GUIDANCE BY THE POLICE, ACTION AGAINST JAYWALKERS AND CARELESS DRIVERS, AND THE DISPLAY OF BANNERS AND POSTERS AT VANTAGE POINTS.
THE CAMPAIGN IS SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD AT $28 000, AND IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE POLICE.
NEW WORKSHOP FOR PIK UK PRISON
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A WORKSHOP WILL BE BUILT AT PIK UK PRISON TO PROVIDE WORK AREAS FOR PRISONERS IN A FACTORY SETTING,
A $4.6 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE WORK WAS RECENTLY AWARDED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO CHUEN HING CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED.
THE FOUR-STOREY WORKSHOP WILL BE BUILT ON A 1 080 SQUARE-METRE SITE WITHIN THE PRISON, AND HAVE A TOTAL FLOOR AREA OF 2 880 SQUARE METRES.
IT WILL PROVIDE WORK AREAS FOR CARPENTRY, DOOR-MAKING AND TAILORING. THERE WILL ALSO BE OFFICES AND FACILITIES FOR STORAGE OF MATERIALS AND FINISHED GOODS.
WORK WILL START EARLY NEXT WEEK AND TAKE ONE YEAR TO COMPLETE.
PIK UK PRISON, OPENED IN JANUARY 1975, HAS A CAPACITY FOR EDO ADULT MALES.
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