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FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 1984
THE TEN YOUTHS, SERVING SENTENCES OF THREE TO NINE YEARS, ARE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18 AND 25. THREE OF THEM HAVE ALREADY BEEN DISCHARGED.
MR CHENG CHI-LEUNG, SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, PRESENTED THE CERTIFICATES AT A CEREMONY HELD AT THE INSTITUTION.
MR CHENG SAID THAT BOTH COURSES HAD BEEN INTRODUCED AS PART OF THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT'S CONTINUOUS EFFORTS TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING TO YOUNG OFFENDERS.
MORE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COURSES WERE BEING ORGANISED WITH
A VIEW TO OBTAINING EXTERNAL ACCREDITATION, HE SAID.
TODAY'S CEREMONY WAS ALSO ATTENDED BY PARENTS AND RELATIVE OF THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES AS WELL AS OFFICERS AND MASTERS OF THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
NEW FEES FOR NT POOLS ****
THE GOVERNMENT HAS APPROVED AN INCREASE IN FEES FOR THE RESERVED USE OF PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WITH EFFECT FROM TODAY (FRIDAY).
THE NEW FEES COVER ALL SWIMMING POOL COMPLEXES IN SHA TIN, KWAI CHUNG, YUEN LONG AND NORTH DISTRICT UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
THE FEES MAVE BEEN REVISED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS (NEW TERRITORIES) REGULATIONS TO BRING THEM IN LINE WITH THOSE IN THE URBAN AREA WHICH CAME INTO FORCE EARLY THIS YEAR, AN NTSD SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE NEW CHARGES ALSO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT INCREASING ADMINISTRATIVE AND MAINTENANCE COSTS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
CHARGES FOR SCHOOLS TO HOLD SWIMMING LESSONS FOR 60 PEOPLE DURING SCHOOL HOURS AT A TEACHING POOL, A TRAINING POOL, A CHILDREN"> POOL AND TWO LANES OF A 50-METRE MAIN POOL AT ANY OF THE NT PUBLIC SWIMMING COMPLEXES HAVE BEEN RAISED FROM $14 TO $18 PER HOUR.
FEES FOR THE USE OF A TRAINING OR TEACHING POOL FOR A FREE SWIMMING CLASS FOR 50 PEOPLE BY SCHOOLS OUTSIDE SCHOOL HOURS AND BY REGISTERED WELFARE AGENCIES, SWIMMING AND SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS AND CLUBS ARE NOW $38 AN HOUR, COMPARED WITH THE OLD RATE OF $29.
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