TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1984
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CRIME FIGHTERS VISIT PRISON
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TWELVE MEMBERS OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE VISITED THE MAXIMUM SECURITY STANLEY PRISON TODAY.
LED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR EDDY CHAN, THE GROUP WAS MET ON ARRIVAL BY THE SUPERINTENDENT IN CHARGE, MR NG WAI-MAN.
THEY THEN TOURED THE VARIOUS FACILITIES IN THE INSTITUTION AND WERE BRIEFED ON THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT'S PROGRAMMES FOR PRISONERS.
THEY ALSO SAW PRISONERS WORK ING ON TRAFFIC SIGNS, GARMENTS, ENVOLOPES AND SHOW MAK ING, AND SOME OTHERS RECEIVING TRAINING IN TELEVISION AND RADIO REPAIR.
THE PRISON HAS A POPULATION OF 1 400.
IOC PRESIDENT STOPS IN HONG KONG
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THE PRESIDENT OF INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE, MR JUAN ANTONIO SAMARANCH, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY) HE WAS PLEASED TO LEARN THAT THE DRAFT AGREEMENT ON HONG KONG'S FUTURE ALLOWS THE TERRITORY AFTER 1997 TO CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE IN INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS, INCLUDING SPORTING EVENTS, IN THE NAME OF HONG KONG, CHINA.
MR SAMARANCH MADE THE BRIEF STOP IN HONG KONG EN ROUTE TO BANGKOK FROM CHINA TODAY.
MR SAMARANCH WAS MET AT THE AIRPORT BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE AMATEUR SPORTS FEDERATION AND OLYMPIC COMMITTEE OF HONG KONG, MR A. DE O. SALES: THE COMMISSIONER FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE, MR PATRICK WILLIAMSON; THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, MR DICKEN YUNG; THE ASF AND OC'S SECRETARY GENERAL, MR RAMON YOUNG; AND THE SPANISH CONSUL GENERAL, MR LUIS ENRIQUE VALERA, THE MARQUES DE AUNON.
ACCOMPANIED BY IOC'S VICE PRESIDENT, MR ASHWINI KUMAR- THE PRESIDENT OF OLYMPIC COUNCIL OF ASIA, SHE IK FAHAD AL-AHMAD AL-SABAH, AND THE IR STAFF, MR SAMARANCH AND HIS WIFE ARRIVED AT ABOUT 12.40 PM.
MR SAMARANCH AND HIS PARTY LATER ATTENDED A LUNCH HOSTED BY MR SALES. THE PARTY LEFT HONG KONG SHORTLY BEFORE 4 PM WHILE MRS SAMARANCH STAYED BEHIND FOR A BRIEF VISIT.
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