THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1985
THE INSPECTION ALSO MARKS THE CLOSING OF THE FIRST MEETING OF COMMONWEALTH CORRECTIONAL ADMINISTRATORS WHICH COMMENCED HERE FROM MARCH 18.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE ANNUAL INSPECTION WHICH WILL BE HELD AT 4 PM TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AT THE PARADE GROUND OF THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE, 47 TUNG TAU WAN ROAD, STANLEY.
PRESS TRANSPORT WILL LEAVE THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS AT GUARDIAN HOUSE, 32 01 KWAN ROAD, WAN CHAI, AT 3.10 PM SHARP.
LADY YOUDE VISITS YUEN LONG ****
LADY YOUDE TODAY (THURSDAY) TOURED YUEN LONG TO SEE VARIOUS FARMING INDUSTRIES AND THE HISTORICAL BUILDINGS.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR JAMES WILSON AND LOCAL LEADERS, LADY YOUDE WENT TO PING SHAN, WHERE SHE VISITED A PIG-BREEDING FARM, WHICH HAD A STOCK OF FOUR DIFFERENT BREEDS IMPORTED FROM THE UNITED STATES.
SHE ALSO VISITED AN ANIMAL FEED MILL WHICH WAS THE FIRST IN HONG KONG TO USE COMPUTER PROGRAMMING TO CALCULATE LOW COST FEED FORMULAS.
AT PAT HEUNG, LADY YOUDE VISITED A POULTRY FARM WHICH IS ONE OF THE LARGEST LOCAL PRODUCERS OF CHICKEN FOR THE HONG KONG MARKET. IT SUPPLIES ABOUT 1 250 CHICKENS FOR DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION PER DAY, OR 40 000 PER MONTH.
LATER SHE VISITED A NUMBER OF HISTORICAL BUILDINGS IN KAM TIN INCLUDING THE SZE SHING TONG, THE MAU KING TONG AND THE CHAU WONG YEE KUNG SUE YUEN.
LADY YOUDE ALSO VISITED THE YUEN LONG MORNINGLIGHT SCHOOL WHICH IS ONE OF THE 13 SPECIAL SCHOOLS RUN BY THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION FOR THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.
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