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WEDNESD, JUNE 26, 1985
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DATE SET FOR SECOND YOUTH CONFERENCE
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THE SECOND STAGE OF THE CONFERENCE ON YOUTH POLICIES IN PERSPECTIVE+ WILL BE HELD AT THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC ON JULY 28 AND 29.
THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP TO THE STAGE YOUTH CONFERENCE HELD
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG IN APRIL THIS YEAR.
THE CONFERENCE WILL BE ORGANISED BY THE CENTRAL CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE ON 1985 INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEAR (CCCIYY) IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE HONG KONG FEDERATION OF STUDENTS (HKFS).
DETAILS OF THE EVENT WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT A PRESS CONFERENCE ON FRIDAY (JUNE 28) AT 2.30 PM IN CONFERENCE ROOM L409, LIBRARY BUILDING, HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC, HUNG HOM.
THE CHAIRMAN OF ACTIVITIES SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE CCCIYY,
MR LO KING-MAN, AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE HKFS, MR FUNG WAI-KWONG, WILL BE SPEAKING AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE. ALSO PRESENT WILL BE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HKFS ORGANISING COMMITTEE OF THE STAGE 11 CONFERENCE, MISS HO YIM-MING,
DB MEMBERS VISIT PRISONS
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A GROUP OF SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS TODAY (WEDNESDAY) VISITED TWO PRISONS IN THEIR DISTRICT TO SEE HOW INMATES SPENT THEIR TIME.
LED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD, MR LAM KWOK-KWONG, AND THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR EDDY CHAN, THE 16-MEMBER PARTY VISITED MA HANG PRISON AND STANLEY PRISON AND SAN PRISONERS AT WORK IN A VARIETY OF TRADES IN THE WORKSHOPS, WHILE SOME WERE ENGAGED IN DOMESTIC SERVICES. A NUMBER OF INMATES WERE ALSO UNDERGOING VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN TELEVISION AND RADIO- REPAIRING.
THE PARTY ALSO SAW OFFICERS OF THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT UNDERGOING TRAINING AT THE STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE IN STANLEY.
BEFORE CONCLUDING THE VISIT, THEY MET THE COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, MR THOMAS GARNER, FOR DISCUSSION.
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