TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1987
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WIDENING OF KEUNG SHAN ROAD PROPOSED
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SECTIONS OF KEUNG SHAN ROAD IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF LANTAU ISLAND ARE TO BE WIDENED TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW BETWEEN CHEUNG SHA AND KEUNG SHAN.
WORK WILL BE CARRIED OUT AT MILESTONES 10, 10-1/2, 10-3/4 AND 12, TOTALLING 720 METRES, TO BECOME A STANDARD TWO-LANE CARRIAGEWAY.
FOOTPATHS, RAILINGS AND BARRIER FENCES WILL BE PROVIDED ALONG THE SECTIONS.
ON COMPLETION THE WHOLE STRETCH OF THE ROAD WILL HAVE A MINIMUM WIDTH OF SIX METRES.
OTHER WORK WILL INVOLVE CONSTRUCTING SEVERAL RETAINING WALLS AND ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE.
OBJECTIONS TO THE PROPOSED WORK SHOULD BE SENT IN WRITING TO THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT BY MARCH 24.
CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS APPOINTED TO NEW GRADE
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IN ORDER TO MEET THE DEMAND OF CORRECTIONAL WORK, 21 VETERAN ASSISTANT OFFICERS OF THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT WERE TODAY (TUESDAY) FORMALLY APPOINTED OFFICERS OF A NEW GRADE.
PRESENTING BADGES OF RANK TO THE NEW APPOINTEES AT THE DEPARTMENT'S STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE AT STANLEY, THE COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, MR CHAN WA-S HEX, SAID THE UNPRECEDENTED IN-SERVICE APPOINTMENT +WILL PROVIDE MUCH-NEEDED REINFORCEMENT TO OUR EVER CHALLENGING CORRECTIONAL WORK, PARTICULARLY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE MORE SOPHISTICATED, VIOLENT AND LONG-TERM PRISONERS+.
THE OBJECT OF SUCH IN-SERVICE APPOINTMENT IS TO ENABLE THE DEPARTMENT TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF THE RECOGNISED PROFESSIONAL ASSETS OF EXTREMELY EXPERIENCED AND CAPABLE ASSISTANT OFFICERS I WHO HAVE SHOWN THE POTENTIAL TO SHOULDER ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITES AT OFFICER LEVEL, BUT HAVE SO FAR BEEN DEBARRED FROM BEING SO EMPLOYED THROUGH NOT HAVING THE REQUIRED ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION.
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