WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1987
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MR JEAFFRESON SAID THE AIMS OF THE POLICE CADET SCHOOL WERE TWO-FOLD: FIRST, TO PREPARE YOUNG MEN, ACADEMICALLY AND PHYSICALLY, FOR RECRUITMENT INTO THE DISCIPLINED SERVICES; SECOND, TO EDUCATE YOUNG MEN TO MEET THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES AS ADULTS IN THE COMMUNITY.
+THE SCHOOL OFFERS A STYLE OF EDUCATION UNIQUE IN HONG KONG. ACADEMIC STUDIES ARE AT FORM 4 AND FORM 5 LEVEL BUT THE SCHOOL ALSO LAYS EMPHASIS ON CHARACTER BUILDING, THROUGH DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP AND THROUGH PHYSICAL TRAINING, HE SAID.
MR JEAFFRESON POINTED OUT THAT THE SCHOOL HAD CONSISTENTLY MET ITS OBJECTIVES. SINCE 1973, IT HAD TRAINED 3 241 CADETS OF WHOM ALL BUT 90 OR SO HAD GONE ON TO JOIN THE DISCIPLINED SERVICES. AND 2 984, ABOUT 92 PER CENT, CHOSE TO JOIN THE POLICE FORCE.
+ IN 1985-86, 313 GRADUATES OF THE CADET SCHOOL JOINED THE FORCE, REPRESENTING 31 PER CENT OF ALL POLICE CONSTABLES RECRUITED THAT YEAR,+ HE ADDED.
SEWERAGE SYSTEMS BEING KEPT UNDER REVIEW
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THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS IN THE LONG TERM TO COMPREHENSIVELY REVIEW THE SEWERAGE SYSTEMS IN VARIOUS CATCHMENT AREAS OF THE URBAN AREA, THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS, THE HON GRAHAM BARNES, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON JACKIE CHAN, MR BARNES SAID PLANNING OF A COMPREHENSIVE SEWERAGE SYSTEM IN THE POK FU LAM AREA HAD JUST STARTED.
AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT HAD ALSO RECENTLY EMBARKED ON A STUDY ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SEWERAGE MASTER PLAN FOR THE WHOLE OF EAST KOWLOON.
+THE STUDY INCLUDES A COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY OF THE EXISTING SEWERS AND TREATMENT WORKS AND INVESTIGATIONS OF THE CAPACITY OF THE SEWERAGE NETWORKS NEEDED TO ACCEPT FLOWS FROM FUTURE POPULATION INCREASES,+ HE SAID.
+DEPENDENT ON THE FINDINGS OF THE STUDY, WORKS WILL BE PUT IN HAND TO REBUILD, RENOVATE AND EXPAND THE SEWERAGE NETWORK IN EAST KOWLOON.+
/GRADUALLY, SIMILAR