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FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1990
IMPROVED SECURITY AT VBP CENTRES
ADDITIONAL LIVING
(FRIDAY) APPROVED
AND SECURITY
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE TODAY EXPENDITURE OF $57 MILLION TO FURTHER IMPROVE CONDITIONS AT THREE VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE CENTRES.
DETENTION CENTRE BY WEAPONS, ARRANGEMENTS
THIS FOLLOWS A GOVERNMENT REVIEW OF STANDARDS AT ALL CENTRES IN THE WAKE OF AN ESCAPE FROM WHITEHEAD DETENTION
500 OFFENSIVE 102 BOAT PEOPLE AND THE DISCOVERY OF SOME 2, CAUSING CONSIDERABLE
ABOUT PUBLIC CONCERN GENERALLY.
SECURITY
THE THREE CENTRES IDENTIFIED AS REQUIRING SIGNIFICANT WORKS ARE WHITEHEAD, SEK KONG AND LO WU.
TO RESPONSE
THE
LARGE SCALE
ESCAPES
FROM
EXPERIENCED FREQUENCY MORE
THE IMMEDIATE WHITEHEAD INCLUDED THE DEPLOYMENT OF ADDITIONAL AND MORE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT STAFF, AN INCREASE IN THE AND INTENSITY OF PERIMETER PATROLLING AND THE INTRODUCTION OF A EFFECTIVE RAPID RESPONSE ARRANGEMENT.
PERIMETER
TO COMPLEMENT THESE EFFORTS, THE WHOLE LENGTH OF THE FENCE WOULD NOW BE REINFORCED BY STEEL PANELS, EXPANDED METAL MESH AND BARBED WIRE, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE GATES, ALSO MAKES IT WILL ENABLE THE
"WITHIN THE CENTRE THERE IS A NEED TO STRENGTHEN
DOORS
CENTRE WINDOWS,
AND
THE SIZE OF THE LOCKS. NECESSARY TO INSTALL A CENTRAL ALARM SYSTEM WHICH MANAGEMENT TEAMS TO RESPOND QUICKLY TO EMERGENCIES.
H
APPROVED ΤΟ IMPROVE THE STRENGTHENING OF THE
THE SPOKESMAN SAID ADDITIONAL FUNDS WERE SECURITY AT SHEK KONG THE MAIN ELEMENT IS PERIMETER.
"STAFF
ARE
SHORT
IN QUARTERS AND ASSOCIATED FACILITIES
ADDITIONAL ACCOMMODATION SUPPLY AT WHITEHEAD AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF
MORE EFFECTIVE DEPLOYMENT ON SITE WILL PROVIDE FOR AN IMMEDIATE AND OF STAFF, ESPECIALLY IN CONTAINING TROUBLE," THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
ACCOMMODATE
WAITING то 600 PEOPLE.
WITH
LO WU IS THE MAIN DEPARTURE CENTRE FOR VOLUNTEERS RETURN TO VIETNAM AND IT WAS DESIGNED TO ANOTHER 400 PLACES WERE MADE AVAILABLE AT CAPE COLLINSON CENTRE THE EXPANSION OF THIS PROGRAMME.
"IT HAS BECOME APPARENT THAT THIS SPLIT IS FAR FROM IDEAL WHILE
ITS OWN
THE COLLINSON HAS PRESENTED OF CAPE
THE USE SPOKESMAN SAID.
PROBLEMS,"
EXPAND THE FACILITIES
ONE CENTRE,
"THEREFORE, IT HAS BECOME NECESSARY TO AT LO WỤ IN ORDER TO CONCENTRATE RETURNING VOLUNTEERS AT WHICH WILL MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO CLOSE CAPE COLLINSON.
THE PROGRAMME
AT
LO BU WILL
INVOLVE
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THE CONSTRUCTION ADDITIONAL DORMITORIES, IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SANITATION SYSTEM AND STRENGTHENING OF THE PERINETER FENCE,
OF
THE
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