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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1991
FOLLOWING THE RECENT INSTALLATION OF NEW MACHINERY, INCLUDING A SHREDDER, A MİXER AND A COMPRESSOR IN PIK UK PRISON, THE SAWDUST CAN NOW BE CONVERTED INTO RAW MATERIAL FOR PRODUCING FURNITURE.
MR NG NOTED THAT THE APPEARANCE OF THE NEW FURNITURE WAS NO DIFFERENT FROM THAT MADE FROM PLYWOOD.
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IN FACT, THE NEW FURNITURE IS COMPARATIVELY SMOOTHER AND MORE STURDY, HE SAID.
WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF THE SAWDUST FURNITURE, IT WAS ESTIMATED THAT CSI COULD SAVE AS MUCH AS ONE-THIRD OF THE TOTAL COSTS IN FURNITURE PRODUCTION, HE ADDED.
MR NG SAID CSI ALSO PLANNED TO USE SAWDUST TO PRODUCE DESKS FOR THE DIRECTORATE GOVERNMENT OFFICERS.
RECENTLY, THE GOVERNMENT HAS GIVEN CSI APPROVAL TO SUPPLY AND PRODUCE DESKS FOR DIRECTORATE OFFICERS.
CSI IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR PRODUCING FURNITURE FOR ALL NEW GOVERNMENT OFFICES.
MR NG SAID CSI HAD RECENTLY COMPLETED THE LARGEST SINGLE ORDER FOR OFFICE FURNITURE FROM THE INLAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT.
THE DEPARTMENT HAS ORDERED 4,000 SETS OF DESKS AND PEDESTALS FOR ITS NEW OFFICES AT WANCHAI TOWER III.
THE PRODUCTION OF THESE DESKS AND PEDESTALS HAD BEEN CARRIED OUT BY INMATES AT STANLEY PRISON AND PIK UK PRISON, HE NOTED.
ASSEMBLING OF THE FURNITURE AT THE SITE HAD RECENTLY COMPLETED BY ABOUT 20 YOUNG INMATES OF LAI KING TRAINING CENTRE.
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REVIEWING THE DEVELOPMENT OF CSI'S CARPENTRY TRADE, MR NG SAID CHANGES HAD BEEN MADE TO THE WORK PROCESS TO ENABLE MORE INMATES ΤΟ PARTICIPATE IN FURNITURE PRODUCTION WORK.
HE SAID THE CARPENTRY TRADE HAD NOW BECOME CORRECTIONAL SERVICES INDUSTRY, EMPLOYING ABOUT 500 INMATES.
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THE BOOST IN THE CARPENTRY TRADE HAS ALSO RESULTED IN A DRAMATIC RISE IN THE COMMERCIAL VALUE OF ITS OUTPUT.
HE NOTED THAT THE TOTAL OUTPUT IN CARPENTRY WORK THIS YEAR WAS EXPECTED TO AMOUNT TO ABOUT $25 MILLION, A 50 PER CENT INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
TWO PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING THE SAWDUST FURNITURE AND INMATES ASSEMBLING DESKS AT WANCHAI TOWER III CAN BE COLLECTED
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THE
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DUTY OFFICERS.
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