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Incident at San Po Kong demolition site
The Director of Buildings, Mrs Helen Yu, expressed concern over the incident occurred at the demolition site in San Po Kong this (Thursday) evening.
The Buildings Department will investigate into the cause of the incident.
Meanwhile, Buildings Department staff are on site to work with the site constructor to take all necessary measures to restore safety.
Mrs Helen Yu also extended condolence to the family of the deceased.
End/Thursday, November 9, 1995
Government committed to tackle prison over-crowding
The Government is committed to do its best to tackle the problem of over- crowding of penal accommodation and will continue to search for solutions, the Secretary for Security, Mr Peter Lai, said today (Thursday).
Speaking at the Correctional Services Department's passing-out parade, Mr Lai said in the next three years the Government would provide an additional 1,250 places of penal accommodation, at a capital cost of over $800 million and recurrent expenditure of more than $60 million.
"This should bring some relief to the pressure on Correctional Services staff while the Government continues to search for longer term solutions," he said.
Mr Lai said the Government was deeply concerned with the problems arising from over-crowding, which was still present despite efforts to expand penal accommodation in the past years.