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Officiating at the certificate-presentation ceremony, the Director of the Open Learning Institute of Hong Kong, Professor Tam Sheung-wai said so far there had been eight inmates enrolled in the institute's degree courses.
Opportunities for academic pursuits are offered to adult inmates of CSD institutions on a voluntary basis. These are provided in the form of remedial classes and correspondence and self-study courses.
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1000-Day Regiment takes to the field
The following is issued on behalf of the Joint Service Public Relations Staff:
Cooks, drivers, storemen and mechanics from Hong Kong's newest and shortest-lived regiment, the Hong Kong Logistic Support Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, take to the field this weekend during a three-day long training exercise.
On a day-to-day basis members of the Logistic Support Regiment are employed in a variety of specialist occupations throughout the Garrison but, like all members of the British Army, they are fighting soldiers first and foremost and during the event, known as the "Commanding Officer's Challenge", they will take part in a series of exercises designed to test their abilities under difficult conditions.
The regiment, known as the "1000-Day Regiment" because of its short lifespan, is unusual in that it is made up of personnel of three different nationalities. This weekend over 40 British and Gurkha soldiers will begin their training at Stonecutters Island before taking part in exercises at Sai Kung Country Park, Lo Wu Camp and Tai Lam Country Park.
The Logistic Support Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, was formed in April 1994 as part of the drawdown of British Forces in the Territory and the need to concentrate and manage the remaining logistic expertise. The regiment employs over 500 military and civilian personnel and has its headquarters at Osborn Barracks, Kowloon Tong. It will disband in May, 1997.
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