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FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1975.
HEI LING CHAU BECOMES DRUG ADDICTION TREATMENT CENTRE
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THE ISLAND OF HEI LING CHAU HAS OFFICIALLY BECOME A DRUG ADDICTION TREATMENT CENTRE.
FORMAL NOTIFICATION OF THE SETTING UP OF THE HEI LING CHAU ARTICTION TREATMENT CENTRE WAS PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY. THE WHOLE ISLAND HAS NOW BECOME THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR PRISONS.
A COVERNMENT SPOKESMAN RECALLED TODAY THAT THE ARRANGEMENT WOULD BE MOVIESED AFTER THE CENTRE HAD BEEN IN OPERATION FOR FOUR YEARS.
HE SAID THE DECISION TO ESTABLISH THE CENTRE ON THE ISLAND WAS BECAUSE OF THE ACUTE SHORTAGE OF PRISON ACCOMMODATION.
ONE OF THE MEASURES TO OVERCOME THIS PROBLEM WAS THE RECONVERSION OF THE MA PO PING DRUG ADDICTION CENTRE TO A PRISON, FOR WHICH IT WAS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED, AND THE CONSEQUENT MOVE OF THE CENTRE TO HEI LING CHAU.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE CENTRE WOULD USE MOST OF THE BUILDINGS ON THE NORTHERN PART OF THE ISLAND, AND THE QUESTION OF WHETHER THE SOUTHERN PART SHOULD BE USED FOR RESITING THE QUEEN ISLAND EXPLOSIVES DEPOT WAS STILL UNDER CONSIDERATION.
TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES IN KOWLOON
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MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED THAT CERTAIN ROADS IN KOWLOON WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL TRAFFIC FROM 9 A.M. TO 2 P.M. ON SUNDAY (APRIL 20) IN CONNECTION WITH THE SAVE OUR HOSPITAL CAMPAIGN+ WALK IN THE TSZ WAN SHAN/WONG TAI SIN AREAS. THE ROADS AFFECTED ARE FE! LGOR SHAN ROAD THE SECTION OF SHATIN PASS ROAD BETWEEN SHATIN PASS ESTATE AND FEI NGOR SHAN ROAD AND JETS INCLINE.
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TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE POSTED TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.
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