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FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1977

IT PROVIDES 15-LESSON COURSES IN BASIC TRAINING TECHNIQUES TO CANDIDATES WHO HAVE PASSED THE WRITTEN TEST ON THE HIGHWAY CODE.

THE CENTRE TRAINS LEARNER DRIVERS IN THE USE OF VARIOUS CONTROLS, RECOGNITION OF TRAFFIC SIGNS AND CORRECT REACTIONS TO DIFFERENT TRAFFIC SITUATIONS BY USING DRIVING SIMULATORS, FILMS SHOWING ROAD CONDITIONS, AND A COMPUTER-CONTROLLER WITH WHICH THE INSTRUCTOR MONITORS THE DRIVING PERFORMANCE OF INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS.

PUBLIC-SPIRITED YOUTHS COMBINE CLEAN-UP EXERCISE WITH PICNIC

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ABOUT 130 MEMBERS OF JUNIOR POLICE CALL AND CLEAN YOUR CITY YOUTH GROUPS TODAY (APRIL 8) HAULED AWAY AND BURNED BASKETS OF RUBBISH FOUND ON NEW TERRITORIES BEACHES AT THE START OF A DRIVE TO CLEAN UP UNGAZETTED BEACHES.

TWO 40-MEMBER GROUPS OF JPC MADE AN ASSAULT ON TUNG WAN BEACH ON MA WAN ISLAND AND TAI LONG SAI WAN IN SAI KUNG WHILE THE CYC GROUP OF 50 INVADED NAI CHUNG BEACH IN TAI PO.

WEARING COLOURFUL T-SHIRTS AND MATCHING CAPS BEARING THE CAMPAIGN THEME, THE PUBLIC-SPIRITED YOUTHS ENTHUSIASTICALLY GOT DOWN TO WORK WITH BROOMS AND SHOVELS PROVIDED BY THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, ONE OF THE MANY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS INVOLVED IN ORGANISING THE CAMPAIGN.

THERE WAS A PICNICKING ATMOSPHERE IN THE EXERCISE AS THE YOUTHS COMBINED THE OPERATION WITH AN ELEMENT OF FUN WHICH WAS HIGHLIGHTED WITH A BARBECUE LUNCH,

FOR THE JPC GROUPS, HOWEVER, THERE ARE MORE GAIETY IN STORE AS THEY HAVE PITCHED CAMPS AT TUNG WAN AND TAI LONG SAI WAN FOR THE NIGHT BEFORE STARTING WORK AGAIN TOMORROW (SATURDAY).

ON EASTER MONDAY (APRIL 11) IT WILL BE THE TURN OF ANOTHER CLEAN YOUR CITY GROUP TO CLEAN UP AN UNGAZETTED BEACH AT TUNG WAN IN CHEUNG CHAU. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE CIVIL AID SERVICES OPERATION AT LO SO SHING BEACH ON LAMMA ISLAND ON APRIL 17 AND A CLEAN-UP OF LAI CHI WO BEACH, IN DOUBLE HAVEN, TAI PO BY JPC ON APRIL 30 AND MAY 1.

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