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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1980

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THE WORK OF THE TRADE INVESTIGATION BRANCH WAS OUTLINED TO SIR MURRAY, IN 1979 ITS OFFICERS INSPECTED 41 000 FACTORIES AND CONSIGNMENTS. LEGAL ACTION WAS TAKEN AGAINST 324 COMPANIES

AND PERSONS, RESULTING IN COURTS IMPOSING FINES TOTALLING $2 MILLION.

MR LAWRENCE MILLS, COMMISSIONER OF INDUSTRY CONDUCTED THE GOVERNOR THROUGH HIS DEPARTMENT.

MR MILLS DESCRIBED THE CURRENT WORK OF THE INDUSTRIAL_SUPPORT AND LIAISON DIVISION, WHICH PROVIDES THE MAIN POINT OF CONTACT BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY ON MANY IMPORTANT ISSUES.

THE GOVERNOR WAS INTERESTED IN THE PROGRAMME OF 11 OVERSEAS INDUSTRIAL PROMOTION MISSIONS IN THE NEXT FINANCIAL YEAR - PART OF THE WORK OF THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT DIVISION - TO PROMOTE INVESTMENT IN LOCAL INDUSTRY. COUNTRIES TO BE VISITED WILL INCLUDE THE USA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, UK, DENMARK, SWEDEN, JAPAN, FRANCE, ITALY AND AUSTRALIA.

ACCOMPANIED BY MR PETER TSAO, DIRECTOR OF TRADE, SIR MURRAY ALSO VISITED THE TEXTILE QUOTA OFFICES. MR TSAO SAID THAT LAST YEAR 372 000 APPLICATIONS FOR RESTRAINED TEXTILE EXPORT LICENCES WERE HANDLED. THE SPEED OF PROCESSING HAD BEEN STEPPED UP IN THE PAST YEAR AS A RESULT OF QUOTA CONTROLS FOR THE UNITED STATES HAVING BEEN COMPUTERISED. A SIMILAR SYSTEM IS BEING DEVISED FOR THE EEC QUOTAS AND WILL BE OPERATIONAL IN 1982.

CORRECTIONAL ADMINISTRATORS VISIT MORE PENAL INSTITUTIONS

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DELEGATES TO THE FIRST ASIAN AND PACIFIC CONFERENCE OF CORRECTIONAL ADMINISTRATORS TODAY (WEDNESDAY) CONTINUED THEIR SERIES OF VISITS TO PENAL INSTITUTIONS OF PRISONS DEPARTMENT.

ACCOMPANIED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF PRISONS, MR T G GARNER THE GROUP VISITED SIU LAM PSYCHIATRIC CENTRE, TÀI LAM CENTRE FÖR WOMEN, SHA TSUI DETENTION CENTRE AND HE LING CHAU DRUG ADDICTION TREATMENT CENTRE.

THEY ALL EXPRESSED INTEREST IN THE PROGRAMMES AND FACILITIES PROVIDED IN DIFFERENT TYPES OF PENAL INSTITUTIONS.

THEY FIRST WENT TO SIV LAM PSYCHIATRIC CENTRE TO SEE HOW INMATES WITH MENTAL DISORDER ARE BEING TREATED WHILE UNDER CONFINEMENT.

NEXT THEY MOVED TO THE TAI LAM CENTRE FOR WOMEN. APART FROM INSPECTING THE FACILITIES THERE, THEY ALSO SAW A COLOURFUL MARCHING DISPLAY BY THE INMATES. A MARCHING TEAM WAS FORMED RECENTLY IN THE CENTRE TO PROVIDE A NEW RECREATIONAL OUTLET FOR THE INMATES.

AT THE HEI LING CHAU DRUG ADDICTION TREATMENT CENTRE, THE VISITORS WATCHED A LION DANCE PERFORMED BY THE INMATES.

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