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THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1980

LAND SALE RESULTS

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THREE LOTS OF CROWN LAND WERE SOLD AT AN AUCTION CONDUCTED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT'S CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE IN THE CITY HALL THEATRE TODAY.

A 3 000 SQUARE METRE LOT ON THE CHAI WAN RECLAMATION WAS SOLD TO CHUEN SHING INVESTMENT CO. LTD. FOR $85 MILLION OR $28 333.33 PER SQUARE METRE. IT IS FOR INDUSTRIAL AND/OR GODOWN PURPOSES.

ANOTHER SITE OF ABOUT 2 300 SQUARE METRES IN CHA KWO LING ROAD, FOR SIMILAR USES, WAS SOLD TO AGINCOURT LTD. FOR $47 MILLION OR $20 434.78 PER SQUARE METRE.

THE THIRD LOT IS LOCATED IN RECLAMATION STREET, KOWLOON AND COVERS ABOUT 48.4 SQUARE METRES. IT WAS BOUGHT BY PŘENTON CO. LTD. FOR $1.7 MILLION, OR $35 123.96 PER SQUARE METRE. IT IS FOR NON-INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES.

PRISON STAFF COMMENDED FOR GOOD WORK

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ELEVEN PRISON STAFF, COMPRISING EIGHT ASSISTANT OFFICERS, TWO TEACHERS AND A TECHNICAL INSTRUCTOR, HAVE BEEN AWARDED THE COMMISSIONER OF PRISONS' COMMENDATION FOR EXCELLENT DUTY PERFORMANCE.

THE AWARDS WERE PRESENTED TO THEM BY THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF PRISONS (OPERATIONS), MR G.D. HYDES, AT A CEREMONY HELD IN THE PIK UK PRISON TODAY.

SENIOR MASTER CHEUNG KAI-KONG WAS COMMENDED FOR THE EXPERTISE HE DISPLAYED IN PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING A RADIO AND TELECOMMUNICATION COURSE FOR YOUNG PRISONERS AT PIK UK CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION. THEY OBTAINED OUTSTANDING RESULTS IN THE CITY AND GUILDS EXAMINATIONS LAST YEAR.

MR LO MUK-TIM, MASTER, AND MR KWAN CHUNG-TAT, TECHNICAL INSTRUCTOR, WHO ASSISTED IN IMPLEMENTING THE COURSE, ALSO WON COMMENDATIONS.

ASSISTANT OFFICER, MR KWOK WAI-HUNG, WAS PRAISED FOR HIS ALERTNESS AND PUBLIC SPIRITED ACTION IN APPREHENDING A BURGLAR SUSPECT NEAR THE ARGYLE STREET REFUGEE CAMP IN JANUARY THIS YEAR.

ANOTHER ASSISTANT OFFICER, MR CHAN KAI-KUEN, WON HIS COMMENDATION FOR APPREHENDING WHILE OFF DUTY A TREATMENT CENTRE INMATE WHO FAILED TO RETURN FROM HOME LEAVE.

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