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THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1980

THE STARTING SALARY VARIES FROM $1 610 TO $1 780 DEPENDING ON QUALIFICATION.

SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS HAVE TO UNDERGO A ONE-YEAR TRAINING PROGRAMME WHICH INCLUDES FIELD TRAINING AT THE DEPARTMENT'S PENAL INSTITUTIONS.

NEW TAI PO ROAD SECTION OPEN TO TRAFFIC TOMORROW

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A NEW SECTION OF TAI PO ROAD NEAR THE BEND AT ST CHRISTOPHER'S HOME WILL BE OPENED TO TRAFFIC AT 10 AM TOMORROW (FRIDAY).

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SAID THE 300-METRE ROAD FORMED THE LAST PART OF STAGE ONE OF THE TA! PO ROAD IMPROVEMENT SCHEME. IT WAS BUILT BY CUTTING THROUGH A HILL.

+THE NEW ROAD, MEASURING 7.3 METRES IN WIDTH, WILL REPLACE

A SECTION OF THE OLD AND WINDING TAI PO ROAD,+ HE SAID.

+ IT IS PROVIDED WITH STREET LIGHTING AND BUS BAYS AND THERE IS A TWO-METRE WIDE FOOTPATH ON ONE SIDE OF THE NEW CARRIAGEWAY,+

THE PROJECT WAS DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES DIVISION OF THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

INDUSTRIAL SAFETY

THROUGH VARIETY SHOWS ****

INDUSTRIAL SAFETY MESSAGES WILL BE DRIVEN HOME THROUGH THREE VARIETY SHOWS TO BE STAGED THIS MONTH.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) THE PROGRAMMES WERE JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES AND LABOUR DEPARTMENT IN A BID TO GET THE MESSAGES ACROSS TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE.

+THE SHOWS INCLUDING INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT-PRONE PUPPETS' ARE TO BE STAGED FROM THE GIS MOBILE STREET THEATRE. THE FIRST IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN AT SHAU KEI WAN, TUNG TAI STREET NEXT TUESDAY (JULY 8),+ THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

THEY WILL BE REPEATED AT SO UK ESTATE ON JULY 15 AND WANG TAU HOM TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA ON JULY 26,

/1USTRIAL SAFETY