THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1980
BECAUSE OF THE HIGH COST OF THE PROJECT FINANCE COMMITTEE APPROVAL HAD TO BE OBTAINED.
THE WORK INCLUDES LAYING FOUNDATIONS, EXCAVATING AND DREDGING, AND BUILDING THE SUPERSTRUCTURE,
THE NEW JETTY WILL BE REINFORCED WITH HUGE STONES TO PERFORM
A PROTECTIVE LAYER AGAINST STRONG SEA CURRENTS,
WORK WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT OWING TO THE ISLAND'S REMOTENESS,
A TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID.
TWO HUNDRED HUGE STONES, EACH WEIGHING ABOUT 2 000
KILOGRAMS, HAD TO BE TRANSPORTED BY LIGHTER AND CRANE TO THE SITE.
WORK STARTED EARLY THIS MONTH AND WILL TAKE FOUR MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
THE JETTY HAS BEEN DESIGNED BY THE NEW TERR I TORIES ADMINISTRATION ENGINEER MR RAYMONG WONG, WHO ALSO SUPERVISED THE WORK TOGETHER WITH TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICE STAFF.
MORE DEMAND FOR CAS SERVICE *****
THE CIVIL AID SERVICES PERFORMED A RECORD TOTAL OF 37 110 MAN-DAYS OF DUTY IN THE LAST FINANCIAL YEAR.
THE MANPOWER DEPLOYED INCREASED BY 83 PER CENT IN THE ADULT SECTION INVOLVING 31 760 MEN AND WOMEN, AND 18 PER CENT IN THE CADET CORPS, INVOLVING 5 350 YOUNGER MEMBERS.
THE 596 OPERATIONS CARRIED OUT ALMOST DOUBLED THAT OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
OF THESE, 409 WERE OPERATIONAL DUTIES AND 187 WERE COMMUNITY SERVICES.
ON 169 OCCASIONS THE CAS CARRIED OUT CROWD CONTROL DUTIES AND ASSISTED OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS IN THEIR FUNCTIONS.
OTHER DUTIES CARRIED OUT INCLUDED PUBLIC PERFORMANCES BY ITS MOTOR CYCLE AND BICYCLE TEAMS AND ITS MUSIC BAND. IN ADDITION, IT TOOK PART IN FOREST FIRE FIGHTING AND MOUNTAIN RESCUE.
BEFORE IT WAS RELEASED FROM REFUGEE DUTIES IN OCTOBER LAST YEAR, THE CAS ALSO TOOK UP 307 REFUGEE OPERATIONS.
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