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SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 1981

LADY CATER VISITS COMMUNITY CHEST AGENCIES

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PRESIDENT OF THE COMMUNITY CHEST, LADY CATER, VISITED TWO AGENCIES OF THE CHEST IN SAU MAU PING AND NORTH KWAI CHUNG YESTERDAY (FRIDAY) EVENING,

AT THE SPORTS ASSOCIATION FOR THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED IN SAU MAU PING SHE WAS MET BY THE CHAIRMAN, MRS MAUREEN WAGG, AND OTHER OFFICIALS.

ACCOMPANIED BY THE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE COMMUNITY CHEST, MR G.A. HENDERSON, LADY CATER TOURED THE ASSOCIATION'S HEADQUARTERS WHICH WAS OPENED IN MAY 1973.

THE ASSOCIATION STRIVES TO PROMOTE AND ORGANISE SPORTS AND PHYSICAL RECREATION FOR THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED DURING THE PAST FEW YEARS. ITS MEMBERS HAVE WON MEDALS IN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS FOR THE PHYSICALLY DISABLED.

LADY CATER LATER VISITED THE SHENG KUNG HUI LADY MACLEHOSE CENTRE IN NORTH KWAI CHUNG, WHICH WAS OPENED IN 1973.

ITS SERVICES COVER SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YOUTH, LEADERSHIP TRAINING, COMMUNITY SERVICES, CULTURAL AND FESTIVAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE ELDERLY, AS WELL AS TALKS, COMPETITIONS AND EXHIBITIONS.

PRISON SERVICE EARNS HIGH REPUTATION *****

A TOTAL OF 83 PRISON RECRUITS COMPRISING SIX OFFICERS AND 77 ASSISTANT OFFICERS, WHO HAVE COMPLETED THEIR BASIC TRAINING, WERE PASSED OUT FROM THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT'S STAFF TRAINING

INSTITUTE IN STANLEY TODAY (SATURDAY).

MR P.G. WILLIAMS, A FORMER UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, TOOK THE SALUTE AND PRESENTED GOLDEN WHISTLES TO THE TWO BEST RECRUITS.

THE BEST RECRUITS WERE MR KO SAU-BIN AND MR YIP HING-SUM, BOTH ASSISTANT OFFICERS.

ADDRESSING THE PARADE, MR WILLIAMS SAID THE HONG KONG PRISON SERVICE HAS RIGHTLY EARNED A HIGH REPUTATION OVER THE YEARS.

HE SAID PRISON OFFICERS WERE GUARDIANS OF THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND THE IR DUTIES REQUIRED A HIGH DEGREE OF EFFICIENCY, ALERTNESS AND, AT TIMES, COURAGE.

MR WILLIAMS TOLD THE RECRUITS +YOU ARE STILL DEALING WITH INDIVIDUAL PEOPLE AMONGST THE PRISONERS AND THEY MUST RECEIVE EVERY CONSIDERATION.

/+UNFORTUNATELY, IN .......