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SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1981

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+THESE ARE BUT A FEW OF THE QUALITIES REQUIRED OF A GOOD PRISON OFFICER, WHO MUST, IN GENERAL, MAINTAIN HIGH STANDARDS OF PHYSICAL FITNESS, A MENTAL DISCIPLINE AND SELF-CONTROL AND MUCH STRENGTH OF CHARACTER.

+YOU HAVE SELECTED A CAREER WHICH IS ESSENTIAL TO THE WELL-BEING OF SOCIETY AND WHICH SHOULD BRING YOU THAT DEGREE OF PERSONAL SATISFACTION WHICH COMES FROM DOING WELL WORK WHICH IS DIFFICULT AND DEMANDING.

+ I CAN ALSO ASSURE YOU THAT THE HONG KONG PRISON SERVICE HAS A WELL-DESERVED REPUTATION, NOT ONLY HERE BUT ABROAD, FOR COMPASSION, FAIRNESS AND RELIABILITY. IT IS, THEREFORE, A SERVICE WHICH YOU CAN FEEL PROUD TO HAVE JOINED.

+ I WISH YOU GOOD FORTUNE IN THE FUTURE IN THE CHALLENGING BUT REWARDING LIFE WHICH YOU HAVE CHOSEN.+

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ABATTOIR TO BE BUILT AT SHEUNG SHUI ****

THE FIRST EVER GOVERNMENT ABATTOIR IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WILL BE BUILT IN SHEUNG SHUI TO MEET THE LONG TERM REQUIREMENTS FOR FRESH MEAT IN THE RAPIDLY DEVELOPED NEW TOWNS IN THE EASTERN NEW TERRITORIES TOWARDS THE MID 1980S.

THE PROJECT INCLUDING EQUIPMENT AND OTHER ANCILLARY ENGINEERING WORKS IS ESTIMATED TO COST MORE THAN $150 MILLION AND A SITE HAS BEEN RESERVED IN AREA 2B OF THE SHEUNG SHUI NEW TOWN, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).

THE PROPOSED ABATTOIR WILL HAVE AN INITIAL SLAUGHTER ING CAPACITY OF 3 000 PIGS PER DAY RISING TO 4 500 PIGS PER DAY EVENTUALLY, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

IN ADDITION, SMALL CATTLE SLAUGHTERING FACILITY WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED WITH A DAILY CAPACITY OF 100 CATTLE AT THE ABATTOIR.

A BY-PRODUCT PLANT WILL BE INCLUDED FOR PROCESSING THE UNFIT MEAT INTERCEPTED AT THE ABATTOIR INTO ANIMAL FEED AND FERTILIZER AND WILL ALSO SUPPLEMENT THE SERVICES OF OTHER ABATTOIRS.

IN ORDER TO ACQUIRE UP-TO-DATE KNOWLEDGE ON THE SOPHISTICATED DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT OF THE MODERN ABATTOIR, THE SUPER INTENDENT OF ABATTOIR AND FOOD OF THE NTS, MR CHUNG YIU-FAN, WILL BE LEAVING FOR GERMANY, DENMARK, THE NETHERLANDS AND ENGLAND NEXT MONTH TO SEE HOW ABATTOIRS IN THESE EUROPEAN LEADING PORK PRODUCING COUNTRIES OPERATE.

MR CHUNG WILL TOUR A NUMBER OF SLAUGHTERING PLANTS TO SEE HOW THEY CAN BE APPLICABLE TO LOCAL CONDITIONS AND VISIT ABATTOIR EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS IN THE FOUR COUNTRIES DURING HIS 28-DAY STUDY TRIP.

THE SPOKESMAN