SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1981
MORE COPIES OF REPORT BEING PRINTED
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A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT STOCKS OF THE FULL VERSION IN ENGLISH OF THE REPORT OF THE COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO INSPECTOR MACLENNAN'S CASE HAD BEEN SOLD OUT.
THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT COPIES OF THE SUMMARY OF THE REPORT IN CHINESE AND IN ENGLISH WERE AVAILABLE IN PLENTIFUL SUPPLY, AS WERE COPIES OF THE FULL REPORT IN CHINESE.
HE FURTHER EXPLAINED THAT ALL PRINCIPAL PARTIES CONCERNED IN THE PROCEEDINGS HAD BEEN GIVEN A FREE COPY. SEVERAL HUNDRED COPIES HAD BEEN AVAILABLE FOR SALE TO THE PUBLIC AT WELL BELOW THE COST OF PRINTING. THE DEMAND, HOWEVER, FOR COPIES OF THE FULL ENGLISH VERSION HAD UNEXPECTEDLY EXCEEDED SUPPLY. IT HAS BEEN DECIDED TO PRINT MORE COPIES, AND COPIES WILL BE ON SALE AGAIN FROM THURSDAY (OCTOBER 8).
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PRISON OFFICERS PRAISED FOR WORK
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THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF HONG KONG'S CORRECTIONAL SERVICE WAS WIDELY KNOWN IN THE WORLD, AN UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, DR HENRY HU, SAID TODAY.
DR HU WAS SPEAKING AT THE PASSING-OUT PARADE OF 95 RECRUIT PRISON OFFICERS AT THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT'S STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE IN STANLEY. THE RECRUITS COMPRISING 14 OFFICERS AND 81 ASSISTANT OFFICERS HAVE COMPLETED THEIR SIX-MONTH BASIC TRAINING IN THE INSTITUTE.
HE ALSO PRESENTED GOLDEN WHISTLES TO THE TWO BEST ALL-ROUND RECRUITS, MR LEUNG CHUN-KEUNG AND MISS LAU TSU!-LING, BOTH ASSISTANT OFFICERS.
DR HU TOLD THE RECRUITS THAT THEY HAD THE WISDOM TO CHOOSE A CAREER IN WHICH THEY COULD HELP AND INFLUENCE FELLOW HUMAN BEINGS TO IMPROVE THEIR LIVES.
THE PRISON SERVICE HAD BEEN DESCRIBED AS A SILENT SERVICE, ALWAYS HIDDEN FROM THE LIMELIGHT IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CRIME, HE SAID.
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