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MONDAY, JULY 12, 1982

UNAFE! DIRECTOR VISITS CORRECTIONAL SERVICES INSTITUTION

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THE DIRECTOR OF UNITED NATIONS ASIA AND FAR EAST INSTITUTE FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRIME AND THE TREATMENT OF OFFENDERS (UNAFEI), MR HIROSHI ISHIKAWA, TODAY VISITED THE MAXIMUM SECURITY STANLEY PRISON AND WAS IMPRESSED WITH THE PROGRAMMES PROVIDED FOR PRISONERS.

MR ISHIKAWA, WHO ARRIVED IN HONG KONG FROM TOKYO ON A ONE-DAY OFFICIAL VISIT, WILL LEAVE FOR THAILAND TOMORROW.

DURING THE VISIT, HE WAS SHOWN ROUND THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF DORMITORIES AND PRISON INDUSTRIES AND WAS BRIEFED BY MR I.K. BHAGAT, SENIOR SUPER INTENDENT IN CHARGE OF THE PRISON.

EARLIER, MR ISHIKAWA VISITED THE STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE TO SEE RECRUITS UNDERGOING TRAINING.

LATER IN THE DAY, HE TOURED ROUND THE TAI TAM GAP CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION WHERE HE WAS SHOWN THE PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE TO YOUNG FEMALE OFFENDERS.

IN THE EVENING, HE ALSO MET MEMBERS OF THE UNAFEI ALUMNI AND OFFICERS OF THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT A FORMAL FUNCTION HELD AT THE OFFICERS' CLUB IN STANLEY.

TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENT ON HONG KONG ISLAND ***

WESTBOUND TRAFFIC ALONG SHAU KEI WAN ROAD WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM TURNING RIGHT INTO TAI ON STREET FROM 10 AM TOMORROW (TUESDAY) FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MTR SAI WAN HO STATION.

VEHICLES HEADING TOWARDS TAI ON STREET WILL BE DIVERTED VIA SHING ON STREET, SAI WAN HO STREET, TAI FOO STREET AND SHAU KEI WAN ROAD EASTBOUND.

MEANWHILE THE GLOUCESTER ROAD FLYOVER LEADING FROM NORTH POINT TO THE CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL WILL BE CLOSED BETWEEN 1 AM AND 6 AM ON WEDNESDAY (JULY 14) FOR CABLE WORKS.

THIS ARRANGEMENT WILL BE REPEATED ON THURSDAY (JULY 15).

DURING THE CLOSURE. TRAFFIC HEADING TOWARDS THE CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL FROM NORTH POINT WILL BE DIVERTED VIA GLOUCESTER ROAD (WESTBOUND), O'BRIAN ROAD, LOCKHART ROAD, FLEMING ROAD AND GLOUCESTER ROAD (EASTBOUND).

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