WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1982
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THAI OFFICIALS STUDY HK DRUG PROGRAMME
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A GROUP OF 12 THAI GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WHO ARE CURRENTLY IN HONG KONG FOR A TRAINING PROGRAMME ON THE PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION OF NARCOTIC ADDICTION VISITED THE HEI LING CHAU DRUG ADDICTION TREATMENT CENTRE THIS (WEDNESDAY) MORNING.
THE GROUP, COMPRISING DOCTORS, PSYCHOLOGISTS AND SOCIAL WORKERS FROM THE BANGKOK METROPOLITAN ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, IS SPENDING TWO DAYS WITH THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO STUDY ITS COMPULSORY PLACEMENT PROGRAMME FOR CONVICTED DRUG ADDICTS.
ACCOMPANIED BY TSUNG PUI-KWAN, SUPERINTENDENT IN CHARGE OF THE CENTRE, THE VISITORS TOURED ITS DORMITORY, HOSPITAL, SEGREGATION UNIT, WORKSHOPS AND EDUCATIONAL CLASSES FOR THE INMATES.
THEY ALSO STUDIED A COMPREHENSIVE TREATMENT PROGRAMME, SUPPORTED BY AN EXTENSIVE AFTER-CARE SERVICE.
EIGHT OF THE THAI OFFICIALS WILL BE VISITING THE TAI LAM CENTRE FOR WOMEN TOMORROW (THURSDAY).
THE OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THE INSTITUTION, SUPERINTENDENT PAULINE CHAN, WILL TAKE THEM ON A TOUR OF ITS FACILITIES.
THEY WILL ALSO STUDY THE INSTITUTION'S TREATMENT PROGRAMMES AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES FOR THE FEMALE INMATES,
TWO LOTS OF CROWN LAND SOLD
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TWO LOTS OF CROWN LAND WERE SOLD AT AN AUCTION CONDUCTED BY THE LANDS DEPARTMENT IN THE JADE BALLROOM OF HOTEL FURAMA TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
THE FIRST LOT, MEASURING ABOUT 1 171 SQUARE METRES IN PING SHAN, YUEN LONG, IS FOR PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES.
IT WAS SOLD TO BATEMAN COMPANY LTD. FOR $760 000 OR
$649.08 PER SQUARE METRE.
THE OTHER SITE, ALSO FOR PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL USE, COVERS AN AREA OF ABOUT 345 SQUARE METRES IN WAJ TSAI PEAK, PENG CHAU.
IT WAS SOLD TO TONIE INVESTMENT CO. LTD. FOR $250 000 OR $724.64 PER SQUARE METRE.
TWO OTHER LOTS, IN KWAI CHUNG AND YUEN LONG RESPECTIVELY, WERE WITHDRAWN BECAUSE THERE WAS NO BIDDERS.
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