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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1982

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CORRECTIONAL SERVICES OFFICERS COMMENDED

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THREE ASSISTANT OFFICERS OF THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT WERE TODAY (WEDNESDAY) AWARDED THE COMMISSIONER'S COMMENDATION CERTIFICATES FOR EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE OF DUTY.

THE RECIPIENTS ARE MISS LAU LAI-YEE, MISS LONG SUK-KAN AND MR CHU AH-WAH.

AT A CEREMONY HELD IN TAI TAM GAP CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION, ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, DR ROBERT ANDRY PRESENTED THE CERTIFICATES TO THE OFFICERS,

BOTH MISS LAU AND MISS LONG WERE COMMENDED FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING ZEAL AND TENACITY IN THE RECAPTURE OF AN ESCAPEE FROM TAI TAM GAP CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION IN LATE AUGUST,

MR CHU WAS PRAISED FOR HIS INITIATIVE AND ALERTNESS IN THE INTERCEPTION OF UNAUTHORISED ARTICLES BROUGHT INTO HEI LING CHAU DRUG ADDICTION TREATMENT CENTRE IN JANUARY, WHICH LED TO THE ARREST AND CONVICTION OF A PERSON IN CONNECTION WITH THE CASE.

INTER-DISTRICT PAINTING COMPETITION

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RESIDENTS OF YAU MA TEI AND MONG KOK WHO ARE INTERESTED IN PAINTING WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW THE IR TALENTS AT THE TSIM SHA TSUI PROMENADE ON SUNDAY (NOVEMBER 21).

A PAINTING COMPETITION, WHICH IS PART OF A SERIES OF INTER-DISTRICT COMPETITIONS ORGANISED BY THE TWO DISTRICT BOARDS, WILL BE HELD AT THE PROMENADE FROM 2 PM TO 5 PM.

THE COMPETITION WILL BE DIVIDED INTO THREE SECTIONS: THE CHILDREN SECTION FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNDER 12, AND THE YOUTH SECTION FOR THOSE BETWEEN 13 AND 21. THOSE WHO ARE ABOVE 21 WILL ENTER THE OPEN SECTION.

APPLICATIONS CAN NOW BE MADE TO THE DISTRICT OFFICES. +ANYBODY WHO WISH TO JOIN IN ON SUNDAY WILL ALSO BE WELCOMED, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE SAID.

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JUDGES WILL INCLUDE INSPECTORS OF ART FROM THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, MRS MAN TAM WAI-HA AND MR LEE SAU-KEE, AND PAINTERS MR LẠI KING HAN, MR CHÂN SHEUNG AND MR CHÂN MAI TÁN,

OUTSTANDING PAINTINGS WILL BE SELECTED AND DISPLAYED AT NEW WORLD CENTRE, TSIM SHA TSUI FROM NOVEMBER 27 TO 29.

ALL PARTICIPANTS WILL BE GIVEN SOUVENIRS.