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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10,

CORRECTIONAL SERVICES OFFICERS COMPLETE TRAINING

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A TOTAL OF 117 RECRUIT CORRECTIONAL SERVICES OFFICERS WHO COMPLETED A ONE-YEAR TRAINING COURSE WERE TODAY (FRIDAY) AWARDED CERTIFICATES. THEY COMPRISED 20 OFFICERS AND 97 ASSISTANT OFFICERS.

THE TRAINING COURSE, CONDUCTED BY THE STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE, INCLUDED SIX MONTHS OF FIELD TRAINING IN VARIOUS CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS.

AT A CEREMONY HELD IN THE STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE, THE GENERAL MANAGER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES INDUSTRIES, MR RAYMOND LAI PRESENTED THE TRAINING CERTIFICATES TO THE RECIPIENTS.

TSUEN WAN RESIDENTS TO CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS IN STYLE

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TSUEN WAN RESIDENTS WILL CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS IN STYLE THIS YEAR WITH SOME 30 FESTIVE ACTIVITIES AND LIGHTING AND FLOWER DECORATIONS ALONG MAJOR ROADS AND WALKWAYS, THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MISS ELAINE CHUNG, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

SPEAKING AT A LUNCHEON MEETING AT THE Y'S MEN'S CLUB OF TSUEN WAN, MISS CHUNG SAID THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME A LARGE SCALE CELEBRATION WAS BEING PLANNED IN THE DISTRICT FOR LOCAL PEOPLE.

+ BELIEVE THIS WILL SAVE THEM THE TROUBLE OF TRAVELLING ALL THE WAY TO CENTRAL BECAUSE, HERE IN OUR DISTRICT, WE HAVE OUR OWN FESTIVE ACTIVITIES FOR ALL WALKS OF LIFE, SHE SAID.

STARTING ON DECEMBER 18, THE TWO-WEEK PROGRAMME WILL RANGE FROM TEA PARTIES AND FILM SHOWS FOR THE YOUNG, DISCO NIGHTS FOR TEENAGERS, TO CONCERTS AND CANTONESE OPERAS FOR ADULTS TO BE STAGED AT THE LOCAL TOWN HALL, COMMUNITY CENTRES AND PLAYGROUNDS.

SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS WILL INCLUDE A PERFORMANCE BY POPULAR CANTONESE OPERA SINGER SUN MA SZE TSANG A CONCERT BY THE HONG KONG PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA; AND A DISTRICT BOARD-SPONSORED VARIETY SHOW TO BE STAGED BY A TELEVISION STATION AT THE SHA TSUI ROAD PLAYGROUND.

FOLLOWING A SWITCH-ON CEREMONY ON DECEMBER 22, BOTH CASTLE PEAK ROAD, FROM THE BANG BANG RESTAURANT TO THE CHINA DYEING FACTORY, AND TAI HO ROAD, FROM FOU WAH CENTRE TO THE TOWN HALL, WILL BE ILLUMINATED WITH FESTIVE LIGHTS UNTIL THE END OF THE MONTH.

THE TWO ROUNDABOUTS AT KWAI CHUNG ROAD AND TAI HO ROAD OPPOSITE THE TOWN HALL, AND THE THREE PEDESTRIAN FOOTBRIDGES OUTSIDE THE TSUEN WAN MTR STATION WILL HAVE SIMILAR DECORATIONS.

/ON CHRISTMAS