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MONDAY, APRIL 11, 1983

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IMPROVEMENTS FOR SQUATTER AREA

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SEVEN UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT BOARD TODAY (MONDAY) VISITED THE MOUNT DAVIS HOI PONG VILLAGE SQUATTER AREA TO STUDY PROPOSED FACILITIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.

ACCOMPANIED BY THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MR LEE KAI-FAT, THE MEMBERS WERE FIRST BRIEFED BY THE CHIEF PUBLIC WORKS OFFICER (VICTORIA) OF THE URBAN AREA DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION, MR PETER LOMAS, ON PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT WORKS TO THE EXISTING WATER CHANNELS. THE CHANNELS ARE FILLED WITH RUBBISH AND DEBRIS WHICH PREVENT THE REGULAR WATER FLOW.

THE GROUP THEN MOVED ON TO VARIOUS LOCATIONS WHERE THE INSTALLATION OF STREET LIGHTS HAS BEEN PROPOSED.

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE MR LEE TAT-YU, SAID THAT TO APPROVE DB FUNDS FOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS WAS NO EASY TASK.

+WE HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL NOT TO OVERSPEND AND, AT THE SAME TIME, MAKE THE BEST OUT OF THE LIMITED RESOURCES, HE SAID.

+THE BEST WAY TO MAKE SURE IS STUDY THE PROJECTS CAREFULLY, AND A SITE VISIT TO THE PROBLEM AREA IS MOST HELPFUL, HE ADDED.

CERTIFICATES FOR CORRECTIONAL SERVICES STAFF

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TWENTY ASSISTANT OFFICERS OF THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT WERE TODAY AWARDED CERTIFICATES ON COMPLETION OF AN EXTENSION COURSE ON SOCIAL WORK.

THE TWO-MONTH, PART-TIME DAY-RELEASE COURSE, ORGANISED BY THE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK OF THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC, WAS DESIGNED FOR OFFICERS ON AFTER-CARE DUTIES.

IT PROVIDED INSTRUCTION IN SOCIAL WORK TECHNIQUES, HUMAN GROWTH AND BEHAVIOUR, AND RESIDENTIAL CARE.

DR ROBERT ANDRY, ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEALING WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES AND PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENT, PRESENTED THE CERTIFICATES TO THE OFFICERS, AT A SPECIAL CEREMONY HELD AT THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC.

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