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FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1983

WORK TO BEGIN ON LANTAU TRAINING CAMP

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THE PRESENT ARMY TRAINING CAMP IN SAI KUNG WILL BE RELOCATED ON LANTAU ISLAND.

ERSKINE TRAINING CAMP OFF CLEARWATER BAY ROAD WILL BE CLOSED TO MAKE WAY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF KOHIMA BARRACKS ON AN ADJACENT SITE, TO ACCOMMODATE THE FIFTH BATTALION OF THE HONG KONG GARRISON. CONSIDERATION IS BEING GIVEN TO THE COMMUNITY FACILITY THAT COULD BE PROVIDED ON THE PRESENT TRAINING CAMP SITE WHEN IT IS HANDED OVER TO THE GOVERNMENT.

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID FOR THE ARMED FORCES TO MAINTAIN THE REQUIRED STANDARDS OF MILITARY SKILL, IT WAS NECESSARY FOR UNITS TO UNDERGO INTENSIVE TRAINING IN A RURAL SETTING AWAY FROM THEIR FAMILIAR WORKING ENVIRONMENT.

THE NEW CAMP, TO BE CALLED LANTAU TRAINING CAMP WILL CONSIST OF SEVERAL LOW-RISE BUILDINGS DESIGNED TO FIT UNOBTRUSIVELY INTO A SMALL VALLEY ON SHUT HAU PENINSULA.

THE SITE IS IN A REMOTE PART OF LANTAU AND ITS DEVELOPMENT WILL HAVE MINIMAL IMPACT ON THE LANDSCAPE. AT THE SAME TIME, THE BUILDING OF A ROAD TO THE CAMP WILL PROVIDE BETTER PUBLIC ACCESS TO BEACHES AND RECREATIONAL AREAS IN THE VICINITY.

SITE INVESTIGATION WORK WILL BEGIN IN SEPTEMBER AND THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF 1986.

POLICE FORCE MEMBERS GIVE TO CHARITY

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THE ACTING COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, MR PETER MOOR, TODAY (FRIDAY) HANDED OVER A CHEQUE FOR $31 000 TO A BOARD MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY CHEST, THE REV. KARL STUMPF.

AT A CEREMONY HELD AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS THIS MORNING, MR MOOR SAID THE DONATION, RAISED BY FORCE MEMBERS IN RESPONSE TO THE EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION PROGRAMME, WAS A CONSIDERABLE INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR'S $25 000.

HE SAID THIS INDICATED THAT POLICE OFFICERS AND CIVILIAN STAFF WERE VERY MUCH AWARE OF SOCIAL WELFARE NEEDS AND FELT SURE THAT THEY WOULD CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THIS WORTHWHILE CAUSE.

THE REV. STUMPF LATER PRESENTED A SOUVENIR BANNER TO MR MOOR AS A TOKEN OF APPRECIATION.

THE CHIEF POLICE WELFARE OFFICER, MR GIL MANSELL, AND THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE WELFARE BRANCH, MRS ANISSA NG, ALSO ATTENDED THE CEREMONY.

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