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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1983

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CORRECTIONAL SERVICES FAIR DRAWS LARGE CROWD

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THOUSANDS OF VISITORS FLOCKED TO STANLEY TODAY (SATURDAY) FOR THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT'S 31ST AUTUMN FAIR.

THE AUTUMN FAIR, HELD AT THE FOOTBALL GROUND NEXT TO STANLEY PRISON, WAS OPENED BY SIR SHIU-KIN TANG.

THERE WAS A WIDE SELECTION OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES INDUSTRIAL AND HOBBY CLASS PRODUCTS FOR SALE AT THE STALLS.

THESE GOODS INCLUDED STUFF TOYS, HANDICRAFT AND RATTAN AND WOODEN FURNITURE MADE BY PRISONERS OF VARIOUS CORRECTIONAL

INSTITUTIONS.

IN ADDITION, THERE WERE SNACK STALLS AND GAME STALLS PROVIDING A DAY OF FUN FOR VISITORS.

OTHER ENTERTAINMENTS INCLUDED PERFORMANCES BY THE TAI TAM GIRLS' PIPERS AND PRECISION MARCHING TEAM, A MARCHING DISPLAY BY THE CAPE COLLINSON MARCHING BAND, AND FOLK DANCING BY THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE CHINESE DANCE TROUPE AS WELL AS A RAFFLE DRAW.

THE FAIR WAS ORGANISED BY THE DEPARTMENT'S SPORTS ASSOCIATION AND THE PROCEEDS WILL BE DONATED TO CHARITIES AND THE DEPARTMENT'S WELFARE FUNDS.

$6-MILLION PLAYGROUND IN TSUEN WAN READY SOON

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A $6-MILLION MULTI-PURPOSE PLAYGROUND NOW NEARING COMPLETION IN TSUEN WAN NEW TOWN WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC SHORTLY.

THE TSUEN KING CIRCUIT PLAYGROUND, LOCATED ON A 1.29-HECTARE SITE ADJACENT TO THE TSUEN WAN CENTRE, A LARGE PRIVATE HOUSING ESTATE, FEATURES FOUR TENNIS COURTS WITH CHANGING ROOMS AND SHOWERS, A CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND WITH SAFETY MATTINGS, A POOL FOR MODEL BOATS AND A LANDSCAPED GARDEN WITH ARBOURS AND BENCHES.

OF THE TOTAL COSTS, $5 MILLION HAD BEEN PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND THE BALANCE DONATED BY THE SUN HUNG KAI PROPERTIES GROUP, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID.

DESIGNED AND BUILT BY THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, THE PLAYGROUND WILL BE HANDED OVER TO THE NTSD FOR MANAGEMENT.