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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1983

CERTIFICATES FOR SUPERVISORS

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AT A CEREMONY HELD THIS (FRIDAY) MORNING, 216 SUPPLIES SUPERVISORS WERE PRESENTED GRADUATION CERTIFICATES BY THE DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES, MR ROY KILVERT, IN THE IR HEADQUARTERS.

THE SUPPLIES SUPERVISORS HAD SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED 26 WEEKLY EVENING TRAINING SESSIONS, COVERING STORES REGULATIONS, AND INSTRUCTIONS, PROCEDURES AND PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED ON THEIR JOB.

SPEAKING AT THE CEREMONY, MR KILVERT SAID THE DEPARTMENT WAS ALWAYS CONSCIOUS OF THE NEED TO IMPROVE SERVICES FOR THE PUBLIC AND THE GOVERNMENT AT THE POINT OF DELIVERY THROUGH ORGANISED TRAINING PROGRAMMES.

THE SUPERVISOR COURSE, IS PART OF A COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR BOTH SERVING AND NEWLY RECRUITED STAFF OF THE DEPARTMENT, HE EXPLAINED.

BESIDES PROVIDING IN-SERVICE AND BASIC INDUCTION COURSES, THE DEPARTMENT ALSO SPONSORS STAFF MEMBERS ATTENDING COURSES IN THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC AND IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.

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TRAM ISLANDS TO BE MOVED

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TWO SHELTERED TRAM ISLANDS ON KING'S ROAD ARE TO BE RELOCATED AND LINKED BY A STAIRCASE TO A PROPOSED PEDESTRIAN FOOTBRIDGE.

THEY WILL BE MOVED FROM THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE JUNCTION OF KING'S ROAD AND FINNIE STREET TO THE NORTH SIDE.

THE RELOCATION IS NECESSARY IN CONNECTION WITH PROPOSED TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS AT THIS JUNCTION WHEN THE ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR OPENS.

WORK ON THE PROJECT IS DUE FOR COMPLETION BY MID-1985.

A PLAN SHOWING THE PROPOSED PROJECT, A NOTICE OF WHICH HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, CAN BE SEEN AT THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, CENTRAL ENQUIRY SUB-OFFICE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, WEST WING MAIN ENTRANCE; THE DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE, HONG KONG NORTH, HARBOUR CENTRE, 12TH FLOOR, HARBOUR ROAD: AND EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, 884-886, KING'S ROAD, GROUND FLOOR, HONG KONG.

ANY OBJECTION MUST BE SENT IN WRITING TO THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS BY FEBRUARY 21,

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