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TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 1984

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PRISONS CHIEF TO ATTEND TALKS

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HONG KONG'S COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, MR THOMAS GARNER, WILL BE SPEAKING ON THE SUBJECT EDUCATION BEYOND PRISON+, AT A FORTHCOMING INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PRISON EDUCATION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.

MR GARNER, WHO WILL ALSO BE GOING ON LEAVE TOMORROW, WILL BE AMONG 30 INVITED PARTICIPANTS FROM VARIOUS COUNTRIES AT THE CONFERENCE, WHICH WILL BE HELD IN SUSSEX BETWEEN JULY 3 AND 5. THE CONFERENCE IS ORGANISED BY THE OPEN UNIVERSITY, IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE HOME OFFICE AND THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE.

FROM JULY 24 TO 28, MR GARNER AND THE SUPERINTENDENT OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, MR KAN KWOK-NAM, WILL ATTEND THE 5TH ASIAN AND PACIFIC CONFERENCE OF CORRECTIONAL ADMINISTRATORS HOSTED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF TONGA.

MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION AT THIS CONFERENCE INCLUDE THE USE

OF TECHNOLOGY, THE ROLE OF VOLUNTEERS IN RELATION TO PROGRAMMES FOR INMATES, AND PROBLEMS OF THE PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY-HANDICAPPED, IN PRISONS.

MORE SEWERS FOR TAI O

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ADDITIONAL SEWERS WILL BE BUILT AT TAI 0, LANTAU, TO SERVE EXISTING AND NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE TOWN.

A $6.99 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE WORK HAS BEEN AWARDED TO WONG KEE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

THE CONTRACT WILL INCLUDE PREPARATORY EARTH-FILLING WORK FOR ABOUT A HECTARE OF LAND NORTH OF TA! O PRIOR TO SITE FORMATION WORK.

IN ADDITION, A 40-METRE-LONG TRIAL SEAWALL WILL BE CONSTRUCTED ON THE SOUTHERN BANK OF THE TAI O RIVER CHANNEL TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FLOODING.

IT WILL BE USED FOR DESIGN TESTING AND FORM PART OF A PERMANENT SEAWALL TO BE BUILT AT A LATER STAGE.

WORK ON THE WHOLE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO TAKE 18 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

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