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FRIDAY, MAY 3, 1985
SHIPPING STATISTICS ARE COMPILED PRIMARILY FROM GENERAL DECLARATIONS SUBMITTED TO THE MARINE DEPARTMENT BY SHIPOWNERS OR AUTHORISED SHIPPING AGENTS, AND COVER ALL OCEAN-GOING VESSELS ENTERING AND LEAVING HONG KONG, EXCLUDING YACHTS AND PLEASURE CRAFT. PORT AND CARGO STATISTICS ARE COMPILED FROM OCEAN CARGO MANIFESTS SUPPLIED BY SHIPPING COMPANIES OR AGENTS TO THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT. BECAUSE OF RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS, A SAMPLE OF ALL CONSIGNMENTS LISTED IN THE MANIFEST IS USED FOR COMPILING THE STATISTICS. THE SAMPLING METHOD IS DESCRIBED IN THE EXPLANATORY NOTES OF THE REPORT.
MORE DETAILS ARE CONTAINED IN THE +HONG KONG SHIPPING STATISTICS+ REPORT FOR OCTOBER TO DECEMBER 1984, WHICH IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, AT $12 PER COPY.
ENQUIRIES ON STATISTICS PROVIDED IN THE REPORT MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE SHIPPING STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, AT TELEPHONE NUMBERS 5-452701 AND 5-455422.
PIK UK TO BECOME INDUSTRIAL PRISON
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THE MINIMUM SECURITY PIK UK PRISON IN CLEAR WATER BAY ROAD, SAI KUNG WILL BECOME AN INDUSTRIAL PRISON WHEN ITS WORKSHOP BUILDING IS COMPLETED AND PUT INTO USE LATER THIS YEAR.
THIS WAS REVEALED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, MR THOMAS GARNER, AT THE TOPPING-OUT CEREMONY OF THE NEW WORKSHOP BUILDING TODAY (FRIDAY).
THE CEREMONY WAS ATTENDED BY OFFICIALS FROM GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS INVOLVED IN THE BUILDING PROJECT AS WELL AS LOCAL COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES, INCLUDING THE CHAIRMAN OF SAI KUNG DISTRICT BOARD, MR WAN HON-CHEUNG.
WITH THE OPENING OF THE WORKSHOP BUILDING, MORE THAN 80 PER CENT OF THE PRISON'S POPULATION, MOST OF THEM SERVING THE IR FIRST TERM, COULD BE EMPLOYED IN INDUSTRIAL WORK, MR GARNER SAID.
THE FOUR-STOREY WORKSHOP BUILDING, NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION, IS DESIGNED TO HOLD SOME 280 PRISONERS FOR TRAINING IN CARPENTRY AND GARMENT MAKING WORK. IT WILL ALSO PROVIDE STORAGE SPACE FOR RAW MATERIALS AND FINISHED GOODS.
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