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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1986

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HANDICRAFT ITEMS ON SALE AT FAIR IN STANLEY

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TANGIBLE PROOF OF PRISONERS' SKILLS AND CREATIVITY WILL BE ON DISPLAY AT THE AUTUMN FAIR OF THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT STANLEY ON SATURDAY (NOVEMBER 1).

THE FAIR MARKS THE ANNUAL SALE OF ART WORKS AND HANDICRAFT ITEMS MADE BY PRISONERS AND INMATES IN VARIOUS PENAL INSTITUTIONS.

A VARIETY OF PRODUCTS, INCLUDING STUFFED TOYS, RATTAN AND WOODEN FURNITURE AND HANDICRAFTS, WILL BE ON SALE AT 30 STALLS. WHILE ADMISSION IS FREE, PROCEEDS OF THE FAIR WILL GO TO CHARITIES.

THE FAIR WILL BE OPENED BY THE SENIOR MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MISS LYDIA DUNN, AT NOON AT THE FOOTBALL FIELD NEXT TO STANLEY PRISON. IT WILL CLOSE AT 5 PM.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE AUTUMN FAIR. PRESS TRANSPORT HAS BEEN ARRANGED AND MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD GATHER AT THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT'S PUBLIC RELATIONS UNIT, 32 01 KWAN ROAD, GROUND FLOOR, AT 10.45 AM ON SATURDAY.

EXHIBITION TO FEATURE PLACEMENT OF DISABLED

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SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR RON BRIDGE, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HONG KONG TELEPHONE COMPANY, MR DAVID LI, WILL JOINTLY OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING OF A THREE-DAY EXHIBITION ON EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE DISABLED AT THE NEW WORLD PLAZA, TSIM SHA TSUI, TOMORROW (FRIDAY).

ORGANISED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND SPONSORED BY THE HONG KONG TELEPHONE COMPANY, THE EXHIBITION WILL FEATURE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT'S SELECTIVE PLACEMENT SERVICE THROUGH AUDIO-VISUAL PRESENTATIONS, STATIC DISPLAYS, AND MODERN TECHNICAL AIDS USED BY THE DISABLED.

IT WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AFTER THE OPENING CEREMONY AND BETWEEN 11 AM AND 7 PM ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING AT 3 PM AT THE NEW WORLD PLAZA TOMORROW.

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