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THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1987

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FURTHER DELAY FOR UK POSTAL ITEMS

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DUE TO AN ESCALATION IN THE WORK-TO-RULE ACTION BY UNITED KINGDOM CUSTOMS OFFICERS, SEVERAL CATEGORIES OF POSTAL ITEMS TO THE UK WILL BE AFFECTED, A POST OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

SPEEDPOST PACKAGES, AIR AND SURFACE PARCELS CONTAINING INACCURATELY DECLARED, UNDER-DECLARED OR UNDECLARED ITEMS OF MERCHANDISE ARE NOW SUBJECT TO SIGNIFICANT DELAY, HE SAID.

IT WAS ANNOUNCED EARLIER THAT SPEEDPOST ITEMS CONTAINING MERCHANDISE, PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH A DECLARED VALUE IN EXCESS OF 100 POUND STERLING WILL BE AFFECTED.

THE PUBLIC WILL BE FURTHER ADVISED AS SOON AS THE SITUATION RETURNS TO NORMAL, HE ADDED.

THIRD TSUEN WAN AMBULANCE DEPOT

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PILED FOUNDATION WORK FOR A FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT AMBULANCE DEPOT AT TSUEN WAN STARTED TODAY (THURSDAY) UNDER A CONTRACT AWARDED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

IT WILL BE THE THIRD AMBULANCE DEPOT IN TSUEN WAN WHEN IT IS COMPLETED IN SEPTEMBER 1988, AND THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL HAVE A TOTAL OF 25 AMBULANCE DEPOTS AND STATIONS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY.

THE FOUNDATION WORK WILL BE COMPLETED AT A COST OF $586 720 BY THE END OF AUGUST, WHILE WORK ON THE TWO-STOREY DEPOT WILL START IN SEPTEMBER AND TAKE 12 MONTHS.

THE NEW DEPOT, LOCATED AT WAI TSUEN ROAD OPPOSITE LUK YEUNG SUN CHUEN, WILL HAVE THE CAPACITY FOR FOUR AMBULANCES.

DETAILS OF ADVANCED RECREATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMME

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THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAS RECENTLY LAUNCHED A PILOT SCHEME TO GIVE +ADVANCED RECREATIONAL TRAINING TO A SELECTED GROUP OF INMATES WITH THE AIM OF DEVELOPING THEIR POTENTIALS AND TALENTS.

HONG KONG'S NATIONAL SOCCER COACH, MR KWOK KA-MING, AND TABLE-TENNIS HEAD COACH AT THE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE, MR CHENG CHUNG-YIN, ARE AMONG COACHES OF THE TRAINING PROGRAMMES FOR YOUNG INMATES.

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