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"BESIDES ALL THIS, IT IS INTENDED TO DEFINE, IN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS AND IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MARINE DEPARTMENT, THE LIMITED PROCUREMENT SPECIFICATION FOR SEVEN LAUNCHES TO REPLACE THE VOSPER 78 PATROL LAUNCHES WHICH HAVE BEEN IN SERVICE SINCE 1971," SAID SUPT. WILLY-FURTH.
AS
DISCUSSING COSTS, HE SAID: "WE TRY TO MAKE THESE VESSELS COST EFFECTIVE AS POSSIBLE. YOU CAN CUT CORNERS, BUT THEN YOU END UP PAYING FOR IT IN THE LONG RUN. IF YOU BUY QUALITY, IT LASTS."
"OUR VESSELS HAVE TO BE BUILT TO VERY HIGH SPECIFICATIONS SIMPLY BECAUSE OF THE USAGE. WE GET MORE MILEAGE OUT OF ANY OF OUR CRAFT THAN DOES ALMOST ANY OTHER ORGANISATION LIKE THE FORCE."
"WE TRY TO KEEP OUR BOATS AT SEA FOR 300 DAYS OF THE YEAR, WITH ONLY 60 DAYS OF DOWN TIME'.
"BASICALLY, WITH THESE NEW CRAFT, WE WILL BE ABLE TO
MAINTAIN
A VISIBLE POLICE PRESENCE AT SEA 24 HOURS A DAY THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE YEAR."
CHILDREN'S CHOIR QUESTS FOR NEW TALENT
THE MONG KOK CHILDREN'S CHOIR IS RECRUITING NEW MEMBERS TO EXPAND ITS ACTIVITIES.
YOUNG MUSIC LOVERS AGED BETWEEN SIX AND 16 MAY APPLY FOR ENROLMENT IN VARIOUS TRAINING SESSIONS INCLUDING CHORUS SINGING, PERCUSSION BAND PLAYING AND DANCING; WHILE THOSE AGED OVER 16 MAY JOIN THE YOUTH GROUP FOR TRAINING IN CHORUS SINGING AND DANCING.
THE CLASSES ARE CONDUCTED ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON IN LOCAL SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY CENTRES, THE TRAINING FEE IS $100 A SEASON.
THE CHILDREN'S CHOIR, CURRENTLY WITH A MEMBERSHIP OF 130, WAS SET UP IN 1975 BY THE MONG KOK DISTRICT CULTURAL RECREATIONAL AND SPORTS ASSOCIATION TO PROVIDE PROPER AND FORMAL MUSIC TRAINING FOR CHILDREN IN THE DISTRICT.
APART FROM TRAINING, THE CHOIR ACTIVELY TAKES PART IN FUNCTIONS TO POLISH ITS PERFROMING SKILLS AND ACQUIRE EXPERIENCE.
APPLICATION FORMS FOR THE CHILDREN'S CHOIR ARE AVAILABLE AT THE MONG KOK DISTRICT OFFICE, 157 PRINCE EDWARD ROAD; TAI KOK TSUI BRANCH OFFICE, 85 IVY STREET AND LIM POR YEN CENTRE, 110 BEECH STREET.
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