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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1988

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COURSES SENIOR

SERVING SEAFARERS MAY ENROL IN REFRESHER COURSES, SUCH AS FIRE-

OR FOR TWO UPGRADING CERTIFICATE FIGHTING AND FIRST AID,

FOR PROGRESSION QUALIFICATIONS LEADING TO THE NECESSARY POSTS.

HECTARES 1.6 THE CENTRE IS LOCATED ON BETWEEN TSUEN WAN AND TUEN MUN.

OF LAND

BY

THE

SEA

AND HAS FULL FACILITIES FOR IT IS COMPREHENSIVELY EQUIPPED

FIRE-FIGHTING, WATCHKEEPING, ENGINEERING, TRAINING IN SEAMANSHIP, PERSONAL SURVIVAL TECHNIQUES, CARGO HANDLING, AND OTHER SKILLS.

OF

"THE PRIME OBJECTIVES OF THE TRAINING ARE TO PROMOTE SAFETY

OF THE MARINE LIFE AND PROPERTY AT SEA AND ENCOURAGE THE PROTECTION ENVIRONMENT, CAPTAIN HAWORTH SAID.

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VALUES OF DISCIPLINE AND SOCIAL OF COURSE THE DURING

"TRAINING AT THE CENTRE WILL STRESS THE AND TEAMWORK. THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS

WILL ALSO BE EMPHASISED RESPONSIBILITY INSTRUCTION.

THE CENTRE AIMS TO TRAIN 440 NEW ENTRANTS SEAFARERS EACH YEAR.

AND 600

IN-SERVICE

ENQUIRIES, SHOULD

THOSE INTERESTED IN MAKING APPLICATIONS, OR CONTACT THE CENTRE'S RECRUITMENT AND PLACEMENT OFFICER ON 0-4583833.

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THE CHANGING FACE OF JUNK BAY

A QUIET COVE TO THE EAST OF THE KOWLOON PENINSULA IS SLOWLY BUT STEADILY BEING DEVELOPED AS THE HOME FOR MORE THAN 325,000 PEOPLE,

TERRAIN, WAS MORE ADVENTUROUS,

JUNK BAY, SEPARATED FROM KOWLOON PROPER BY HILLY AT ONE TIME ACCESSIBLE ONLY BY SEA OR, FOR THE AN ARDUOUS TREK THROUGH THE STEEP HILLS.

HOWEVER, MANY CHANGES HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN THE PAST TWO YEARS.

BY

FOR EXAMPLE, A MODERN NETWORK OF ROADS 1S IN VARIOUS STAGES

OF

CONSTRUCTION TO PROVIDE EASY ACCESS

TO JUNK

LINKING THE BAY TO KOWLOON ARE PO LAM ROAD, JUNK BAY ROAD TUNNEL.

THE BAY.

MAJOR HANG HAU ROAD

ROADS AND THE

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