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THE VIETNAMESE HAVE BEEN DIVIDED AS EQUALLY AS POSSIBLE INTO THE HUTS, GROUPED AS THEY WERE WHEN THEY ARRIVED IN HONG KONG WATERS.
AS WORK PROGRESSES THE FAMILIES WILL BE PUT INTO GROUPS AND SINGLE MEN AND WOMEN ACCOMMODATED SEPARATELY.
WORK DETAILS WILL BE ORGANISED AND JOBS ALLOCATED, WITH THE INMATES WORKING UNDER STRICT SECURITY SUPERVISION.
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"THEY ARE GOING TO WORK THE CAMP THEMSELVES, SAID MR WILLY-FURTH. "THEY WILL BE SUBJECT TO STRICT DISCIPLINE BUT WITHOUT BEING HARSH. THE PLACE WILL BE MADE AS PLEASANT AS POSSIBLE.
"WE'RE TEACHING THEM TO USE FLUSHING TOILETS AND THRY HAVE SHOWERS AND A LOT OF GRASS TO WALK ON.
A DAILY ROUTINE IS ALREADY BEING BUILT, WITH A ROTA SYSTEM IN FORCE FOR SERVING FOOD AND CLEANING THE WASH PLACES AND LAVATORIES. FOOD, AT PRESENT BEING DELIVERED FROM OUTSIDE, WILL EVENTUALLY BE PREPARED IN A CAMP KITCHEN.
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A SYSTEM OF EXERCISE AND OTHER ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN WILL
MR WILLY-FURTH HAS AN ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF OF SIX WITH OTHER OFFICERS AND AUXILIARIES WORKING ON SHIFTS.
ALTHOUGH THE NEWCOMERS ARE RELIEVED TO BE ON DRY LAND AND IN MORE COMFORTABLE ACCOMMODATION THAN UNDER THEIR RECENT CONDITIONS, MINOR THEFTS AND OTHER INCIDENTS HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED AT ERSKINE CAMP.
"WE ARE ON OUR GUARD AGAINST TROUBLE, SAID MR WILLY-FURTH. "WE'VE HAD SOME SQUABBLES WITH PEOPLE WANTING MORE THAN THEIR FAIR SHARE OF HUT SPACE. WE'RE ALSO LETTING THEM TAKE TURNS IN GETTING FIRST PORTIONS OF THE FOOD AND WE HAVE OUR EYES ON PREVENTING PEOPLE SETTING THEMSELVES UP AS TABACCO BARONS.
"EVENTUALLY ALL OF THEM WILL BE SCREENED SO THAT WE WILL KNOW
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