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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1988

HE ALSO EXTENDED HIS APPRECIATION TO THE CAS FOR SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITY.

IN HIS ADDRESS WELCOMING THE GOVERNOR, THE COMMISSIONER OF CAS, SIR ROGER LOBO, SAID THAT 1988 WAS PERHAPS THE BUSIEST YEAR THE CAS SINCE THE SERVICE WAS FOUNDED IN 1952.

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IN ADDITION TO LOOKING AFTER OVER 4,000 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES FOUR CENTRES, SIR ROGER SAID: "DURING THE YEAR, MORR THAN 7,000 ADULTS AND 4,000 CADETS WERE DEPLOYED ON 380 OCCASIONS IN CROWD CONTROL, COMMUNICATION AND MARSHALLING SERVICES IN CHARITY FUND-RAISING EVENTS, GOVERNMENT CAMPAIGNS AND YOUTH ACTIVITIES.'

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HE COMMENDED ALL OFFICERS, MEMBERS OF THE PERMANENT STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS WHO HAD WORKED UNTIRINGLY IN THE REFUGEE CENTRES.

SIR ROGER SAID IT WAS HOPED THAT WITH THE COMPLETION OF THE RENOVATION OF CAS HEADQUARTERS AT CAROLINE HILL AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TAI TAN WATER ACTIVITY TRAINING CENTRE AT SAI KUNG NEXT YEAR, TRAINING AND OTHER FACILITIES WOULD BE GREATLY ENHANCED.

"AT THIS JUNCTURE, I WOULD LIKE ΤΟ EXPRESS OUR APPRECIATION TO THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB WHO HAVE $1 MILLION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF OUR TRAINING SWIMMING POOL TAI TAN TRAINING CAMP, THIS IN ADDITION TO THE $1.5 MILLION GRANTED FOR INITIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THAT CAMP," HE SAID.

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"THAT, HOWEVER, WILL NOT BE ENOUGH TO COPE WITH TRAINING SCHEDULE. WE HAVE PLANS ALREADY IN THE REPROVISION OUR HONG KONG TRAINING CENTRE WHICH SHOULD BE READY BY

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"WE HOPE THAT THE REDEVELOPMENT OF OUR KOWLOON TRAINING CENTRE AND REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS, WHICH WERE BUILT MORE THAN 33 YEARS AGO, WILL BE EXPEDITED, AS WE WOULD NEED A MODERN TRAINING COMPLEX THERE."

WATER POLLUTION CONTROL LEGISLATION TO BE STRENGTHENED

THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT (EPD) HAS RECOGNISED THE NEED TO STRENGTHEN THE EXISTING WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ORDINANCE TO TACKLE LOCAL WATER POLLUTION PROBLEMS, PRINCIPAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OFFICER (WATER POLICY) MR PAUL HOLMES SAID TODAY (THURSDAY),

MR HOLMES WAS SPEAKING ON "MARINE POLLUTION IN HONG KONG" AT A SEMINAR ORGANISED BY THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG.

HE SAID WORK WOULD BE GOING ON TO SIMPLIFY THE AND TO MAKE IT MORE EFFECTIVE.

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