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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 1989

LUNAR NEW YEAR FIREWORKS DISPLAY

THE MUNICIPAL SERVICES BRANCH TODAY (WEDNESDAY) REMINDED ORGANISATIONS TO SUBMIT EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST TO SPONSOR THE 1990 LUNAR NEW YEAR FIREWORKS DISPLAY BY APRIL 29.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BRANCH ADVISED THAT APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO THE SECRETARY FOR MUNICIPAL SERVICES AT LEAST NINE MONTHS BEFORE THE DATE PROPOSED FOR THE DISPLAY.

FIREWORKS DISPLAYS HAVE NORMALLY BEEN HELD IN THE EVENING OF THE SECOND DAY OF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR AS THE FOCAL POINT OF THE CHINESE NEW YEAR FESTIVITIES IN RECENT YEARS.

APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO THE MSB HEADQUARTERS AT THE 11TH FLOOR, HARBOUR CENTRE, 25 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI.

AS IN PREVIOUS YEARS, THE GOVERMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE APPLICATIONS AND TO DECLINE TO GIVE REASONS FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OR REJECTION OF APPLICATIONS.

SINGAPOREAN DELEGATION VISITS CSD

A DELEGATION OF EIGHT SENIOR OFFICIALS FROM THE SINGAPORE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS, PRISONS DEPARTMENT, AND THE SINGAPORE CORPORATION OF REHABILITATIVE ENTERPRISES, TODAY (WEDNESDAY) STARTED A THREE-DAY VISIT TO THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT (CSD).

THE PARTY, LED BY THE PERMANENT SECRETARY OF HOME AFFAIRS, MR TAN CHIN TIONG, AND THE DIRECTOR OF PRISONS, MR TEE TUA BA, ARE INTERESTED IN SEEING THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES FACILITIES AND PROGRAMMES IN HONG KONG AND THE OPERATION OF LAUNDRY SERVICES PROVIDED BY CSD.

THEY FIRST CALLED ON THE COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, MR CHAN WA-SHEK, THIS MORNING AT THE DEPARTMENT'S HEADQUARTERS.

AT A MEETING WITH SENIOR OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT, THEY EXCHANGED VIEWS ON PRISON MANAGEMENT AND CORRECTIONAL PROGRAMMES FOR INMATES.

VISITED ΤΑΙ

THEN, THE PARTY, ACCOMPANIED BY THE COMMISSIONER, TAM GAP CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION, STANLEY PRISON, AND CSD'S STAFF

TRAINING INSTITUTE.

ARRANGEMENT HAS ALSO BEEN MADE FOR THEM TO VISIT PIK UK PRISON, TAI LAM CENTRE FOR WOMEN, TAI LAM CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION, SIU PSYCHIATRIC CENTRE, MA PO PING PRISON, SHEK PIK PRISON DETENTION CENTRE TOMORROW AND ON FRIDAY.

LAM

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SHA

TSUI

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