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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1990

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"I KNOW THE TEACHING STAFF WILL MAKE VERY GOOD USE OF THIS FACILITY IN PREPARING CANDIDATES FOR PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS, SIR OSWALD SAID.

THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB GRANTED $137,000 ΤΟ THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR SETTING UP THE LANGUAGE LABORATORY AT THE INSTITUTION.

THE LABORATORY HAS À CAPACITY FOR 24 INMATES AT A TIME. IT WILL BE OPEN EVEN AFTER SCHOOL AND ON HOLIDAYS, APART FROM NORMAL TRAINING SESSIONS, IN ORDER TO LET HARD-WORKING INMATES TO MAKE FULL USE OF THEIR SPARE TIME.

AFTER UNVEILING A PLAQUE TO MARK THE OPENING OF THE LABORATORY, SIR OSWALD PRESENTED CERTIFICATES TO 18 INMATES WHO HAVE PASSED PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS IN THE HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION, THE LONDON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY CERTIFICATES, AND THE PITMAN EXAMINATION.

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"THESE YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE PERFORMED EXCEEDINGLY WELL. THEIR ACHIEVEMENT WILL, NO DOUBT BRING ABOUT FURTHER FULFILMENT IN LIFE ON THEIR SUBSEQUENT RETURN TO THE COMMUNITY, SIR OSWALD SAID.

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"THERE WILL BE NUMEROUS OBSTACLES ALONG REHABILITATION. TO OVERCOME THEM WILI. REQUIRE NOT DETERMINATION BUT ALSO THE VITAL FAMILY, HE ALSO TOLD THE INMATES.

ROAD TO ONLY YOUR ASSISTANCE OF MEMBERS OF YOUR

DURING THE SECOND HALF OF

LAST YEAR, 31

PAPERS IN THE

INMATES OF THE VARIOUS PUBLIC

INSTITUTION SAT FOR A TOTAL OF 91 EXAMINATIONS AND OBTAINED 17 CREDITS AND 62 PASSES.

SOUTHERN PB TO GIVE VIEWS ON WELFARE

MEMBERS OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD WILL FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE

EXPRESS THEIR AT A MEETING

VIEWS ON THE TOMORROW (THURSDAY}

THEIR OPINIONS WILL, THEN BE SUBMITTED TO THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, WHICH IS CONSULTING DISTRICT BOARDS ON THE FORMULATION A WHITE PAPER ON SOCIAL WELFARE IN THE 90'S AND BEYOND.

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THE BOARD WILL ALSO DISCUSS THE COMPOSITION, MEMBERSHIP, ELECTION OF CHAIRMEN, AND APPOINTMENT OF CO-OPTED MEMBERS FOR VARIOUS COMMITTEES FOR THE YEAR 1990-91.

IT'S

/A PROPOSED