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WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1990

DEDICATED A LOT OF WAS PARTLY DUE

NOTING THAT STAFF OF THE ASSOCIATION HAD TIME AND CARE TO THE STUDENTS, LADY WILSON SAID THIS TO THE SPIRIT OF CARE AND CONCERN WITH WHICH THE ASSOCIATION BEGAN.

WAS HAPPY

LADY WILSON

TO LEARN THAT THE ASSOCIATION HAD CONTINUED TO GROW WHILE RETAINING THAT SPIRIT OF CARE AND CONCERN.

CELEBRATION AND TRAINEES OF

WAS THE

SHE WAS ALSO GLAD TO SEE THAT THE ANNIVERSARY GOING TO BE A CARNIVAL OF FUN FOR THE STUDENTS MANY SCHOOLS AND CENTRES OF THE ASSOCIATION.

IDEA THAT WHAT IS

THE WITH "THIS ASSOCIATION WAS BUILT UP RIGHT FOR THE CHILD MUST BE RIGHT FOR THE ASSOCIATION.

"IT IS THEREFORE SO NICE THAT THE STUDENTS ARE ALL INCLUDED THIS HAPPY OCCASION, SHE SAID.

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IN

WHILE PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE ASSOCIATION'S MANAGEMENT AND STAFF LADY WILSON ADDED THAT THERE WERE STILL THINGS TO AND PLAN.

WORK ᎪᎢ . AIM AT,

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"THERE ALWAYS ARE, AND ALWAYS SHOULD BE FOR A MOMENT, LOOK BACK, AND GIVE THANKS FOR WHAT HAS FOR ALL OF THOSE WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO IT HAPPENING,

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BUT TODAY, WE

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CAN, HAPPENED, AND SHE SAID.

GOVT FLEET INCREASES AVAILABILITY

THE AVAILABILITY FOR DEPLOYMENT OF

THE GOVERNMENT OVER THE PAST

FLEET HAS YEAR, THE

INCREASED FROM 68 PER CENT TO 75 PER CENT DIRECTOR OF MARINE, MR MICHAEL C.C. SZE, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

THE

OF AVAILABILITY

HAS FLEET

WITH THE MORE

THE POLICE "IN PARTICULAR, INCREASED FROM 60 PER CENT TO 75 PER CENT. THIS MEANS THAT, SAME NUMBER OF BOATS, THE MARINE POLICE CAN NOW HAVE 25 PER CENT IN SERVICE THAN THAY HAD A YEAR AGO.

"GIVEN THE

OF POLICE BOATS,

AVERAGE A WORLDWIDE

THIS CRAFT, SIMILAR MR SZE TOLD A MEETING OF

ABOUT

4,000 OF ABOUT IS PERFORMANCE THE INSTITUTE OF

HIGH UTILISATION RUNNING HOURS A YEAR, COMPARED WITH 1,000

FOR YEAR PARTICULARLY CREDITABLE," CHARTERED SHIPBROKERS.

HOURS

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TO MAKE FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS BY "WE ARE, HOWEVER, PLANNING EXTENDING OUR USE OF TERM CONTRACTS WITH PRIVATE SHIPYARDS,

THE CONTRACTORS IN INTRODUCING COMPUTERISED

IMPROVING

MAINTENANCE

THE QUALITY AND TIMELINESS OF WORK UNDERTAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT DOCKYARD AND BY AND SPARE PARTS PLANNING."

/THE GOVERNMENT