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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1993

EXTENSION

OF

THE STUDENT CIF IS AN

THE CURRENT CIF SCHEME WHICH HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL TO HAVE TODAY INCLUDED IN ITS NETWORK SOME 700 DISTRIBUTION OUTLETS.

"SINCE 1980 WHEN THE CIF SCHEME WAS FIRST IMPLEMENTED, A TOTAL OF 14,848 COMPLETED CIFS WERE RECEIVED, RESULTING IN 4.192 ARRESTS. THIS FIGURE SPEAKS FOR ITSELF THAT THE SCHEME IS EFFECTIVE IN HELPING THE POLICE IN OBTAINING INFORMATION FROM THE PUBLIC, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE STUDENT CIF PILOT SCHEME KILL BE ON TRIAL FOR A PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS. THE 18 PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS COMI FROM TWO POLICE DISTRICTS, WONG TAJ SIN AND WESTERN * ! ! ! + ']! HAVI FEWER NUMBERS OF SCHOOLS, COMPARED TO OTHER DISTRICTS, THEREBY ALLOWING A MORE STRINGENT ASSESSMENT BE MADE OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE SCHEME.

**INFORMATION RECEIVED THROUGH THE STUDENT CIF AND THE IDENTITY OF THE INFORMANT WILL BE TREATED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

PRONE

"HEADMASTERS WILL DECIDE WHERE TO PLACE THE CIF HOLDERS TO MAKE FORM EASILY AVAILABLE AND THE USERS

TO RE VICTIMISED, "THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

THE

LESS

ROUTINE VISITS WILL BE MADE BY SCHOOL LIAISON OFFICERS TO. MONITOR IF ANY PROBLEMS WILL ARISE.

THE SCHEME WILL BE PUT UNDER REVIEW FOLLOW ING THE SIX-MONTH TRIAL, TO ASSESS THE SUITABILITY 01 A FULL IMPLEMENTATION IN ALL SECONDARY SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY.

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PRE-QUALIFICATION OF TENDERERS FOR WEST KOWLOON CORRIDOR WORKS

THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT IS INVITING CONTRACTORS TO APPLY FOR PRE-QUALIFICATION FOR TENDERING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE YAU MA TEI SECTION PHASE II OF THE WEST KOWLOON CORRIDOR AND ASSOCIATED FOOTBRIDGE AND SUBWAY SYSTEM.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID WORKS INVOLVED THE CONSTRUCTION OF A DUAL TWO-TO THREE-LANE FLYOVER EXTENSION OF ABOUT 650 METRES LONG ALONG FERRY STREET ACROSS WATERLOO ROAD JUNCTION WITH FOUR CONNECTING RAMPS.

A 400-METRE TWO-LANE UPRAMP ALONG CHERRY STREET ΤΟ LINK WITH THE EXISTING NORTHBOUND FLYOVER IN TAI KOK TSUI ROAD WILL ALSO BE CONSTRUCTED.

SYSTEMS ALONG FERRY STREET AT ITS

WATERLOO ROAD AND A NEW PEDESTRIAN SUBWAY ACROSS PUBLIC SQUARE STREET.

THE ASSOCIATED FOOTBRIDGE WORKS INVOLVED TWO FOOTBRIDGE

JUNCTION WITH

DUNDAS STREET AND FERRY STREET NEAR

/OTHER WORKS