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Three CSD officers commended by the Governor

Three Correctional Services Department (CSD) officers, who saw action at Vietnamese Migrants (VMs) camps transfer exercises earlier this year, today (Monday) received Governor's Commendations.

An Assistant Officer II, Mr Wong Ming-fai, is the first rank-and-file member of the CSD awarded with the commendation. He joined the department in 1982 and was transferred to the Emergency Support Group (ESG) in 1992.

Both Mr Wong and a Principal Officer, Mr Kwong Kwan-ming, were commended for their courage and tenacity displayed during an operation to remove VMs from Section One of the Whitehead Detention Centre on May 20.

Mr Kwong joined the CSD in 1974 and is currently the Tactical Training Officer at CSD's Staff Training Institute.

An Officer, Mr Kiu Cheung-wan, was commended for his exemplary courage and leadership displayed during an operation to remove VMs from High Island Detention Centre for orderly repatriation on May 11.

Mr Kiu joined the department in 1976 and was posted to the ESG in 1992.

End/Monday, November 20, 1995

Gifted education proposed for teacher training

The Board of Education has suggested that, in order to develop local expertise in gifted education, plans should be explored to introduce long-term teacher development programmes on this topic and to include gifted education as a module in initial teacher training.

Speaking at a Board of Education meeting today (Monday), an Assistant Director of Education, Mr Julian Y M Leung, noted that major conversion work of the Fung Hong Chu Gifted Education Centre in Tsuen Wan was completed last June. Installation of equipment is now in progress.

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