Open day for CSD Staff Training Institute
The Staff Training Institute of the Correctional Services Department will hold an Open Day on December 21 (Saturday) to enable the public to know more about the training and administrative aspects of the Department which is at the receiving end of the criminal justice system of our society.
The Secretary for the Civil Service, Mr Lam Woon-kwong, will officiate at the opening ceremony at 10 am. The Institute, located at Stanley, will remain open to the public until 4 pm.
In addition to exhibitions in classrooms, visitors will see demonstrations staged by the CSD Dog Unit and the Anti-riot Squad. Entertainment will be provided by the Cape Collinson and Tai Tam Gap Marching Bands.
Other facilities of the Institute will also be open to visitors. Of particular interest are the historical items kept in the museum, including a miniature execution chamber and corporal punishment apparatus that have disappeared from Hong Kong prisons with the abolition of these punishments.
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Tai Po Fire Station open day
Tai Po Fire Station will be open to members of the public from 10 am to 5 pm tomorrow (Sunday).
The open day is part of the 1996/97 Fire Prevention Campaign.
Members of the public visiting the fire station will have a chance to learn more about fire prevention.
They can see various types of modern fire appliances such as Hydraulic Platform, Reserve Major Pump and Light Rescue Unit.
They can also see various kinds of fire-fighting and rescue equipment, including survivor detection system, slice cutting set, power lifting bags, fireman's chemical protection suit, thermal imaging camera and defibrillator.
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