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Thursday, September 28, 1972
EDUCATION OFFICER RETIRING
The head of the Department of Commerce and Management Studies
of the Technical College, Mr. Chung Wah-leung, will be retiring
on Saturday (September 30) after serving in the department for over 19 years.
Mr. Woolfenden, Acting Principal, Technical College will
present a retirement gift to Mr. Chung at a farewell party to be held
in the Polytechnic.
Mr. Chung joined the department as an Assistant Education
Officer in 1953, and was transferred to the Hong Kong Technical College
in 1957.
In 1958, he was promoted to Education Officer, and was further
promoted to Organiser (Technical) and Head of the Department of Commerce
and Management Studies in 1966.
Mr. Chung played an important part in organising the various
ad hoc advisory panels which recommended the type of courses to be run
by the Hong Kong Polytechnic, which has replaced the Technical College.
He was also the President of the Hong Kong Chinese Civil Servants
Association from 1967 to 1970.
Note to Editors:
You are cordially invited to send a reporter and/or photographer to attend the farewell party. It will be held in the Polytechnic at 4 p.m. on September 29 (Friday).
Release time: 7.00 p.m.