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Monday, March 11, 1974

FISHERIES SUPERVISOR RETIRING

Mr. Tang Kim-ying, a Senior Fisheries Supervisor, will retire

soon after over 21 years in the public service.

Mr. Tang joined the Agriculture and Fisheries Department as

a Fisheries Supervisor Class II in 1953, and was promoted to the post of

Senior Fisheries Supervisor in 1968.

In recent years, he has been Secretary of both the Fisheries

Development Loan Fund Advisory Committee and Fish Marketing Advisory Board.

During his career in the department, Mr. Tang performed a

diversity of duties, including supervision of fishing goar construction

and fishing operations and the processing of loan applications and repayment.

He has also acted as an adviser to fishermen on their problems

and played an active part in fisheries extension work including the preparation

of the popular "Fishermen's Half Hour" radio programme.

On behalf of his colleagues and friends, the Director of Agriculture

and Fisheries, Mr. E.H. Nichols will present him with a farevoll nenento on

Wednesday (March 13).

Note to Editors:

You are invited to send a reporter and/or

photographer to cover the presentation ceremony which is to take place at 4 p.m. on Wednesday (March 13) in the Conference Room of the Agriculture

and Fisheries Department Headquarters on the 14th

Floor of the Canton Road Government Offices.

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