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TUESDAY, MAY 28, 1974.
NEW DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION NAMED
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MR. JOHN M. ROWLANDS WILL SUCCEED MR. WILLIAM COLLARD AS DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION IN NOVEMBER THIS YEAR, IT WAS ANNOUNCED TODAY.
MR. COLLARD, WHO HAS BEEN DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION SINCE 1965. WILL BE GOING ON LEAVE PRIOR TO RETIREMENT TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR.
MR. ROWLANDS, 48, FIRST CAME TO HONG KONG IN 1952 AND HAS HELD A VARIETY OF POSTS IN THE FORMER RESETTLEMT DEPARTMENT, THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE COLONIAL SECRETARIAT, AND THE HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT.
HE IS MARRIED WITH TWO CHILDREN.
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COPIES OF MR. ROWLANDS' PHOTOGRAPH ARE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION NOW AT THE GIS PRESS ROOM, 6TH FLOOR, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE.
FERRY FARES TO RENNIE'S MILL REVISED
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FARES FOR THE PRIVATE-OPERATED FERRY SERVICES BETWEEN SHAU KEI WAN, RENNIE'S MILL AND HANG HAU WILL BE REVISED TO A FLAT RATE OF 50 CENTS AS FROM SATURDAY (JUNE 1).
ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID THIS WOULD BE THE FIRST FARE REVISION FOR THE SERVICES SINCE 1961. IT HAS TO BE MADE IN THE LIGHT OF INCREASING OPERATING COSTS, PARTICULARLY IN FUEL AND MAINTENANCE CHARGES.
AT THE SAME TIME, STARTING ON JUNE 1, THE OPERATOR - THE HOP SHING KUNG FERRY CO. LTD - WILL EXTEND THE SERVICES TO 11.30 P.M. TO FACILITATE PEOPLE WHO MAY NEED THE SERVICES IN LATE EVENING. AT PRESENT, THE LAST RUN IS AT 10 P.M.
THE EXISTING FARES ARE 30 CENTS BETWEEN SHAU KE! WAN ON EASTERN HONG KONG ISLAND AND RENNIE'S MILL NEAR SAI KUNG, KOWLOON, AND 40 CENTS BETWEEN SHAU KE! WAN AND HANG HAU IN SAI KUNG.
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