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THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1974.
RETIREMENT GIFT FOR OFFICE ATTENDANT
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MR. WONG PAK-HUNG, OFFICE ATTENDANT OF THE ENVIRONMENT BRANCH OF THE COLONIAL SECRETARIAT, IS TO RETIRE ON JULY 7 AFTER SERVING THE GOVERNMENT FOR 27 YEARS.
HE JOINED THE COLONIAL SECRETARIAT AS A MESSENGER ON AUGUST 14, A1947 AND WAS PROMOTED TO HIS PRESENT POST ON DECEMBER 1, 1953-
TO MARK HIS RETIREMENT, MR. MICHAEL CLINTON, ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY, WILL PRESENT MR. WONG WITH A GOLD MEDAL TOMORROW AFTERNOON (MAY 31) AT A CEREMONY TO BE HELD AT THE RECEPTION AREA ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, EAST WING, LOWER ALBERT ROAD.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO HAVE THE PRESENTATION' COVERED. THE CEREMONY WILL TAKE PLACE AT 4.45 P.M. TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
ANTI-MEASLES CAMPAIGN
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A TOTAL OF 3,595 CHILDREN WAS INOCULATED AGAINST
MEASLES DURING THE TWO WEEKS ENDING ON MAY 18 IN CONNECTION WITH THE CURRENT ANTI-MEASLES CAMPAIGN.
OF THESE, 798 WERE INOCULATED ON HONG KONG ISLAND, 1,821 IN KOWLOON, AND 976 IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
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THE FIRST ANTI-HEASLES CAMPAIGN THIS YEAR IS CONTINUING UNTIL THE END OF MAY TO REMIND THE PUBLIC OF THE NECESSITY TO CONTINUE TO TAKE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AGAINST THE DISEASE.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES PARENTS OF SUSCEPTIBLE CHILDREN BETWEEN SEX MONTHS AND FIVE YEARS TO HAVE THEM IMMUNISED IMMEDIATELY.
HE EMPHASISES THAT FREE VACCINE +IS AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AT ALL THE DEPARTMENT'S MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH CENTRES IN HONG KONG, KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES.+