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ENGINEERS BLEED FOR RED CROSS *****
IS THERE SOMETHING ABOUT A CIVIL ENGINEER WHICH MAKES HIM EITHE EITHER ESPECIALLY FULL-BLOODED OR SINGULARLY COMMUNITY-CONSCIOUS?
THE LATEST FIGURES FROM THE RED CROSS, LISTING THE PACE- SETTERS AMONG BLOOD DONORS IN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, SUGGEST THAT THERE COULD BE SOMETHING IN SUCH A THEORY. FOR THE ENGINEERS ARE WAY OUT IN FRONT - RUNNING, OR BLEEDING, WELL AHEAD OF THE REST OF THE FIELD.
NEXT WEDNESDAY - A BLOODY WEDNESDAY WITH A DIFFERENCE, AS ONE DONOR PUT IT - THE RED CROSS VILL BE PRESENTING BADGES TO 20 P.W.D. EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE NOTCHED UP EITHER 25, 20, 15 OR 10 DONATIONS IN THE COURSE OF DEPARTMENTAL BLOOD-GIVING SESSIONS AT MURRAY BUILDING IN GARDEN ROAD.
ALONE IN THE 25-DONATION CATEGORY IS THE DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT HIMSELF, DAVID STEAD, A VETERAN AND ENTHUSIASTIC DONOR AND AN ORGANISER OF P.W.D.'S DONATION EFFORT. OF THE REMAINING 19 RECIPIENTS OF BADGES, 13 WILL BE ENGINEERS, AND ENGINEERS ALSO COMPRISE TWO OUT OF THE FOUR MEN IN THE 20-DONATION CLASS.
THESE FOUR MULTI-DONORS ARE:
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GEORGE CHIEN YUAN-KWEI, A SENIOR ENGINEER WITH THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT=
* JOHN DALGLEISH, A CHIEF LAND SURVEYOR IN THE CROWN
LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE=
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ROB MCPHERSON, A SENIOR ENGINEER IN HIGHWAYS OFFICE= * ALAN PAGE, A SENIOR QUANTITY SURVEYOR IN ARCHITECTURAL
OFFICE.
THE PRESENTATIONS WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE COURSE OF P.W.D.'s BLOOD DONATION SESSION NEXT WEDNESDAY, THE SECOND SUCH SESSION THIS YEAR. EXPECTED TO PRESENT THE BADGES IS THE RED CROSS SISTER-IN-CHARGE, MRS. RUTH FRASER, S.R.N.
ASKED TO COMMENT ON THE PREPONDERANCE OF ENGINEERS IN THE TOP TWENTY AWARDEES, DAVID STEAD REMARKED: +LET'S BE FAIR, THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER DONORS TOO. BUT WOULD AGREE, IT'S A BLOODY GOOD SHOW.+
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND A REPORTER AND/OR PHOTOGRAPHER TO COVER THE BLOOD DONATION SESSION AND THE PRESENTAT- ION ON WEDNESDAY (JUNE 5>. MOST OF THE PRESENTATIONS WILL TAKE PLACE AT 11 A.M. IN ROOMS 614-615 ON THE 6TH FLOOR OF MURRAY BUILDING, WHERE THE DONATION OF BLOOD WILL CONTINUE ALL DAY.
Issued by Government Information Service✪ Reasonsfield House, Hong Kong. Tel: 5-233191
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