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WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 1974.
CHIEF WATERWORKS ENGINEER RETIRING
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MR. LI HIN-WING, CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE WATERWORKS OFFICE IS RETIRING AFTER 26 YEARS IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE.
TO MARK THE OCCASION, HIS COLLEAGUES ARE PRESENTING HIM WITH A FAREWELL GIFT, TO BE PRESENTED BY MR. WILFRED KNIGHT, DIRECTOR OF WATER SUPPLIES, AT A CEREMONY ON FRIDAY (JULY 5).
MR. LI FIRST JOINED THE GOVERNMENT AS AN ASSISTANT ENGINEER IN DECEMBER 1948. HE WAS PROMOTED TO ENGINEER IN 1959, THEN TO SENIOR ENGINEER SIX YEARS LATER, AND TO HIS PRESENT POST IN 1970.
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HE WILL BE PROCEEDING ON PRE-RETIREMENT LEAVE NEXT
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NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO HAVE THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY COVERED. IT WILL BE HELD AT 4.30 P.M. ON FRIDAY IN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT CONFERENCE ROOM. ON THE 21ST FLOOR OF MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG.
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PRESS CONFERENCE ON NEW TRAFFIC SIGNS
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NOTE TO EDITORS:
NEW SYMBOLIC-TYPE ROAD SIGNS ARE BEING GRADUALLY INTRODUCED IN HONG KONG, AND A PHASED INSTALLATION PROGRAMME ON A LARGER SCALE BASIS WILL BEGIN NEXT WEEK.
A PRESS CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (THURSDAY) BY THE PUBLIC WORKS AND THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENTS TO ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF THE PROGRAMME AS WELL AS PUBLICITY MEASURES AIMED AT ADEQUATELY INFORMING MOTORISTS OF THE FEATURES OF THE NEW SIGNS.
THE CONFERENCE WILL TAKE PLACE AT 3 P.M. AT THE G.I.S. 35 MM THEATRE, 5TH FLOOR, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE. AVAILABLE FOR INTERV JEWS WILL BE MR. J. HYDE, ENGINEER/HIGHWAY OFFICE AND MR. KAM CHAN-YIU, ENGINEER/TRAFFIC OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, AND MISS DOROTHY YUEN, EXECUTIVE OFFICER/TRAFFIC OF THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT.
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND A REPORTER AND/OR PHOTOGRAPHER TO ATTEND THE CONFERENCE.