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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1975.
NEW CHAIRMAN FOR LOCAL BRANCH OF
ROYAL INSTITUTION OF CHARTERED SURVEYORS
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THE COMMISSIONER OF RATING AND VALUATION, MR. RAYMOND FRY, HAS BEEN ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF THE HONG KONG BRANCH OF THE ROYAL INSTITUTION OF CHARTERED SURVEYORS.
THE INSTITUTION IS STRONGLY REPRESENTED IN HONG KONG WITH SOME 325 MEMBERS AND SOME 350 STUDENT MEMBERS WHO ARE TRAINEES IN THE POLYTECHNIC, AND IN GOVERNMENT OR PRIVATE PRACTICE.
MR. FRY. WHO CAME TO HONG KONG IN 1955, HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS.
THREE OTHER NEWLY ELECTED OFFICE BEARERS ARE ALSO IN THE GOVERNMENT.
THEY ARE MR. GORDON HOGG, VICE-CHAIRMAN, WHO IS THE CHIEF BUILDING SURVEYOR OF THE WORKS DIVISION OF THE PWD BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE AND MR. GARETH WILLIAMS, HON. SECRETARY AND MR. FOO SIU KONG, HON, TREASURER, WHO ARE BOTH RATING AND VALUATION SURVEYORS.
ANOTHER VICE-CHAIRMAN, MR. RON HART, IS AN ASSOCIATE PARTNER WITH A FIRM OF CHARTERED QUANTITY SURVEYÖRS. THE RETIRING CHAIRMAN WAS MR. HERBERT VARTY, WHO IS THE ESTATES AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICER FOR THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC.
NEW SWIMMING POOL AT WU KWAI SHA YOUTH VILLAGE
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THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR. THOMAS LEE, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING OF THE NEW SWIMMING POOL AT WU KWAI SHA YOUTH VILLAGE IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, AT 4 P.M. ON SATURDAY (APRIL 12).
THE POOL WAS BUILT WITH A GRANT OF $530,000 FROM THE LOTTERIES FUND, AND WILL BE OPERATED BY THE CHINESE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTAIN ASSOCIATION,
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