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SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 1975
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+THIS IS NOT A ONCE-AND-FOR-ALL JOB, HE SAID. +THE RIVER WILL FROM NOW ON BE MAINTAINED BY REGULAR PATROLS ON DINGHIES SO AS TO ENSURE THAT IT IS FREE OF ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE OR OBSTRUCTIONS.+
HE WAS CONFIDENT THAT VILLAGERS WOULD MAKE USE OF THE REFUSE CONTAINERS INSTALLED ON THE RIVER DANKS TO DISCARD THEIR RUBDISH INSTEAD OF DUMPING IT IN THE RIVER.
MR. NG SAID THAT IN VIEW OF THE SUCCESS, SIMILAR OPERATIONS WOULD BE EXTENDED TO OTHER RIVERS AND STREAKS THROUGHOUT THE NJ TERRITORIES.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
COPIES OF A PHOTOGRAPH SHOWING A CLEARANCE GANG AT WORK ARE COXED FOR COLLECTION.
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SENIOR WATERWORKS ENGINEER RETIRES
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SENIOR ENGINEER AU YOUNG YOUNG OF THE WATERWORKS OFFICE IS RETIRING AFTER 24 YEARS IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE,
HE FIRST JOINED THE WATERWORKS OFFICE IN 1951 AS AN ASISTANT ENGINEERING SURVEYOR CLASS 3 AND GRADUALLY WORKED HIS WAY U. THROUGH THE RANKS TO BECOME SENIOR ENGINEER IN 1970.
TO MARK HIS RETIREMENT, THE DIRECTOR OF WATER SUPPLIES, MR. WILLIAM KNIGHT, WILL PRESENT HIM WITH A GIFT ON BEHALF OF HIS COLLEAGUES,
NOTE TO EDITORS: MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE WELCOME TO COVER THE
OCCASION, THE PRESENTATION WILL BE MADE AT 4 P.M. ON WEDNESDAY (AUGUST 13) IN THE P.W.D. CONFERENCE ROOM, 21ST FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN LOAD,
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