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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1975
RETIRING FIRE CHIEF LEAVES FOR UK TOMORROW
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THE RETIRING DIRECTOR OF FIRE SERVICES, MR. HARRY WOOD, WHO LEAVES FOR BRITAIN TOMORROW (THURSDAY) AFTER 20 YEARS' SERVICE TODAY THANKED MEMBERS OF THE FIRE SERVICES FOR THEIR SUPPORT AND DEDICATION.
IN A FAREWELL MESSAGE TO ALL RANKS, MR. WOOD SAID, +NO FIRE SERVICES COMMANDER CAN EVER HAVE BEEN SO WELL SERVED BY SUCH A LOYAL AND DEDICATED FORCE AS I HAVE BEEN.+
MR. WOOD JOINED THE FIRE SERVICES IN 1954 AND BECAME DIRECTOR IN 1970. HE IS BEING SUCCEED BY MR. FRED WATSON, FORMER DEPUTY DIRECTOR,
IN HIS MESSAGE, MR. WOOD SAID: +1 AM MOST CONSCIOUS OF MY OBLIGATION TO ALL MEMBERS AND FORMER MEMDERS OF THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE SPLENDID SUPPORT I HAVE RECEIVED THROUGHOUT MY SERVICE IN HONG KONG. I AM EQUALLY CONSCIOUS OF MY INABILITY TO ADEQUATELY EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE FOR THIS SUPPORT AND FOR THE DILIGENCE, RESOURCEFULIJESS AND COURAGE WITH WHICH ALL PERSONNEL HAVE MET THE CHALLENGES WHICH HAVE CONFRONTED THEM DURING MY PERIOD OF COMMAND.
+NO FIRE SERVICES COMMANDER CAN EVER HAVE BEEN SO WELL SERVED BY SUCH A LOYAL AND DEDICATED FORCE AS I HAVE BEEN. WHATEVER CONTRIBUTION I HAVE BEEN PRIVILEGED TO MAKE TO THE FIRE DEFENCE OF HONG KONG IS INSIGNIFICANT WHEN COMPARED WITH THE CO-OPERATION AND ENDEAVOURS OF ALL UNIFORMED MEMBERS OF THIS SERVICE.+
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WATER CUTS
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WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN SHAU KEI WAN WILL BE INTERRUPTED FROM 10 P.M. ON FRIDAY (SEPTEMBER 5) TO 6 A.M. THE NEXT DAY TO ENABLE A FRESH WATER MAINS CONNECTION TO BE MADE.
AFFECTED WILL BE NOS. 117-227 AND NOS. 116-288A SHAU KEI WAN ROAD, NOS. 22-52 HING MAN STREET, NOS. 38-44 HOI AN STREET, NOS. 4-116 AND NOS. 9-29 SAI WAN HO STREET, SAI WAN HO MARKET, SHAU KEI WAN FERRY PIER, AND PIONEER CONCRETE LTD,
MEANWHILE, IN SHAM SHUI PO, PREMISES BOUNDED BY LAI CHI KOK ROAD, KIU KIANG STREET, CHEUNG SHA WAN ROAD AND KWEILIN STREET WILL BE WITHOUT WATER FROM 1 A.M. TO 6 A.M. ON FRIDAY WHEN A TEST FOR LEAKAGE WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN THE AREA.
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