THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1976
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SENIOR STRUCTURAL ENGINEER RETIRES
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MR. HO PENG, SENIOR STRUCTURAL ENGINEER OF THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE, IS RETIRING SHORTLY AFTER 21 YEARS IN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
MR. HO FIRST JOINED THE P.W.D. IN APRIL 1955 AS AN ASSISTANT ENGINEER IN THE PORT WORKS DIVISION OF THE CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE. IN MAY 1961 HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE AS AN ASSISTANT STRUCTURAL ENGINEER. HE WAS PROMOTED TO STRUCTURAL ENGINEER IN AUGUST 1962 AND TO HIS PRESENT POST OF SENIOR STRUCTURAL ENGINEER IN APRIL 1972. HE ALSO ACTED AS CHIEF STRUCTURAL ENGINEER ON TWO OCCASIONS IN 1974 AND 1975.
DURING HIS 15 YEARS WITH THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE, MR. HO WAS PRIMARILY CONCERNED WITH THE CHECKING OF STRUCTURAL PLANS SUBMITTED BY PRIVATE DEVELOPERS UNDER THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS. WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY, HE WAS ONE OF THE FOUNDER STAFF OF THE MASS TRANSIT UNIT ESTABLISHED IN THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE TO ENSURE THE STRUCTURAL STABILITY OF PRIVATE BUILDINGS ALONG THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY ROUTE.
TO MARK HIS RETIREMENT, THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT BUILDING SURVEYOR, MR. EDWARD KENNARD WILL TOMORROW (FRIDAY) PRESENT HIM WITH A RETIREMENT GIFT ON BEHALF OF HIS COLLEAGUES.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO COVER THE PRESENTATION. IT WILL BE HELD AT 3.30 P.M. TOMORROW (FRIDAY) IN THE B.0.0. OFFICES, 8TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG.