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FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1976
GRADUATION CEREMONY OF THE 22ND NAVIGATION TRAINING CLASS ******
NAVIGATION COURSES, PROVIDED BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, ARE DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE DEVELOPING OFFSHORE FISHING FLEET AND IMPART A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF CHART WORK, SEAMANSHIP, SIGNALLING AND NAVIGATION.
THIS WAS STATED TODAY BY MR. A.K. MURRAY, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF FISHERIES AND MARKETING, AT THE GRADUATION CEREMONY OF THE 22ND NAVIGATION TRAINING CLASS OF THE ABERDEEN FISH MARKETING ORGANISATION (FMO) SECONDARY SCHOOL.
HE SAID THE PARENTS OF THE 15 GRADUATES HAD MADE A CONSIDERABLE SACRIFICE BY ALLOWING THEIR SONS TO ATTEND THE SIX-MONTH NAVIGATION TRAINING CLASSES.
+HOWEVER, I AM CONFIDENT THAT YOU WILL FIND THAT YOUR SACRIFICES HAVE NOT BEEN IN VAIN AND THAT WITH THE ACQUISITION OF THEIR NEW SKILLS, YOUR SONS SHOULD BE ABLE TO ASSIST YOU IN OPERATING YOUR VESSELS MORE EFFICIENTLY, HE SAID.
+AT LEAST, THEY SHOULD GET YOU TO AND FROM YOUR FISHING GROUNDS BY THE SHORTEST COURSE WITH CONSEQUENT SAVINGS IN FUEL CONSUMPTION, A VERY NECESSARY REQUIREMENT IN THESE DAYS OF RISING FUEL COSTS.+
DURING THE COURSE, HE EXPLAINED, TWO ONE-WEEK PRACTICAL SESSIONS WERE CONDUCTED AT SEA ON BOARD FISHERIES RESEARCH VESSELS, IN MID-TERM AND AT THE END.
APPOINTMENT OF NEW CITY DISTRICT OFFICER
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THE DIRECTOR OF HOME AFFAIRS, MR. JOHN WALDEN, ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY) THE APPOINTMENT OF MR. R. FUNG CHO CHEUNG, ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, AS CITY DISTRICT OFFICER (CENTRAL AND WESTERN) WITH EFFECT FROM AUGUST 23, 1976 TO REPLACE MR. NICHOLAS NG WING-FUI, WHO WILL BE GOING TO U.K. FOR TRAINING.
MR. FUNG, A GRADUATE FROM UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, HAS HAD SIX YEARS' SERVICE IN THE GOVERNMENT.
BEFORE HE WAS APPOINTED AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER IN THE COLONIAL SECRETARIAT ON AUGUST 27, 1974, HE HAD SERVED FOR SOMETIME IN THE GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES DÉPARTMENT AND COLONIAL SECRETARIAT AS AN EXECUTIVE OFFICER 11. HE WENT TO U.K. FOR TRAINING ON SEPTEMBER 28, 1975.