FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1977
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YOUTH ACTIVITIES EXHIBITION
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A YOUTH ACTIVITIES EXHIBITION, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY KOWLOON JAYCEES AND 12 OTHER ORGANISATIONS, WILL BE HELD AT ST. PAUL'S COLLEGE ON SUNDAY (AUGUST 14).
THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR. COLVYN HAYE, AND THE NATIONAL PRESIDENT OF THE HONG KONG JAYCEES, MR. Y.K. CHAN WILL JOINTLY OPEN THE ONE-DAY EXHIBITION. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE EXHIBITION. ADMISSION IS FREE.
THE AIM OF THIS EXHIBITION IS TO PROMOTE THE INTEREST OF YOUTHS IN HONG KONG TO PARTICIPATE IN HEALTHY AND MEANINGFUL ACTIVITIES.
THERE WILL BE PHOTOGRAPHIC DISPLAYS, SLIDE AND FILM SHOWS, FIRST-AID DEMONSTRATIONS, KUNG-FU AND A BAND PARADE.
THE ORGANISATIONS TAKING PART IN THE EXHIBITION ARE KOWLOON JAYCEES, JUNIOR POLICE CALL, CIVIL AID SERVICES, AUXILIARY MEDICAL SERVICE, GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION, THE H.K. FEDERATION OF YOUTH GROUPS, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, H.K. AIR CADET CORPS, ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE, H.K. SEA CADET CORPS, Y.W.C.A., Y.M.C.A., AND THE CENTRAL COORDINATION COMMITTEE FOR YOUTH ACTIVITIES.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
THE OPENING CEREMONY WILL TAKE PLACE AT ST. PAUL'S COLLEGE, BONHAM ROAD, HONG KONG ON SUNDAY AT 10 A.M. YOU ARE INVITED HAVE THE EVENT COVERED.
PWD ENGINEER RETIRES AFTER 24 YEARS' SERVICE
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MR. LAU FAT-Y IP. AN ENGINEER IN THE P.W.D.'S CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE WILL GO ON PRE-RETIREMENT LEAVE AFTER ABOUT 24 YEARS' 1. THE PUBLIC SERVICE.
MR. LAU, WHO IS 58, FIRST JOINED THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IN 1953 AS AN ASSISTANT ENGINEER.
HE WAS PROMOTED TO ENGINEER IN 1963 AND LATER BECAME ENGINEER-IN-CHARGE OF THE P.W.D.'S MATERIALS TESTING LABORATORIES IN 1969. HE HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE LABORATORIES AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THEIR TESTING TECHNIQUES AND SERVICE.
ON ACCOUNT OF HIS CREDITABLE SERVICE TO THE GOVERNMENT, HE WAS SENT TO THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS TO VISI VARIOUS MAJOR LABORATORIES UNDER THE MERIT TRIPS SCHEME IN 1974.
AT A PRESENTATION CEREMONY TODAY (FRIDAY) TO MARK HIS RETIREMENT, MR. H.C. BEATON, ACTING PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT ENGINEER OF THE P.W.D.'S NEW GEOTECHNICAL CONTROL CFFICE, PRESENTED MR. LAU WITH A RETIREMENT GIFT ON BEHALF OF HIS COLLEAGUES.
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