TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1977
HOLLYWOOD RD RESIDENTS THANK CDO
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RESIDENTS OF HOLLYWOOD ROAD, WHO WERE RECENTLY AFFECTED BY THE CLOSURE ORDER, THANKED THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICE OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN FOR THE TIMELY ASSISTANCE GIVEN TO THEM.
THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICER OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN, MR. RICKY FUNG, WAS GIVEN A BANNER LATE LAST WEEK BY A LANDLORD ́ ́REPRESENTATIVE OF 127-133 HOLLYWOOD ROAD AS A MARK OF GRATITUDE.
TWO BLOCKS OF BUILDING AT 127-129 AND 131-133 HOLLYWOOD ROAD WERE AFFECTED BY THE CLOSURE ORDER ALONG WITH A NUMBER OF BUILDINGS IN TSUI ON LANE AND CIRCULAR PATHWAY ON AUGUST 22
AFTER A NEARBY RETAINING WALL THREATENED TO COLLAPSE.
LANDLORDS AND TENANTS INVITED MR. FUNG TO ATTEND A MEETING LAST SATURDAY (SEPTEMBER 3) TO DISCUSS THE PROCEDURES OF FORMING MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AFTER THE LIFTING OF THE CLOSURE ORDER EARLIER LAST WEEK.
AT THE MEETING, TWO MACS
TWO MACS - ONE FOR 127-129 HOLLYWOOD ROAD AND THE OTHER FOR 131-133 HOLLYWOOD ROAD WERE FORMED TO BRING THE RESIDENTS CLOSER TOGETHER AND TO DEVELOP A SENSE OF MUTUAL CONCERN.
STUDENT AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL OFFICERS
TO ATTEND OVERSEAS TRAINING COURSE
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SIX STUDENT AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL OFFICERS OF THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT WILL BE LEAVING FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM LATER THIS MONTH TO ATTEND A THREE-MONTH BASIC AERODROME AND APPROACH CONTROL COURSE AT THE COLLEGE OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, BOURNEMOUTH (HURN) AIRPORT.
THE OFFICERS, MR. M.M. HASSAN, MR. S.W. SUM, MR. S.C. LAU, MB. W.M. CHAN, MR. K.T. LO AND MR. K.N. CHENG, ARE TAKING THE COURSE TO ADVANCE THEMSELVES IN THE PROFESSION IN PREPARATION FOR FURTHER SPECIALISED TRAINING IN VARIOUS AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL POSTS AT HONG KONG AIRPORT.
THE COURSE, FROM SEPTEMBER 26 TO DECEMBER 16, WILL PROVIDE BOTH THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL TRAINING. THE SUBJECTS INCLUDE GENERAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, NAVIGATION, METEOROLOGY, RADIO THEORY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS.
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