FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1977
+ THE CENTRE HAS ENABLED ALL THESE SERVICES TO BE PHYSICALLY ACCOMMODATED UNDER ONE ROOF, WHERE PEOPLE CAN CONVENIENTLY PARTICIPATE IN MORE THAN ONE KIND OF ACTIVITY AND USE ALL AVAILABLE FACILITIES.+
MR. LEE POINTED OUT THAT MULTI-PURPOSE CENTRES ARE GOOD BAS IS FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT IN SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES AND HOPED TO SEE MORE WELFARE BUILDINGS OF THIS NATURE ERECTED THROUGH THE JOINT EFFORT OF BOTH GOVERNMENT AND VOLUNTARY SECTOR.
HONORARY COLONEL OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT (THE VOLUNTEERS) APPOINTED
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THE GOVERNOR HAS APPOINTED THE HON, OSWALD CHEUNG AS THE HONORARY COLONEL OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT (THE VOLUNTEERS).
THE APPOINTMENT IS ANNOUNCED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).
MR. CHEUNG, WHO IS A MEMBER OF BOTH THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS, WAS FIRST COMMISSIONED IN THE ROYAL HONG KONG DEFENCE FORCE IN 1956 AND CONTINUED HIS SERVICE WITH THE ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT FOLLOWING DISBANDMENT OF THE DEFENCE FORCE. HIS MILITARY SERVICE TOTALLED 17 YEARS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
COPIES OF A PHOTOGRAPH OF MR. OSWALD CHEUNG WILL BE DISTRIBUTED SEPARATELY IN G.I.S. PRESS BOXES TODAY.
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