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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1978
FUNFAIR FOR CHILDREN OF WATERWORKS STAFF
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THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT WILL HOLD AN ANNUAL FUNFAIR, FOR ABOUT 2,500 CHILDREN OF ITS STAFF AT THE KOWLOON WAH YAN COLLEGE BETWEEN 12.30 P.M. AND 4 P.M. ON SUNDAY.
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THE FUNFAIR FEATURES A VARIETY OF ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMMES, INCLUDING SONGS AND DANCES, A MAGIC SHOW, AND GAMES STALLS.
IN ADDITION, CHILDREN WILL BE ABLE TO SEE PERFORMANCES BY POPULAR RTV AND CTV ARTISTES.
A MERRY-GO-ROUND AND THE POPULAR +CANNON BALL EMPRESS+ WHICH WILL TAKE CHILDREN ON TOURS ROUND THE FAIR ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAMME.
FIFTEEN GAMES STALLS HAVE BEEN ORGANISED BY VARIOUS DIVISIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT AND TROPHIES WILL BE AWARDED TO THE WINNERS BY MRS. T.H. TOMLINSON, WIFE OF THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT WATER ENGINEER.
ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS WILL BE A RAFFLE WHICH WILL BE DRAWN EY MRS. W.D.A. TUCKER, WIFE OF THE DIRECTOR OF WATER SUPPLIES.
DURING THE OCCASION, MR. TUCKER WILL PRESENT GOLD MEDALS TO TWO STAFF MEMBERS IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN THE PAST YEAR.
THEY ARE MR. HO HON-KEI AND MR. CHOI YUEN, BOTH ARTISANS IN THE MECHANICAL DIVISION.
MR. HO HAS BEEN WITH THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT FOR 10 YEARS. HE IS ENGAGED IN THE MAINTENANCE OF DIESEL ENGINES, PUMPS AND ASSOCIATED AUXILIARY PLANT IN KOWLOON.
+MR. HO FULLY DESERVES TO BE DESCRIBED AS AN OUTSTANDING ARTISAN: HE NOT ONLY POSSESSES FIRST-RATE SKILL IN MACHINERY MAINTENANCE, BUT ALSO EXCELLENT WORK HABITS,+ MR. TUCKER SAID.
MR. CHOI HAS BEEN WITH THE DEPARTMENT'S BULLOCK LANE DEPOT FOR 19 YEARS AND IS ENGAGED IN STEEL FABRICATION AND SMITY WORK.
MR. TUCKER SAID: +DURING THE PERIOD, MR. CHOI HAS PROVED TO BE VERY SKILFUL IN THE ART. HE IS INTERESTED IN HIS JOB AND SHOWS PRIDE IN THE RESULT.+
THE PRESENTATION OF THE MEDALS KNOWN AS THE KIRKWOOD AWARDS WAS STARTED IN 1967 WITH DONATIONS FROM TEXTILE AND ENGINEERING FIRMS IN MEMORY OF THE LATE MR. W.K. KIRKWOOD, A FORMER WATERWORKS ENGINEER.
THESE AWARDS ARE GIVEN ANNUALLY TO STAFF OF THE DEPARTMENT AT THE RANK OF FOREMAN 111 OR BELOW WHO HAVE DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES BY THEIR GENERAL CAPABILITIES AND ATTENTION TO DUTIES OR BY THE IR NOTEWORTHY CONDUCT OR PERFORMANCE OF DUTY IN A PARTICULAR INSTANCE.
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