FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1979
FISHERMEN AWARDED FOR SAVING LIVES
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EIGHT HONG KONG FISHERMEN WHO SAVED 369 LIVES AT SEA LAST YEAR WILL BE REWARDED FOR THEIR EFFORTS BY MRS. J.M. RIDDELL-SWAN, WIFE OF THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES TOMORROW (SATURDAY).
AT THE FISH MARKETING ORGANISATION ANNUAL PRIZE GIVING CEREMONY TOMORROW AT THE ABERDEEN WHOLESALE FISH MARKET, MRS. RIDDELL-SWAN WILL PRESENT AWARDS TO THE EIGHT FISHERMEN AND TO 24 CHAMPION FISHERMEN.
MR. RIDDELL-SWAN WILL PRESENT 25-YEAR-LONG SERVICE MEDALS TO 12 RECIPIENTS OF THE FISH AND VEGETABLE MARKETING ORGANISATIONS.
THE CEREMONY WILL BE OPENED BY THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (FISHERIES AND MARKETING) OF THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, MR. A.K. MURRAY.
NOTE TO EDITORS.
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE
PRESENTATION OF LONG SERVICE AND LIFE-SAVING AWARDS AT THE ABERDEEN WHOLESALE FISH MARKET, 100A SHEK PAI WAN ROAD, ABERDEEN, AT 10.55 AM TOMORROW (SATURDAY). ́ ́TRANSPORT FOR THE PRESS WILL LEAVÉ QUEEN'S PIER, EDINBURGH PLACE AT 9.45 A.M.
TAI PO RECLAIMED LAND TO GET NEW ROAD *****
THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WILL SHORTLY BUILD A 1.2-KILOMETRE ROAD ON THE RECLAIMED LAND SOUTH OF TAI YUEN HOUSING ESTATE NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN TAI PO.
THE PROJECT, TENDERS FOR WHICH WERE INVITED TODAY (FRIDAY), INCLUDES THE LAYING OF A 1.5-KILOMETRE TRUNK SEWER AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BUS TERMINUS.
THE WORK, WHICH FORMS PART OF THE TAI PO DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, IS EXPECTED TO START IN MARCH AND WILL TAKE ABOUT NINE MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
MR. GEORGE CHIEN, CHIEF ENGINEER OF PWD'S TAI PO AND FANLING DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, SAID THE RECLAIMED LAND, MEASURING ABOUT 22 HECTARES, WOULD ULTIMATELY BE DEVELOPED AS A COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL AREA WITH SCHOOLS, A MULTI-STOREY CAR PARK, OPEN SPACE AND A TOWN SQUARE.
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THE WORKS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SUPERVISED BY THE CONSULTING ENGINEERS, MAUNSELL CONSULTANTS ASIA. FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
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