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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1979
WATER BABIES' NEW YEAR PARTY
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TODAY (SUNDAY) WAS A RED LETTER DAY FOR THOUSANDS OF HONG KONG +WATER BABIES+.
THE LUNAR NEW YEAR FESTIVITIES REACHED A CLIMAX FOR ABOUT 2,500 CHILDREN WHEN THEY WERE TREATED TO A DAY OF FUN AND GAMES BY THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
THE ANNUAL FUN FAIR, ORGANISED FOR CHILDREN OF THE WATERWORKS STAFF, WAS HELD AT THE KOWLOON WAH YAN COLLEGE.
A LAVISH PROGRAMME OF ENTERTAINMENT WAS PREPARED, FEATURING SONGS AND DANCES, A MAGIC SHOW, BAND DRILLS AND A VARIETY OF COLOURFUL GAMES STALLS. THE CHILDREN WERE ALSO ABLE TO SEE +LIVE PERFORMANCES+ BY POPULAR RTV, TVB AND RTHK ARTISTES.
THE POPULAR +CANNON BALL EMPRESS+ WHICH TOOK CHILDREN ON TOURS ROUND THE FAIR WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAMME.
FIFTEEN GAMES STALLS WERE ORGANISED BY VARIOUS DIVISIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT AND TROPHIES WERE AWARDED TO THE BEST ONES BY MR. T.H. TOMLINSON, THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT WATER ENGINEER.
ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS WAS A RAFFLE DRAW, THE WINNING NUMBERS DRAWN BY MRS. W.D.A. TUCKER, WIFE OF THE DIRECTOR OF WATER SUPPLIES, AND BY MRS. T.H. TOMLINSON, WIFE OF THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT WATER ENGINEER.
MR. TUCKER ALSO PRESENTED GOLD MEDALS TO THREE STAFF MEMBERS
FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE DURING THE LAST YEAR.
THEY WERE MR, LAI PING-YUE AND MR. KAM LOCK, ARTISANS
IN THE MECHANICAL DIVISION, AND MR. LAI TAI-WING, A MOTOR DRIVER, INSTRUMENT SECTION/MAINLAND.
MR. LAI PING-YUE HAS BEEN WITH THE WSD FOR 12 YEARS. HE IS ENGAGED IN THE MAINTENANCE OF DIESEL ENGINES, PUMPS AND THE ASSOCIATED AUXILIARY PLANT IN KOWLOON.
+HE IS AN ARTISAN WHO POSSESSES EXCEPTIONAL DEPTH AND BREADTH OF SKILLS, MR. TUCKER SAID.
THIS SKILL AND HIS EXCELLENT CONDUCT CREATE CONFIDENCE BY HIS SUPERIORS AND THEY CAN RELY ON HIM TO COMPLETE WORK ON TARGET. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR HE HAS DEMONSTRATED THAT HE IS ONE OF THE MOST VALUABLE MEMBERS OF THE DIVISION.+
MR. KAM HAS BEEN WITH THE DEPARTMENT FOR 33 YEARS AS A TURNER.
/SAID MR. TUCKER: