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FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1979
PRISONS DEPARTMENT'S WALK FOR CHARITY
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PRISONS DEPARTMENT STAFF AND FAMILIES WILL TAKE PART IN A SPONSORED WALK FOR CHARITY TOMORROW (SATURDAY) STARTING AT 11 A.M. FROM THE TAI LAM TREATMENT CENTRE FOOTBALL GROUND.
THE COMMISSIONER OF PRISONS, MR. T.G. GARNER, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY, THE WALK WILL BE ON A FOUR-MILE CIRCUIT ROUND TAI LAM CHUNG RESERVOIR. THERE WILL ALSO BE A BARBECUE, CHILDREN'S GAMES AND A LUCKY DRAW.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY PERFORMED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF PRISONS, MR. T.G. GARNER AND TO TAKE PART IN A SPONSORED WALK FOR CHARITY TOMORROW (SATURDAY) AT 11 A.M. ROUND TAI LAM CHUNG RESERVOIR.
TRANSPORT WILL BE PROVIDED. THERE WILL BE ONE LEAVING GUARDIAN HOUSE, O! KWAN ROAD, WAN CHAI, AT 9.30 A.M. AND ANOTHER IN KOWLOON WHICH WILL DEPART LAI CHI KOK RECEPTION CENTRE AT 10 A.M.
TWO RETIRE FROM E. AND M. OFFICE
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TWO MEMBERS OF THE ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL OFFICE, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, WILL RETIRE SHORTLY AFTER SERVING IN THE GOVERNMENT FOR A TOTAL OF 46 YEARS.
AT A CEREMONY TODAY (FRIDAY), MR. MICHAEL HUTTON, GOVERNMENT ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEER, PRESENTED THEM WITH RETIREMENT GIFTS ON BEHALF OF THE IR COLLEAGUES.
MR. TO YICK-KWAN, WORKS SUPPERVISOR 11, JOINED PWD AS AN ARTISAN I IN 1958 AND HAS WORKED IN THE VEHICLE SECTION IN KOWLOON EVER SINCE.
MR. LAW WING-SANG, CLERICAL ASSISTANT, HAS SERVED IN THE DEPARTMENT FOR 25 YEARS. HE FIRST JOINED AS A STORE ATTENDANT IN 1954 AND BECAME OFFICE-WORKSHOP ASSISTANT IN 1959 AND CLERICAL ASSISTANT IN 1969.
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