MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1979
FOLLOWING HIS RETURN TO HONG KONG AND THE RE-ORGANISATION OF THE DEPARTMENT IN 1977, MR. DORWARD WAS PROMOTED TO BE THE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS. WITH THE RECENT FURTHER RE-ORGANISATION OF THE DEPARTMENT, HE BECAME COMMISSIONER OF INDUSTRY.
HE HAS ACTED AS DIRECTOR OF TRADE, INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. HE HAS ALSO PARTICIPATED IN VARIOUS IMPORTANT TRADE NEGOTIATIONS AND LED MANY TRADE DELEGATIONS,
MR. DORWARD, AGED 50, IS AN OFFICIAL JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. HE IS MARRIED AND HAS ONE CHILD. HE WAS MADE AN OFFICER OF THE MOST EXCELLENT ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE IN 1976.
NEW PARKING CHARGES EFFECTIVE THURSDAY
******
THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT TODAY (MONDAY) REMINDED MOTORISTS THAT NEW PARKING CHARGES FOR ALL GOVERNMENT MULTI-STOREY AND OPEN-AIR CAR PARKS WILL COME INTO EFFECT ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1.
UNDER THE NEW FEE STRUCTURE ALL MULTI-STOREY CAR PARKS, EXCEPT THE ONES IN YAU MA TEI AND HUNG HOM, WILL BE CHARGING $3 AN HOUR DURING WEEKDAY PEAK PERIODS FROM 8 A.M. TO 6 P.M.
DIFFERENT PARKING FEES WILL BE CHARGED IN OPEN-AIR CAR PARKS AND MOTORISTS WILL ALSO HAVE TO PAY FOR OVERNIGHT PARKING AND ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.
THE FEE FOR A MONTHLY PARKING TICKET FOR MULTI-STOREY CAR PARKS WILL BE INCREASED FROM $400 TO $600, WHILE A MONTHLY TICKET FOR OPEN-AIR CAR PARKS WILL COST BETWEEN $100 AND $300.
A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID IT WAS HOPED THAT THE INCREASE IN CAR PARK CHARGES WOULD IMPROVE OVERALL UTILISATION AND AVAILABILITY OF A REASONABLE NUMBER OF SPACES THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
WALKWAY ON ABERDEEN RESERVOIR
*****
DAM TO BE REBUILT
THE WALKWAY OF ABERDEEN RESERVOIR'S LOWER DAM ON THE SOUTH-WESTERN SIDE OF HONG KONG ISLAND, WILL BE REBUILT SHORTLY.
TENDERS FOR THE WORK ARE BEING INVITED AND THE PROJECT INVOLVES THE RECONSTRUCTION OF A SUSPENDED WALKWAY OVER THE SPILLWAY SECTION AND THE RAISING OF THE EXISTING WALKWAY ON THE DAM CREST.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SAID: THE PURPOSE OF RECONSTRUCTING THE WALKWAY IS TO INCREASE THE WATERWAY AREA OVER THE SPILLWAY IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH CURRENT RESERVOIR SAFETY STANDARDS.+
WORK IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN DECEMBER AND WILL TAKE ABOUT FIVE MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
15