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MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1979
MR. PORTER FIRST JOINED THE GOVERNMENT IN 1956 AS A LABOUR INSPECTOR. HE WAS APPOINTED ASSISTANT TRADE OFFICER IN 1959 AND ROSE THROUGH THE TRADE OFFICER GRADE TO THE RANK OF ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY IN MARCH 1973.
MR. PORTER WAS PROMOTED TO HIS PRESENT RANK OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF TRADE, INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS IN 1977. ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS, HE ACTED AS COMMISSIONER OF TRADE, INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS AND WAS TWICE APPOINTED TO ACT AS DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT.
WALKWAY ON ABERDEEN RESERVOIR'S DAM TO BE REBUILT
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THE WALKWAY OF ABERDEEN RESERVOIR'S LOWER DAM ON THE SOUTH- WESTERN SIDE OF HONG KONG ISLAND WILL BE REBUILT SHORTLY.
A CONTRACT WORTH MORE THAN $458 000 WAS AWARDED TODAY (MONDAY) BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TO EXCEL ENGINEERING COMPANY.
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 THAT THE WALKWAY WOULD INCREASE THE WATERWAY AREA OVER THE SPILLWAY AND COMPLY WITH CURRENT RESERVOIR SAFETY STANDARDS.
THE WORK IS EXPECTED TO TAKE ABOUT FIVE MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
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