NOTE TO EDITORS:
THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1980
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PRISON OFFICER RETIRING ****
AN ASSISTANT OFFICER OF THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT, MR. MOHAMED SAFDAR IS RETIRING AFTER MORE THAN 28 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE GOVERNMENT.
MR. SAFDAR IS THE LAST JUNIOR PRISON OFFICER ON EXPATRIATE TERMS TO LEAVE THE PRISON SERVICE. TO MARK HIS RETIREMENT, THE COMMISSIONER OF PRISONS, MR. T.G. GARNER WILL PRESENT HIM A SOUVENIR ON BEHALF OF HIS COLLEAGUES AT A CEREMONY AT THE PRISON OFFICERS' CLUB IN STANLEY AT NOON ON SATURDAY (JANUARY 5).
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND YOUR REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE CEREMONY. PRESS TRANSPORT WILL BE PROVIDED, LEAVING GUARDIAN HOUSE, 32 01 KWAN ROAD, WAN CHAI, AT 11 AM ON SATURDAY.
TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF MURRAY BARRACKS CAR PARK
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT THE MURRAY BARRACKS OPEN AIR CAR PARK IN CENTRAL DISTRICT WILL BE CLOSED FROM 5 PM ON SATURDAY (JANUARY 5) TO 7 PM ON MONDAY (JANUARY 7).
THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE IS TO MAKE THE SITE AVAILABLE FOR A FUN FAIR TO BE STAGED ON SUNDAY.