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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1980
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+HE RESPONDS ENTHUSIASTICALLY TO THE NEEDS OF HIS SECTION. AND HIS GANG FREQUENTLY DELAY THE IR LUNCH-BREAKS TO COMPLETE AN ITEM OF WORK WHICH THEY CONSIDER TO HAVE PRIORITY OVER TAKING A BREAK.+
MR KO HAS BEEN WITH THE DEPARTMENT FOR 33 YEARS AND HAS BEEN A VALVE REPAIRER SINCE 1952.
+MR KO'S EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE IN THE REPAIR OF VALVES ARE RECOGNISED THROUGHOUT THE MECHANICAL DIVISION TO BE THE BEST, SAID MR TOMLINSON.
+HIS DEVOTION TO DUTY AND ENTHUSIASM IN PRODUCING FIRST CLASS WORKMANSHIP HAVE MADE HIM A FIGURE OF ADMIRATION AMONG HIS COLLEAGUES.+
THE PRESENTATION OF THE MEDALS, KNOWN AS THE KIRKWOOD AWARDS, WAS STARTED IN 1967 WITH DONATIONS FROM TEXTILE AND ENGINEERING FIRMS IN MEMORY OF THE LATE MR W.K. KIRKWOOD, A FORMER WATERWORKS ENGINEER.
THESE AWARDS ARE GIVEN ANNUALLY TO STAFF OF THE RANK OF WORKS SUPERVISOR AND BELOW WHO HAVE DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES BY THE IR GENERAL CAPABILITIES AND ATTENTION TO DUTIES, OR BY THE IR NOTEWORTHY CONDUCT, OR PERFORMANCE OF DUTY IN A PARTICULAR INSTANCE.
SALT WATER CUT
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SALT WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF DISTRICTS IN KOWLOON WILL BE TURNED OFF FROM 9.30 AM ON TUESDAY (FEBRUARY 26) TO 1 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY TO FACILITATE PUMP REPAIR WORKS.
THE DISTRICTS TO BE AFFECTED ARE HUNG HOM, TO KWA WAN, KOWLOON TONG, KOWLOON CITY AND WONG TAJ SIN INCLUDING WANG TAU HOM ESTATE, LOK FU ESTATE, TUNG TAU ESTATE AND WONG TAI SIN ESTATE.