SATURDAY, OCTOBER, 25, 1980
TRANSPORT WILL BE PROVIDED. A COACH AND A GOVERNMENT 9-SEATER VAN FOR GUESTS AND PRESS REPRESENTATIVES WILL LEAVE THE JUNCTION OF HANKOW ROAD AND MIDDLE ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI, AT 2 PM FOR THE INDOOR GAMES HALL.
A GIS OFFICER WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES,
NEW DIRECTOR OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES
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FORMER REGIONAL COMMISSIONER OF NORTH WESTERN NEW TERRITORIES, MR JIMMY SWEETMAN, TODAY (SATURDAY) SUCCEEDED MR HARNAM GREWAL AS DIRECTOR OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES.
MR GREWAL HAS LEFT THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT ON TRANSFER AND IS NOW ON LEAVE.
MR SWEETMAN HAS PREVIOUSLY SERVED IN THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, SOCIAL SERVICES BRANCH, HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT, RESETTLEMENT DEPARTMENT AND THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,
IN THE MEANTIME, MR BOWEN PO-WING LEUNG HAS ASSUMED HIS OFFICE AS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (NORTH) OF THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
MR LEUNG JOINED THE CIVIL SERVICE IN JUNE 1973 AND HAS SERVED IN THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT AND THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT.
HE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE WORK OF THE NORTH REGION OF THE NEW TERRITORIES INCLUDING TAI PO, NORTH NEW TERRITORIES, YUEN LONG AND TUEN MUN.
CLEAN FOR CHARITY CAMPAIGN KICKS OFF
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HONG KONG'S NATURAL BEAUTY IS TOO OFTEN SPOILT BY LITTER, DIRT AND THE DUMPING OF REFUSE.
THE CO-OPERATION AND INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC IN CLEANING UP THE TERRITORY HAS TO BE REKINDLED.
THESE REMARKS WERE MADE BY THE SECRETARY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, MR DEREK JONES. AT THE OPENING OF THE COMMUNITY CHEST'S +CLEAN FOR CHARITY CAMPAIGN IN EDINBURGH PLACE TODAY.
/MR JONES