THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1982
ENGINEERING WORKS MAY AFFECT MORNING TRAIN SERVICE
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THE FIRST TWO MORNING TRAINS OF THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY MAY BE DELAYED OR EVEN CANCELLED FROM SATURDAY (JANUARY 30) UNTIL TUESDAY (FEBRUARY 2) TO ENABLE NIGHT ENGINEERING WORKS TO BE CARRIED OUT.
EXPLAINING THE REASON FOR THIS, A KCR SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY THAT THE ENGINEERING WORKS FORM PART OF THE ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAMME AND WILL BE CARRIED OUT FOR ABOUT FIVE HOURS EACH NIGHT DURING THE FOUR-DAY PERIOD,
IN THE EVENT THAT THE WORK TAKES LONGER THAN EXPECTED, IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY THE RUNNING OF THE EARLY MORNING TRAINS OR EVEN CANCEL THEM.
THE ENGINEERING WORKS WILL INVOLVE DOUBLE-TRACKING IN THE TAI PO KAU AREA AND REMODELLING OF THE MONG KOK STATION.
MARINE DEPARTMENT OFFICERS RETIRING
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TWENTY-SIX MARINE DEPARTMENT OFFICERS WHO TOGETHER HAVE PUT IN 760 YEARS OF SERVICE WILL BE GOING ON RETIREMENT.
THEY ARE A BOATSWAIN, SIX SENIOR COXSWAINS, SIX SENIOR LAUNCH MECHANICS, SIX COXSWAINS, A LAUNCH MECHANIC, FOUR SAILORS, A WORKS SUPERVISOR AND AN ARTISAN.
TWO OF THEM ARE RECIPIENTS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE MEDAL, WHILE THE MAJORITY OF THE OTHERS HAVE ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION, RECEIVED COMMENDATIONS FROM THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE OR THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR.
THEY HAVE BEEN COMMENDED FOR GOOD WORK IN EXTINGUISHING FIRES ON BOARD VESSELS AND SAVING LIVES AT SEA AS WELL AS FOR DEVOTION TO DUTY IN SEVERAL MAJOR EVENTS DATING BACK TO 1957. THESE EVENTS INCLUDED THE GROUNDING OF THE MOTOR VESSEL +TAI SHAN+ NEAR CHEUNG CHAU, RESCUE AND SALVAGE OPERATION FOR A CIVIL PASSENGER AIRCRAFT WHICH CRASHED IN KOWLOON BAY IN 1967, CLEARANCE OF AN OIL SPILL AT AP LEI CHAU IN 1974, THE ROYAL VISIT OF THE QUEEN AND THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH IN 1975, THE ABERDEEN HARBOUR FIRE IN 1977, AND THE RESITING OF THREE FLOATING RESTAURANTS IN 1979.
TOMORROW AFTERNOON (FRIDAY), THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE,
MR P.E.J. DAVY, WILL PRESENT EACH OF THE 26 OFFICERS WITH A SOUVENIR AT A CEREMONY TO MARK THEIR RETIREMENT, AT THE GOVERNMENT DOCKYARD CANTEEN ON THE FIFTH FLOOR OF 395 CANTON ROAD, KOWLOON.
THE RETIRING OFFICERS ARE MESSRS. SHEK KAN, BEM- NG KAM-MUK= SO WAI LI PAK-SHING HO FOOK- LG SHUI-YIN, BEM- KWOK PING= WAN TO-KWONG- LI HON TANG TAK-KWONG-LI KAI LEUNG FOOK-CHUEN- HO HING-WAH- KWOK KAN WONG SHUI-TAI- CHUNG ING-KUI WONG KUEN-FAT- PANG KAM-CHAU CHAN MIN CHOW YUK-MING LUI PUI LEUNG KAN CHEUNG FOOK- AU SUM- LI KAI AND NG FAI.
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