THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1982
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VOLUNTEERS TO BE THANKED
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TWENTY-FIVE PUBLIC-SPIRITED CITIZENS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE WILL BE OFFICIALLY THANKED FOR THEIR VOLUNTARY EFFORTS TO ASSIST THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S PROBATION STAFF DURING THE YEAR 1980-81.
THE VOLUNTEERS WILL EACH RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION FROM THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE (OPERATIONS), MRS EVELYN DOE, AT A CEREMONY TO BE HELD ON SATURDAY (FEBRUARY 27) AT THE SHERATON HOTEL.
THE VOLUNTEERS HAVE FINISHED THEIR SIX-MONTH ASSIGNMENT TO HELP BOYS AND GIRLS PUT ON PROBATION UNDER THE DEPARTMENT'S VOLUNTEER SCHEME FOR PROBATIONERS.
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AN UNOFFICIAL LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR, MISS MARIA TAM WILL SPEAK ON REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS - COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT+.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE EVENT. THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT THE MING ROOM, SHERATON HOTEL, FOURTH FLOOR, TSIM SHA TSUI, ON SATURDAY (FEBRUARY 27), FROM 2.30 PM TO 4.30 PM.
RETIREMENT SOUVENIR FOR PWD SURVEYOR
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MR J.M. TRICKETT, CHIEF QUANTITY SURVEYOR OF BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WILL PROCEED ON PRE-RETIREMENT LEAVE NEXT MONTH AFTER 24 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE GOVERNMENT.
TO MARK HIS RETIREMENT, MR JOHN AITKEN, DIRECTOR OF BUILDING DEVELOPMENT, TODAY PRESENTED HIM WITH A SOUVENIR ON BEHALF OF HIS COLLEAGUES.
MR TRICKETT JOINED THE PWD AS QUANTITY SURVEYOR IN SEPTEMBER 1958 AND WAS PROMOTED TO SENIOR QUANTITY SURVEYOR IN JANUARY 1966 AND TO THE PRESENT RANK OF CHIEF QUANTITY SURVEYOR IN JULY 1976.
DURING HIS CAREER WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, MR TRICKETT SPECIALISED IN THE FIELD OF FORECASTING AND MONITORING EXPENDITURE ON BUILDING PROJECTS UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE.
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