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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1983
AT A BRIEF CEREMONY TODAY, THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR IAN MACPHERSON, RECEIVED A MILLION-DOLLAR CHEQUE FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SUN HUNG KAI REAL ESTATE AGENCY LIMITED, MR KWOK TAK-SENG.
MR MACPHERSON THANKED THE COMPANY FOR ITS COMMUNITY SPIRIT AND SAID THE FACILITIES WOULD BENEFIT RESIDENTS IN TSUEN KING CIRCUIT WHICH, UPON FULL DEVELOPMENT, WOULD HAVE A POPULATION OF OVER 50 000.
ALSO PRESENT AT TODAY'S CEREMONY WERE THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER, MR HAMISH MACLEOD THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MISS ELAINE CHUNG ; THE COMPANY'S DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER, MŔ WALTER KWOK AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT'S MANAGER, MR DAVID LEE.
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THE COMPANY HAS IN THE PAST 10 YEARS UNDERTAKEN VARIOUS PRIVATE HOUSING, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS IN TSUEN WAN, KWAI CHUNG AND ON TSING YI.
CHARITY DONATIONS FROM
CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT
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THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT TODAY (WEDNESDAY) DONATED PART OF THE PROCEEDS OF ITS 30TH AUTUMN FAIR TO VARIOUS CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS AT A PRESENTATION CEREMONY HELD AT THE DEPARTMENT'S HEADQUARTERS.
THE RECIPIENTS INCLUDED THE HONG KONG SEA SCHOOL, HONG KONG DISCHARGED PRISONERS AID SOCIETY, CARITAS LOK HEEP CLUB, THE SALVATION ARMY, FAMILY PLANNING ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG, UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSION FOR REFUGEES AND ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT.
THE DONATION IS PART OF THE DEPARTMENT'S CONTRIBUTION TO VARIOUS COMMUNITY SERVICES IN HONG KONG.
SPEAKING IN THE CEREMONY, MR RAYMOND HALL, REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNHCR, THANKED THE DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR GENEROUS DONATION AND SUPPORT AND SAID FUNDS OF THE COMMISSION SOLELY DEPEND ON VOLUNTARY DONATIONS,
HE ALSO PRAISED THE WORK BY CORRECTIONAL SERVICES STAFF IN LOOKING AFTER THE REFUGEES PARTICULARLY OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS.
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