TUESDAY, MAY 3, 1983
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SIR S.Y. CHUNG RECEIVES HONORARY FELLOWSHIP IN UK
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SIR S.Y. CHUNG RECEIVED AN HONORARY FELLOWSHIP OF THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS, U.K. THIS EVENING (TUESDAY) AT A LONDON DINNER GIVEN BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE INSTITUTION.
SIR S.Y. IS THE FIRST HONG KONG RESIDENT TO RECEIVE THIS HIGH HONOUR. THERE ARE AT PRESENT A TOTAL OF ONLY 37 HONORARY FELLOWS OF THE INSTITUTION AMONGST ITS 75 000 MEMBERS ALL OVER THE COMMONWEALTH.
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HE WILL RECEIVE ANOTHER HONOUR AT A FORMAL DINNER AT APOTHECARIES HALL TOMORROW EVENING FROM H.R.H. THE PRINCE PHILIP DUKE OF EDINBURGH.
SIR S.Y. WILL JOIN THE EXCLUSIVE FELLOWSHIP OF ENGINEERING AND WILL NOT ONLY BE THE FIRST HONG KONG RESIDENT BUT THE FIRST OVERSEAS PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER TO RECEIVE SUCH A FELLOWSHIP.
THE FELLOWSHIP OF ENGINEERING WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1976 AND ITS FELLOWS ARE ELECTED BY A SYSTEM VERY SIMILAR TO THAT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY. EACH FELLOW MUST HAVE SERVED IN HIS PARTICULAR SPECIALISATION WITH EXCEPTIONAL SUCCESS AND HAVE ACQUIRED THE VENERATED STATUS WHICH ONLY AGE CAN BESTOW.
WHILE IN THE UK. STR 3.Y. WILL BE SEEING THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS TOMORROW MORNING AND THE PRIME MINISTER AT 10 DOWNING STREET IN THE AFTERNOON.
TENDERS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF RAILWAY STATION
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THE RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FO TAN STATION AS PART OF THE MODERNISATION AND ELECTRIFICATION OF THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.
THE CONTRACT WILL INVOLVE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW STATION BUILDING AND PLATFORMS, WORKSHOP, BARRACKS, FORECOURT, AND EXECUTION OF MISCELLANEOUS WORKS.
WORK WILL START IN JULY AND WILL BE COMPLETED IN EARLY 1985.
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