SUNDAY, MAY 15, 1983
+THIS PUBLIC SPIRIT AND DEDICATION AND THE READY COOPERATION OF THE EMPLOYERS ARE VITAL TO THE EFFICIENT OPERATION OF THE RHKAAF, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
A CONSIDERABLE NUMBER OF THE VOLUNTEERS HAVE BEEN SERVING LONG YEARS WITH THE RHKAAF, CONTRIBUTING THOUSANDS OF HOURS OF THE IR PRIVATE TIME TO A WIDE RANGE OF EMERGENCY AND OTHER OPERATIONS.
A CASE IN POINT IS SQUADRON LEADER DICKY YIP, WHO HAS FLOWN MORE THAN 2 000 HOURS, MAINLY IN ROTARY AIRCRAFT, DURING HIS 16 YEARS WITH THE RHKAAF. HE IS THE THIRD VOLUNTEER PILOT WITH THE FORCE TO HAVE ACHIEVED THIS FLIGHT RECORD.
THE LONGEST SERVING VOLUNTEER IS WARRANT OFFICER GABRIEL ANTONIO, AGED 55, WHO HAS ALREADY PUT IN 32 YEARS WITH THE FORCE. HE FIRST JOINED THE AIR UNIT OF THE NOW DEFUNCT ROYAL HONG KONG DEFENCE FORCE IN 1951, WHICH WAS THE FORERUNNER OF THE RHKAAF. FOR HIS LONG MERITORIOUS SERVICES, HE HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS AWARDS, INCLUDING THE BRITISH EMPIRE MEDAL. IN HIS CIVILIAN LIFE, WARRANT OFFICER ANTONIO IS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK.
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MORE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS FOR TUEN MUN
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THE TUEN MUN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR TWO MAJOR PROJECTS AS PART OF THE NEW TOWN'S DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME.
ONE PROJECT INVOLVES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A GRADE-SEPARATED INTERCHANGE AT CASTLE PEAK ROAD NEAR TSENG TAU TSUEN HA TSUEN AND A DUAL THREE-LANE CARRIAGEWAY TO THE WEST OF THE INTERCHANGE, ACROSS THE TUEN MUN RIVER CHANNEL TO SAN WAI TSAI NEAR TAI HING ESTATE.
THEY WILL PROVIDE DIRECT ACCESS TO THE EXISTING AND NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE NORTHWESTERN PART OF THE TOWN.
IN ADDITION, SECTIONS OF A SEWER AND A STORM WATER BOX CULVERT WILL ALSO BE CONSTRUCTED UNDER THE CONTRACT TO SERVE MAJOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS PLANNED FOR THIS PART OF THE NEW TOWN.
WORK ON THIS CONTRACT WILL START IN AUGUST AND IS EXPECTED TO TAKE ABOUT 24 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
THE OTHER CONTRACT GALLS FOR THE PAVING OF PEDESTRIAN AREAS AND THE LANDSCAPING OF THE NEW RESIDENTIAL AREA NORTH OF SAN HUI AND TO THE EAST OF THE NULLAH.
THE PROJECT COMPRISES THE CONSTRUCTION OF CONCRETE-PAVED PEDESTRIAN AREAS AND FOOTWAYS, ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE WORKS, TOGETHER WITH THE PROVISION OF TREE PITS, PLANTER BOXES AND BENCHES.
WORK ON THIS CONTRACT WILL START IN JULY AND WILL TAKE ABOUT SIX MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
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