FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1987
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LONG-SERVING MARINE STAFF HONOURED
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THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE, MR GERRY HIGGINSON, OFFICIATED AT A CEREMONY AT THE GOVERNMENT DOCKYARD THIS (FRIDAY) AFTERNOON, TO MARK THE RETIREMENT OF 12 LONG-SERVING STAFF.
IN PAYING HIS TRIBUTE TO THE MEN, MR HIGGINSON SAID THEY HAD EACH SERVED THE DEPARTMENT FOR BETWEEN 29 AND 39 YEARS.
+BETWEEN THEM, THEY HAVE A TOTAL OF MORE THAN 400 YEARS' LOYAL SERVICE WITH THE GOVERNMENT DOCKYARD, + HE SAID.
MR HIGGINSON SAID THEIR CONTRIBUTION HAD MADE POSSIBLE THE SMOOTH OPERATION OF THE DOCKYARD FLEET AND THAT THEY HAD THUS PLAYED A ROLE IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PORT OF HONG KONG.
ON THE MODERNISATION OF THE FLEET, MR HIGGINSON SAID NEW VESSELS NOW HAD BETTER MACHINERY AND A BETTER WORKING ENVIRONMENT, THE FLEET WAS VERY DIFFERENT FROM THAT WHEN THE STAFF MEMBERS JOINED, HE ADDED.
THE RETIRING STAFF WERE OF THE RANKS OF COXSWAIN AND LAUNCH MECHANIC.
FIRE PREVENTION EXHIBITION AT NEW TOWN PLAZA
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A MINI FIRE PREVENTION EXHIBITION WILL BE STAGED AT THE FOOTBRIDGE GALLERY OF THE NEW TOWN PLAZA IN SHA TIN ON SUNDAY (FEBRUARY 8) FROM NOON UNTIL 3 PM.
THE EXHIBITION AIMS AT REMINDING RESIDENTS OF SHA TIN NEW TOWN TO TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT FIRE IN THE DRY WINTER MONTHS.
ON DISPLAY WILL BE PANELS OF GRAPHICS AND PHOTOGRAPHS ILLUSTRATING BOTH GENERAL FIRES AND COUNTRYSIDE FIRES WITH EMPHASIS ON THE DANGER POSED BY SMOKE FROM FIRE.
VISITORS TO THE EXHIBITION WILL RECEIVE A USEFUL LEAFLET LISTING THE +DOS+ AND DON'TS+ IN THE EVENT OF FIRE. A FREE CALENDAR CARD AND GIVEAWAY ITEMS SPONSORED BY THE KWONG ON BANK.
THE NEXT EXHIBITION WILL BE HELD ON FEBRUARY 22 AT THE TSIM SHA TSUI EAST CENTENARY GARDEN.
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