MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1987
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SOUVENIRS FOR RETIRING FIRE OFFICERS
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FOUR SENIOR FIRE OFFICERS, WHO WILL BE RETIRING IN THE COMING MONTHS, WERE PRESENTED WITH SOUVENIRS BY THE DIRECTOR OF FIRE SERVICES, MR ROBERT HOLMES, AT A CEREMONY AT FIRE SERVICES HEADQUARTERS TODAY (MONDAY).
THEY ARE MR BRIAN FENDER, MR THOMAS GARDINER, MR KENNETH HODGKINS AND MR CYRIL PULLINGER.
MR FENDER JOINED THE DEPARTMENT IN 1958 AND BECAME CHIEF FIRE OFFICER IN 1975. HE WAS AWARDED THE COLONIAL POLICE MEDAL FOR GALLANTRY IN 1963 AND THE QUEEN'S FIRE SERVICES MEDAL IN 1978.
MR GARDINER JOINED IN 1963 AND HAS HELD THE PRESENT RANK OF CHIEF FIRE OFFICER SINCE 1984. HE WAS AWARDED THE COLONIAL POLICE MEDAL FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE IN 1979 AND THE QUEEN'S FIRE SERVICES MEDAL IN 1986.
MR HODGKINS JOINED IN 1960 AND ROSE TO THE PRESENT RANK OF DEPUTY CHIEF FIRE OFFICER IN 1984. HE WAS AWARDED THE COLONIAL POLICE MEDAL FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE IN 1978.
MR PULLINGER JOINED THE DEPARTMENT IN 1966 AND WAS PROMOTED TO THE PRESENT RANK OF DIVISIONAL OFFICER IN 1980. HE WAS AWARDED THE COLONIAL POLICE MEDAL IN 1984.
TSUEN WAN IMMIGRATION OFFICE MOVING
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THE TSUEN WAN OFFICE OF THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT, AT PRESENT LOCATED IN THE FAR EAST BANK BUILDING AND KAPOK BUILDING IN CASTLE PEAK ROAD, WILL BE MOVED TO NEW PREMISES THIS MONTH.
FROM NEXT MONDAY (FEBRUARY 23), THE OFFICE WILL BE LOCATED AT LEVEL 3, TSUEN WAN FERRY PIER, TSUEN WAN WATERFRONT. TEL: 0-4924664.
THE OFFICE PROVIDES NORMAL IMMIGRATION SERVICES SUCH AS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR BRITISH (HK) PASSPORTS, CERTIFICATE OF IDENTITY, RE-ENTRY PERMITS, EXTENSION OF STAY AND VISAS FOR RE-ENTRY TO HONG KONG.
WITH EFFECT FROM THE SAME DAY, OTHER OFFICES ALSO LOCATED IN THE FAR EAST BANK BUILDING IN CASTLE PEAK ROAD, WILL BE MOVED TO NEW PREMISES AS FOLLOWS:
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