SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 1987
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BRITISH EMPIRE MEDAL FOR SENIOR TRANSPORT OFFICER
THE EXISTING BUS TERMINUS AT THE SHAM SHUI PO FERRY CONCOURSE WILL BE EXTENDED TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY TRANSPORT FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES ΤΟ BE BUILT IN THE SHAM SHUI PO RECLAMATION AS PART OF HOUSING DEPARTMENT'S EXTENDED REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME.
THE PROPOSED BUS TERMINUS EXTENSION, AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $266,000, WILL CONSIST OF TWO ADDITIONAL DEPARTURE BAYS FOR BUSES. THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN THE MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR AND TAKE ABOUT NINE MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
"WITH THE COMPLETION OF THE EXTENDED BUS TERMINUS, IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE TRANSPORT NEEDS OF RESIDENTS IN THESE PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES WILL BE ADEQUATELY MET," A SENIOR TRANSPORT OFFICER OF THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, MR LI YUEN-TING, WHO HAS ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED IN THE PROJECT SAID.
IN RECOGNITION OF HIS DEDICATION
AND CONTRIBUTION THROUGHOUT
HIS CAREER IN THE CIVIL SERVICE, MR LI WAS RECENTLY AWARDED THE BRITISH EMPIRE MEDAL.
MR LI JOINED THE CIVIL SERVICE IN 1951 AND HAD WORKED IN SEVERAL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS BEFORE HE JOINED THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT AS A TRANSPORT INSPECTOR IN 1969. HE BECAME A TRANSPORT OFFICER IN 1979 AND IN 1983 WAS PROMOTED то HIS PRESENT RANK OF SENIOR TRANSPORT OFFICER.
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ON LEARNING THE NEWS THAT HE IS AMONG THE CIVIL SERVANTS WHO HAVE BEEN AWARDED THE MEDAL, MR LI SAID: "THIS IS AN OCCASION THAT I SHALL ALWAYS REMEMBER. HE THANKED HIS COLLEAGUES AND STAFF WHOSE COOPERATION AND SUPPORT HAVE ENABLED HIM то DISCHARGE HIS DUTIES EFFICIENTLY AND SMOOTHLY.
AS A SENIOR TRANSPORT OFFICER RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MONG KOK AND SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICTS, MR LI IS IN CLOSE TOUCH WITH AND POPULAR AMONG THE MEMBERS OF THE MONG KOK AND SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT BOARDS AS WELL AS THE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEES (TTC).
"THE HARMONIOUS AND CLOSE WORKING RELATIONS WITH THE DB'S THE TTC'S, PARTICULARLY THEIR CHAIRMEN, HAVE ENABLED ME TO PERFORM DUTIES EFFICIENTLY IN THE INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC, HE SAID.
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MY
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WITH THE TRANSPORT
MR LI STRESSED THAT HE WOULD CONTINUE ΤΟ COOPERATE AND TTC'S IN A BID
BETTER FACILITIES FOR RESIDENTS.
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