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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1988
NEW POST OFFICE FOR WO CHE
TIN WILL BE A NEW POST OFFICE SERVING THE WO CHE AREA IN SHA
OFFICE SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED OPENED AT 9 AM ON MARCH 7, A POST
TODAY
(FRIDAY).
NO. SHOP
B1A LOCATED AT
ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF WO CHE
THE
WILL OFFICE
REPLACE COMMERCIAL CENTRE IN TAK HAU STREET,
THE CLOSE PRESENT WO CHE STREET POST OFFICE IN LEK YUEN STREET WHICH WILL FOR BUSINESS AT 1 PM ON MARCH 5.
THE OPENING HOURS OF THE NEW POST OFFICE ARE 9 AM TO
PM ON
THE SATURDAYS.
TELEPHONE WEEKDAYS AND 9 AM TO 1 0-6911501.
5 PM ON NUMBER IS
WOULD BE THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT ON MARCH 5 HAND-BACK SERVICE
то LOCALLY ADDRESSED COVERS GIVEN AT THE WO CHE STREET POST OFFICE BEARING THE SUPERSCRIPTION "LAST DAY OF SERVICE" OR "LAST DAY COVER".
ADDRESSED
THE NEW POST
GIVEN TO LOCALLY ON MARCH 7, THE SERVICE WOULD BE COVERS BEARING THE SUPERSCRIPTION "FIRST DAY COVER" AT OFFICE, HE ADDED.
LONG-SERVING MARINE STAFF RETIRE
THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE, MR
GERRY HIGGINSON, PRESENTED
RETIREMENT GIFTS TO NINE LONG-SERVING STAFF AT A CEREMONY HELD AT THE GOVERNMENT DOCKYARD THIS (FRIDAY) AFTERNOON.
THE CEREMONY MARKED THE RETIREMENT OF THE NINE MEN WHO HAD SERVED THE MARINE DEPARTMENT FOR BETWEEN 12 AND 35 YEARS.
"BETWEEN THEM, THEY HAVE A TOTAL OF MORE THAN 260 YEARS' LOYAL SERVICE WITH THE DEPARTMENT, MR HIGGINSON SAID.
It
HE ADDED THAT THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS HAD MADE POSSIBLE THE SMOOTH OPERATION OF THE GOVERNMENT FLEET AND THAT THEY HAD PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PORT OF HONG KONG.
THE RETIRING STAFF WERE OF THE RANKS OF COXSWAIN, LAUNCH MECHANIC AND SAILOR.
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