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Airport staff honoured for dedicated service
A recently retired staff member of the Civil Aviation Department was awarded the Imperial Service Medal for his 38 years of dedicated and diligent service at the Kai Tak Airport.
Mr Fu Sang, who retired from the post of a senior foreman in September at the age of 59, was one of the award recipients named in the Queen's Birthday Honour list published in the Government Gazette on Friday (October 13).
He joined the department in 1957 and through the years worked his way up to senior foreman in 1977. On several occasions, he had acted as assistant airport
manager.
Recommending him for the award, the Director of Civil Aviation, Mr Peter Lok, said Mr Fu always performed his duties exceptionally well, and was a role model for his peers and juniors.
"The success of Kai Tak is due, in no small measure, to the diligent, dedication and resourcefulness of numerous junior staff exemplified by him.
"His conduct has, over the last 38 years, been exemplary and he is well respected by his colleagues.
"He is very positive in his approach towards work and has contributed much towards the efficiency of the operation of the passenger terminal at Kai Tak," said Mr Lok.
During the past few decades, Mr Fu said, he has witnessed many changes at the airport which was now the fourth busiest in the world in terms of international passengers, and second in terms of air cargo.
"When I joined the department, the annual passenger throughput was only 0.24 million. Today, the figure is well over 24 million," Mr Fu said.
End/Sunday, October 15, 1995