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Thursday, April 26, 1973

SENIOR ASSISTANT MASTER RETIRES

After 27 Years Service

Mr. Shum How-kin, Senior Assistant Master of the Mathematics

Section, is retiring after 27 years service in the Education Department.

Since his first appointment in 1946, Mr. Shum has taught in two

primary schools and the Grantham College of Education.

In 1962 he took up his present post in the Mathematics Section

of the Advisory Inspectorate. For the past eight years, Mr. Shum has

also been head of the Kowloon Section of the Evening Institute.

Mr. Shum will receive a retirement gift from his colleagues tomorrow (Friday). The gift will be presented to him by the Assistant Director of Education (Chief Inspector of Schools), Mr. A. Brown.

Note to Editors:

You are invited to have the presentation ceremony in the Education Department's Conference Room at 4 p.m. tomorrow covered.

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