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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1974
TWO ASSISTANT SMOKE INSPECTORS OF LABOUR DEPARTMENT
AWARDED DIPLOMAS IN AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
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THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF HEALTH HAS AWARDED DIPLOMAS IN AIR POLLUTION CONTROL TO TWO LABOUR DEPARTMENT OFFICERS.
THEY ARE MR. LIN CHAN-MING AND CHAU CHI-MING, BOTH ASSISTANT SMOKE INSPECTORS WITH THE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL UNIT.
THE OFFICERS SAT FOR A SPECIAL TWO-DAY ORAL AND WRITTEN EXAMINATION IN SEPTEMBER CONDUCTED BY A PANEL OF EXPERTS.
IT CONSISTED OF DR. G.1. FORBES, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT (HYGIENE), MR. RON EDGLEY, CHIEF CHEMIST OF THE GOVERNMENT LABORATORY AND MR. EDGAR LAUFER, OF CHINA LIGHT AND POWER (TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT).
THEIR SUCCESS BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF OFFICERS WITH THE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL UNIT HOLDING THE INTERNATIONALLY-RECOGNISED DIPLOMA TO SIX - MORE THAN HALF OF THE STAFF.
THE DEPARTMENT'S AIR POLLUTION CONTROL OFFICER, MR. DAVID NEWBURY, SAID TODAY. THE REMAINING FIVE OFFICERS AT THE MOMENT ARE BEING TRAINED TO SIT FOR THIS DIPLOMA.
THEY WILL TAKE THE EXAMINATION NEXT YEAR.
THE DIPLOMA IS RECOGNISED AS A HALLMARK OF THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL COMPETENCE IN AIR POLLUTION CONTROL.
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+IN CONJUNCTION WITH FIELD TRAINING. WE REGARD THE DIPLOMA AS A SIGNIFICANT STEP IN THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT OF AIR POLLUTION CONTROL OFFICERS.+
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