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MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 1975.

WATER CUT

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WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN CENTRAL DISTRICT WILL BE INTERRUPTED FOR FIVE HOURS FROM 1 AM ON FRIDAY (JANUARY 24) TO FACILITATE A TEST FOR NIGHT LEAKAGE IN THE AREA.

AFFECTED WILL BE 1-13B QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, 2-10 ICE HOUSE STREET, 1A-3 AND 2A-8 DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL CONNAUGHT CENTRE, BLAKE PIER, STAR FERRY PIER, THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB, STAR FERRY MULTI-STOREY CAR PARK, THE CITY HALL, CITY HALL MULTI-STOREY CAR PARK, 1-10A CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, AND PREMISES IN CHATER ROAD AND JACKSON ROAD.

PWD OFFICIAL RETIRING

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MR. HAROLD SOBEY, ACTING TECHNICAL SUPERINTENDENT OF THE PWD'S ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE, IS RETIRING THIS MONTH AFTER 23 YEARS' IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE.

TO MARK THE OCCASION, HE WILL BE PRESENTED WITH A MEMENTO FROM HIS COLLEAGUES THIS FRIDAY. THE PRESENTATION WILL BE MADE BY THE DIRECTOR OF BUILDING DEVELOPMENT, MR. JOHN STEAN.

MR. SOBEY FIRST JOINED THE GOVERNMENT AS CLERK OF WORKS || IN 1952. HE WAS PROMOTED TO CLERK OF WORKS IN 1964 AND HAS BEEN ACTING TECHNICAL SUPERINTENDENT SINCE LAST YEAR.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE WELCOME TO HAVE THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY COVERED. IT WILL BE HELD AT 4 PM ON FRIDAY (JANUARY 24) IN MURRAY BUILDING, 12TH FLOOR, GARDEN ROAD.

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