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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1975

OUTSTANDING WATERWORKS FOREMEN HONOURED

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TWO WATERWORKS FOREMEN WILL RECEIVE GOLD MEDAL AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES FROM THE DIRECTOR OF WATER SUPPLIES, MR. BILL KNIGHT, THIS SUNDAY (FEBRUARY 23).

THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY WILL BE HELD DURING A TRADITIONAL CHINESE NEW YEAR PARTY FOR CHILDREN OF ALL WATERWORKS STAFF AT THE KOWLOON WAH YAN COLLEGE.

THE GOLD MEDAL WINNERS ARE MR. LAM PAK LIT, FOREMAN || OF THE OFFICE'S MECHANICAL DIVISION AND MR. TONG CHI, FOREMAN 111 OF THE ELECTRICAL DIVISION,

THEY WILL BE PRESENTED WITH KIRKWOOD AWARDS, WHICH WERE STARTED SOME YEARS AGO WITH DONATIONS FROM TEXTILE AND ENGINEERING FIRMS IN MEMORY OF A FORMER WATERWORKS ENGINEER.

THESE AWARDS ARE GIVEN ANNUALLY TO STAFF OF THE RANK OF FOREMAN 111 OR BELOW WHO HAVE DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES BY THEIR GENERAL CAPABILITIES AND ATTENTION TO DUTIES OR BY THE IR NOTEWORTHY CONDUCT OR PERFORMANCE OF DUTY IN A PARTICULAR INSTANCE.

AT THE PARTY THIS YEAR, WHICH IS FINANCED BY DONATIONS FROM SENIOR STAFF, SOME 2,000 CHILDREN WILL BE ENTERTAINED THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON BY THE NEW METHOD COLLEGE BAND ACROBATIC PERFORMANCES, AND A COMEDY SHOW BY R.T.V. CELEBRITIES.

THERE WILL ALSO BE NUMEROUS GAME, STALLS AND PLENTY OF GIFTS AND FOOD AND DRINKS,

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE WELCOME TO COVER THE CHILDREN'S PARTY AND THE KIRKWOOD AWARD PRESENTATIONS. THE PARTY STARTS AT 12.30 P.M. AND THE PRESENTATIONS WILL BE MADE AT ABOUT 1.25 P.M.

MR. CHAN CHI HA, PRESS LIAISON OFFICER OF THE WATERWORKS OFFICE WILL BE PLEASED TO RECEIVE VISITING MEMBERS OF THE PRESS AT THE PARTY.

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