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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1976.

MR. P.C. WOO AND MR. SZETO WAI TO RETAIN +HONOURABLE+ TITLE

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MR. P.C. WOO AND MR. SZETO WAI HAVE BEEN GRANTED PERMISSION BY HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN TO RETAIN THE TITLE +HONOURABLE+ WITHIN HONG KONG FOLLOWING THEIR RETIREMENT FROM THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AT THE END OF AUGUST.

MR. WOO AND MR. SZETO HAVE COMBINED SERVICE ON THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS OF 12 YEARS AND 11 YEARS RESPECTIVELY,

MR. WOO WAS FIRST APPOINTED TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN 1964 AND SERVED ON IT FOR 10 YEARS. HE WAS FIRST APPOINTED TO THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL IN 1972.

MR. SZETO WAS FIRST APPOINTED TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN 1965 AND SERVED UNTIL 1974. IT WAS ALSO IN 1972 THAT HE WAS APPOINTED TO THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.

WATER CUT ***

WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN KWUN TONG WILL BE INTERRUPTED FOR FIVE HOURS FROM 1 A.M. ON FRIDAY (SEPTEMBER 3) TO ALLOW THE WATERWORKS OFFICE TO CARRY OUT A NIGHT LEAKAGE TEST.

THE AFFECTED AREA IS BOUNDED BY NGAU TAU KOK ROAD, WEST OF JORDAN VALLEY NULLAH, KWUN TONG ROAD AND SHING SHUN ROAD, INCLUDING BLOCK NOS. 8-14 OF LOWER NGAU TAU KOK ESTATE.

ON THE SAME DAY. A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN TSUEN WAN WILL ALSO BE WITHOUT WATER SUPPLY FOR NINE HOURS STARTING FROM 9 P.M. TO ALLOW THE WATERWORKS OFFICE TO CONNECT FRESH WATER PIPELINES IN THE AREA.

THE AREA AFFECTED IS BOUNDED BY THE SOUTH SIDE OF YEUNG UK ROAD FROM WANG LUNG STREET TO MA TAU PA STREET, FUI YIU KOK STREET AND A SECTION OF WANG LUNG STREET BETWEEN YEUNG UK ROAD AND MA TAU PA STREET.