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SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 1977

NEW HONORARY AIR COMMODORE FOR RHKAAF

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WHEN THE ROYAL HONG KONG AUXILIARY AIR FORCE CARRIES OUT ITS 1,000TH CASUALTY AIRLIFT A FEW WEEKS FROM NOW, THE EVENT WILL HAVE Á SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE FOR WING COMMANDER GORDON BELL WHO WAS LAST WEEK APPOINTED AS THE NEW HONORARY AIR COMMODORE,

FOR IT WAS IN 1958 WHEN MR. BELL WAS IN RECOGNITION OF HIS SERVICES -- AWARDED AN AIR EFFICIENCY AWARD THAT TWO HELICOPTERS WERE ADDED TO A FLEET OF AIRCRAFT TO IMPROVE THE AUXILIARY AIR FORCE'S CAPABILITY IN AIRLIFTING SICK AND INJURED FROM ISOLATED AREAS TO HOSPITAL.

MR. BELL'S ASSOCIATION WITH THE RHKAAF STARTED IN 1951 AFTER BEING TRANSFERRED FROM THE HONG KONG ROYAL NAVAL VOLUNTARY RESERVE.

ELEVEN YEARS LATER HE WAS APPOINTED COMMANDING OFFICER OF

THE RHKAAF WITH THE RANK OF WING COMMANDER.

HE RECEIVED THE FIRST CLASP TO THE AIR EFFICIENCY AWARD

IN 1965. IT WAS ALSO IN THAT YEAR THE AUXILIARY AIR FORCE REPLACED ITS TWO AGING WIDGEON HELICOPTERS BY TWO ALOUETTES.

CURRENTLY THREE ALOUETTES PROVIDE TWO INVALUABLE SERVICE

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TO THE COMMUNITY: THE 24-HOUR AIR-AMBULANCE SERVICE AND THE WEEKLY +FLYING DOCTOR+ SERVICE.

PO KONG VILLAGE INTERCHANGE *****

THE NEW INTERCHANGE, KNOWN AS PO KONG VILLAGE INTERCHANGE, LOCATED AT THE JUNCTION OF PO KONG VILLAGE ROAD AND LUNG CHEUNG ROAD WILL COME INTO OPERATION ON 10 A.M. ON TUESDAY (FEBRUARY 1).

ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY, THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID THAT 24-HOUR URBAN CLEARWAY RESTRICTIONS WOULD BE IMPOSED ON ALL THE CARRIAGEWAYS AT THIS INTERCHANGE AND ALSO ON THE SECTION OF PO KONG VILLAGE ROAD BETWEEN FUNG TAK ROAD AND CHOI HUNG ROAD.

ALL VEHICLES EXCEPT FRANCHISED BUSES WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM STOPPING IN THE RESTRICTED ZONE TO PICK UP OR SET DOWN PASSENGERS OR TO LOAD AND UNLOAD GOODS.

APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE PUT UP TO INDICATE THE

RESTRICTIONS.