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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1977

P.W.D. TO ENTERTAIN 2,400 CHILDREN

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THE LUNAR NEW YEAR FESTIVITIES WILL REACH A CLIMAX FOR SOME 2,400 CHILDREN THIS SUNDAY (FEBRUARY 27) WHEN THEY WILL BE TREATED TÓ A DAY OF FUN AND GAMES BY THE P.W.D.'S WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT.

THE FUN FAIR, AN ANNUAL AFFAIR ORGANISED FOR CHILDREN OF WATERWORKS STAFF, WILL BE HELD AT THE KOWLOON WAH YAN COLLEGE BETWEEN 12.30 P.M. AND 4.00 P.M.

A LAVISH PROGRAMME OF ENTERTAINMENT HAS BEEN PREPARED, FEATURING SONGS AND DANCES, PUPPET AND MAGIC SHOWS, BAND DRILLS, PARADES AND AN ARRAY OF COLOURFUL GAMES STALLS.

AMONG THOSE PARTICIPATING WILL BE THE ST. BONAVENTURE A-C PRIMARY SCHOOL BAND, THE MONGKOK CHILDREN'S CHOIR, THE WINNERS OF THE SCHOOL DANCE COMPETITION AND R.T.V. CELEBRITIES.

A SPECIAL ATTRACTION THIS YEAR WILL BE A FUN TRAIN +CANNON BALL EMPRESS+ WHICH WILL TAKE CHILDREN ON TOURS ROUND THE FAIR.

FIFTEEN GAMES STALLS HAVE BEEN ORGANISED BY VARIOUS DIVISIONS OF THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT AND TROPHIES WILL BE AWARDED FOR THE BEST STALLS BY THE DIRECTOR OF WATER SUPPLIES, MR. WILLIAM TUCKER.

ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS WILL BE A RAFFLE DRAW AND THE WINNING NUMBERS WILL BE DRAWN BY MRS. TUCKER.

DURING THE EVENT, MR. TUCKER WILL PRESENT GOLD MEDAL AWARDS TO THE THREE WATERWORKS OFFICERS IN RECOGNITION OF THE IR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE DURING THE LAST YEAR.

THEY ARE : MR. NG TAT-MAU, AN ARTISAN WITH THE ELECTRICAL DIVISION OF THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT- MR. KWONG SHEK-TONG, A FOREMAN OF THE MECHANICAL DIVISION AND MRS. CHUNG YIP-YUNG, A LABOURER WITH SECRETARIAT DIVISION.

THEY WILL BE PRESENTED WITH KIRKWOOD AWARDS WHICH WAS STARTED IN 1967 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 IF OR BELOW WHO HAVE DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES BY THE IR GENERAL CAPABILITIES AND ATTENTION TO DUTIES OR BY THEIR NOTEWORTHY CONDUCT OR PERFORMANCE OF DUTY IN A PARTICULAR INSTANCE.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO COVER THE KIRKWOOD AWARD PRESENTATIONS OF THE CHINESE NEW YEAR CHILDREN'S PARTY AT WAH YAN COLLEGE, KOWLOON. THE PARTY WILL START AT 12.30 P.M. THE AWARD PRESENTATIONS BY MR. TUCKER WILL TAKE PLACE AT ABOUT 1.30 P.M. MR. MOK WATERWORKS WELFARE OFFICER, WILL BE PLEASED TO RECEIVE AND ASSIST MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES AT THE FUNCTION.

MAN-TAT,

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