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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1977

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S CLERICAL OFFICERS RETIRING

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THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR. KENNETH TOPLEY WILL TOMORROW (FRIDAY) PRESENT RETIREMENT GIFTS TO THREE CLERICAL OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT WHO ARE RETIRING AFTER A COMBINED SERVICE OF NEARLY 68 YEARS IN THE GOVERNMENT.

MR. TOPLEY WILL PRESENT THE GIFTS TO MR. NG CHUNG-FAI (55), MR. PAUL AU SZE-BUN (61) AND MR. G.J. BENEDICTO (61) ON

BEHALF OF THEIR COLLEAGUES AND FRIENDS AT A CEREMONY AT THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS IN LEE GARDENS.

MR. NG, A CLERICAL OFFICER CLASS 1, JOINED THE CIVIL SERVICE 30 YEARS AGO AS A TEMPORARY CLERK. APART FROM THE FIRST THREE YEARS IN THE TREASURY, MR. NG HAS BEEN WORKING IN THE ACCOUNTS SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.

MR. AU ALSO JOINED THE SERVICE AS A TEMPORARY CLERK. HE IS RETIRING AS A CLERICAL OFFICER CLASS 2 AFTER 19 YEARS IN THE DEPARTMENT, MAINLY IN THE ACCOUNTS SECTION.

MR. BENEDICTO, WHO IS ALSO A CLERICAL OFFICER CLASS 2, HAS BEEN WORKING IN THE PERSONNEL REGISTRY OF THE DEPARTMENT FOR 19 YEARS. HE BEGAN HIS CAREER IN THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE AS A TEMPORARY CLERK AND WAS AWARDED THE BRITISH EMPIRE MEDAL (B.E.M.) IN 1976.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY WHICH WILL BEGIN AT 4 P.M. TOMORROW IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, LEE GARDENS, 3RD FLOOR, HYSAN AVENUE, CAUSEWAY BAY.

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