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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1978

FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION CAMPAIGN TO BE LAUNCHED

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A PRESS CONFERENCE TO LAUNCH THE FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION CAMPAIGN WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY (FEBRUARY 27) AT 4 P.M. IN THE G. I.S. THEATRE, ON THE FIFTH FLOOR OF BEACONSFIELD HOUSE.

THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MISS ANNIE CHAN ALONG WITH THE PRINCIPAL SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER, MRS. HENRIETTA CHEN, AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF VOLUNTARY WELFARE AGENCIES MISS NORA YAU, WILL ATTEND THE CONFERENCE TO ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF THIS COMMUNITY-WIDE PROJECT.

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE PRESS CONFERENCE.

SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT CLERK RETIRING

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THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR. THOMAS LEE, TODAY PRESENTED A WATCH AS A RETIREMENT GIFT TO MR. TAM MAN-YIU, CLERICAL OFFICER CLASS I, ON BEHALF OF HIS COLLEAGUES IN THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT.

MR. TAM, WHO HAS WORKED IN VARIOUS OFFICES OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT THROUGHOUT HIS 30 YEARS SERVICE IN THE GOVERNMENT, IS RETIRING SOON.

HE JOINED THE GOVERNMENT AS A TEMPORARY CLERK IN 1948 AND WAS PROMOTED TO CLERICAL OFFICER CLASS I IN 1965.

FOR HIS LOYAL AND DEVOTED SERVICE, MR. TAM WAS AWARDED THE BRITISH EMPIRE MEDAL EARLY THIS YEAR.

AT TODAY'S PRESENTATION CEREMONY, MR. LEE THANKED MR. TAM FOR HIS DEVOTED SERVICE AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT AND WISHED HIM ALL THE BEST ON HIS RETIREMENT.

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