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FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1979

DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES TO RETIRE

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THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, MR. E.H. NICHOLS, WILL BE RETIRING FROM GOVERNMENT SERVICE EARLY NEXT YEAR.

HE WILL BE SUCCEEDED BY MR. J.M. RIDDELL-SWAN, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES WHOSE PROMOTION HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS.

MR. NICHOLS WILL BE 54 IN DECEMBER 1979. AFTER WORKING FOR 12 YEARS IN THE CIVIL SERVICE OF SIERRA LEONE, HE JOINED THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT IN FEBRUARY 1959 AS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES.

HE WAS PROMOTED TO DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES IN APRIL 1966. HE IS CONCURRENTLY THE COUNTRY PARKS AUTHORITY, REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES AND CREDIT UNIONS, AND DIRECTOR OF MARKETING, AND HE HOLDS MANY OTHER IMPORTANT OFFICES INCLUDING TRUSTEESHIP OF THE KADOOR IE AGRICULTURAL AID LOAN FUND AND THE J.E. JOSEPH TRUST FUND, AND MEMBERSHIP OF THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL AND THE SCIENTIFIC CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE.

HE IS A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE CO-ORDINATING THE UNITED NATIONS SOUTH CHINA SEA FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, AND HAS ALSO REPRESENTED HONG KONG AND THE UNITED KINGDOM ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AT REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES OF THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANISATION.

MR. RIDDELL-SWAN IS AGED 53 AND WAS FIRST APPOINTED AS A VETERINARY OFFICER IN MAY 1955. HE BECAME ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES IN OCTOBER 1964 AND WAS PROMOTED TO HIS PRESENT RANK IN MAY 1971. HE HAS ACTED AS DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES ON MANY OCCASIONS.

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TENDERS FOR LAYING OF PIPELINE INVITED

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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HAS INVITED TENDERS FOR THE LAYING OF A SYSTEM OF WATER MAINS IN TUEN MUN NEW TOWN.

THE SYSTEM IS PART OF THE SCHEME TO PROVIDE FRESH AND SALT WATER SUPPLIES TO THE AREA.

A PWD SPOKESMAN SAID THE PROJECT COMPRISED LAYING ABOUT 3,300 METRES OF ASBESTOS CEMENT PIPES RANGING FROM 150 MM TO 450 MM IN DIAMETER.

ALSO INCLUDED WAS 2,600 METRES OF MILD STEEL PIPES RANGING BETWEEN 600 MM AND 900 MM IN DIAMETER.

+WORK SHOULD GET UNDER WAY IN SEPTEMBER AND BE FINISHED IN ABOUT 15 MONTHS, SAID THE PWD SPOKESMAN.