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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1979

RETIREMENT OF SENIOR OFFICER OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT

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THE SENIOR ECONOMICS AND MARKETING OFFICER OF THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, MR N.K. LEE HAS RETIRED AFTER 29 YEARS SERVICE WITH THE DEPARTMENT AND THE FISH AND VEGETABLE MARKETING ORGANISATIONS.

MR LEE JOINED THE FISH AND VEGETABLE MARKETING ORGANISATIONS IN 1950 AS A TRANSLATOR AND IN 1973 BECAME HEAD OF THE ECONOMICS AND MARKETING DIVISION OF THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT.

PAYING TRIBUTE TO MR LEE AT A FAREWELL DINNER ON FRIDAY (NOVEMBER 2), THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, MR TED NICHOLS, SAID MR LEE +PLAYED A PROMINENT PART IN ADVANCING OUR PLANS TO THE PRESENT STAGE WHERE DETAILED ARCHITECTURAL WORK MAY NOW COMMENCE ON NEW MARKET COMPLEXES TO BE OPERATED BY THE GOVERNMENT,+

+THIS WORK HAS INVOLVED THE ANALYSIS OF STATISTICS TO ESTABLISH ECONOMIC TRENDS, DISCUSSIONS WITH THE TRADERS CONCERNED, THE OPENING AND RUNNING OF TEMPORARY WHOLESALE MARKETS FOR CERTAIN PRODUCE, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SCHEDULES OF ACCOMMODATION AND INITIATING THE REQUIREMENT AMENDMENTS TO LEGISLATION, SAID MR NICHOLS,

SPEED LIMIT IMPOSED ON POK FU LAM ROAD

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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (SUNDAY) THAT FROM 10 A.M. ON TUESDAY (NOVEMBER 6), A SPEED LIMIT OF 30 MILES PER HOUR WILL BE IMPOSED ON THE SECTION OF POK FU LAM ROAD BETWEEN POKFIELD ROAD AND QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL.