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THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1980

WAN CHAI DISTRICT OFFICE MOVES TO OI KWAN COURT

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THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT OFFICE OF THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT TODAY (THURSDAY) MOVED INTO OF KWAN COURT AT DI KWAN ROAD, WAN CHAI.

THE NEW OFFICE, WHICH OCCUPIES THE GROUND AND FIRST FLOORS OF THE BUILDING, IS OPPOSITE TO THE URBAN COUNCIL'S MORRISON HILL SWIMMING POOL AND CLOSE TO THE QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM,

THE TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR GENERAL ENQUIRIES AND COMPLAINTS IS 5-738964..

RETIREMENT OF 28 OFFICERS OF

FISH AND VEGETABLE MARKETING ORGANISATIONS

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THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, MR JOHN RIDDELL-SWAN, TODAY (THURSDAY) PRESENTED SOUVENIRS TO 28 OFFICERS OF THE FISH AND VEGETABLE MARKETING ORGANISATIONS, WHO ARE RETIRING THIS YEAR,

SPEAKING AT A PRESENTATION CEREMONY AT THE CHEUNG SHA WAN WHOLESALE VEGETABLE MARKET, MR RIDDELL-SWAN NOTED THAT THE 28 OFFICERS HAD SERVED A TOTAL OF 740 YEARS OR AN AVERAGE OF 26 YEARS EACH, IN THE TWO ORGANISATIONS.

+DURING THE YEARS THEY HAVE WORKED WITH US, THERE HAVE BEEN TREMENDOUS CHANGES BOTH IN THE ORGANISATIONS AND THE COMMUNITY WHICH WE HELP TO FEED, HE SAID.

HE ADDED THAT THROUGH GOOD TIMES AND BAD, HIS DEPARTMENT HAD ALWAYS BEEN ABLE TO RELY ON THE LOYALTY AND STEADFAST SUPPORT OF THE STAFF IN THE ORGANISATIONS WHO HAD MANAGED TO MAINTAIN THE MARKETING SERVICES EVEN IN THE FACE OF DIFFICULTIES.