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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1980

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EDUCATION SUNDAY TO MARK NEW SCHOOL YEAR

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SUNDAY (SEPTEMBER 21) HAS BEEN DESIGNATED EDUCATION SUNDAY TO MARK THE START OF THE NEW ACADEMIC YEAR WITH SPECIAL CHURCH SERVICES BEING ORGANISED TO MARK THE OCCASION.

ON HONG KONG ISLAND, SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL AND THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL, AND IN KOWLOON AT ST. TERESA'S CHURCH AND HOLY TRINITY CHURCH,

THE SERVICE AT ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL WILL BE HELD AT 4 PM AND SERVICES AT THE OTHER THREE CHURCHES WILL BE HELD AT 11 AM.

ALL TEACHERS AND STUDENTS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND THE SERVICES WHICH ARE HELD TO ENCOURAGE THEM IN THE TASK THAT LIES AHEAD IN THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR.

MR KENNETH TOPLEY, DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION WILL ATTEND THE SERVICE AT ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL, AND MR A.J. REEVE, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (FURTHER) WILL ATTEND THE SERVICE AT ST. TERESA'S CHURCH.

SENIOR OFFICERS FROM THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL ALSO BE ATTENDING THE OTHER SERVICES.

FIRE OFFICER RETIRES

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THE DIRECTOR OF FIRE SERVICES, MR FREDERICK WATSON TODAY (THURSDAY) PRESENTED A SILVER SALVER TO DIVISIONAL OFFICER, LEUNG SHUN-YIU, WHO HAS RETIRED FROM THE DEPARTMENT AFTER MORE THAN 33 YEARS SERVICE.

PRIOR TO JOINING THE FIRE SERVICES AS A SUB-OFFIGER IN 1947, MR LEUNG WAS A MECHANIC WITH THE GENERAL POST OFFICE FOR TWO YEARS.

HE WAS PROMOTED TO STATION OFFICER IN 1959 AND TO ASSISTANT DIVISIONAL OFFICER IN 1961, HE ROSE TO PRESENT RANK IN 1970. MR LEUNG WAS AWARDED COLONIAL POLICE SERVICE MEDAL IN 1967 AND FIRST CLASP TO COLONIAL FIRE BRIGADE LONG SERVICE MEDAL IN 1972.