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NOTE TO EDITORS.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1981

LADY CATER CONTINUES VISIT TO COMMUNITY CHEST AGENCIES

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LADY CATER, PRESIDENT OF THE COMMUNITY CHEST OF HONG KONG WILL VISIT ANOTHER THREE OF ITS MEMBER AGENCIES ON HONG KONG ISLAND ON FRIDAY (JANUARY 16).

THE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE COMMUNITY CHEST,

MR G.A. HENDERSON, WILL ACCOMPANY LADY CATER ON HER VISITS TO THE HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE DEAF, THE STREET SLEEPERS' SHELTER SOCIETY AND THE SHENG KUNG HUI DIOCESAN WELFARE COUNCIL.

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE WELCOME TO COVER THE VISITS AT THE FOLLOWING TIMES.

* HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR

THE DEAF

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STREET SLEEPERS' SHELTER

SOCIETY

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SHENG KUNG HUI DIOCESAN

WELFARE COUNCIL

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HOST LIONS CENTRE, 21 HOSPITAL ROAD, SAI YING POON, FROM 9.30 TO 10.15 AM,

21 HOSPITAL ROAD, SAI YING POON, FROM 10.15 TO 10.45 AM,

101 RIDLEY HOUSE, 2 UPPPER ALBERT ROAD, FROM 11 TO 11.45 AM.

FAREWELL CEREMONY FOR ROYAL OBSERVATORY DIRECTOR

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STAFF MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY WILL BE BIDDING FAREWELL TO MR GORDON BELL AT A PRESENTATION CEREMONY ON FRIDAY (JANUARY 16) AFTERNOON.

MR BELL HAS BEEN DIRECTOR, ROYAL OBSERVATORY FOR MORE THAN 15 YEARS SINCE AUGUST 1965 AND WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE POST ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 17.

HE JOINED THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY AS A SCIENTIFIC OFFICER ON JULY 2, 1949 AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY PROMOTED TO SENIOR SCIENTIFIC OFFICER IN 1961 AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR IN 1963, HE WAS AWARDED THE OBE IN 1975.

DURING THE TIME HE HAS BEEN IN HONG KONG, MR BELL HAS ALSO BEEN AN ACTIVE OFFICER IN THE ROYAL HONG KONG AUXILIARY AIR FORCE. HAVING JOINED IN 1951, HE WAS PROMOTED TO COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE FORCE IN 1962.

DURING HIS SERVICE IN THE RHKAAF MR BELL FLEW BOTH FIXED-WING AIRCRAFT SUCH AS HARVARDS AND SPITFIRES, AS WELL AS WIDGEON AND ALOUETTE HELICOPTERS.

IN RECOGNITION OF HIS SERVICE, HE WAS PRESENTED WITH THE AIR EFFICIENCY AWARD IN 1958. HE IS AT PRESENT HONORARY AIR COMMODORE OF THE FORCE.

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