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MONDAY, MARCH 30, 1981

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TUEN MUN TRAFFIC SHOULD TURN RIGHT AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS AT THE END OF THE BRIDGE.

THE PART OF ROUTE TWISK AT THE CASTLE PEAK ROAD END WILL REMAIN OPEN FOR ACCESS TO MEI WAN STREET ONLY.

ALTERNATIVE ACCESS WILL BE PROVIDED FOR PEDESTRIANS FROM THE CLOSED ROUTE TWISK TO SHAN TSUEN ACCESS ROAD.

KMB ROUTE NO. 51 WILL ACCORDINGLY BE RE-ROUTED VIA CASTLE PEAK ROAD, TEXACO ROAD AND ROUTE TWISK ON ITS WAY TO YUEN LONG AND RE-ROUTED VIA ROUTE TWISK, TEXACO ROAD, KWOK SHUI ROAD AND CASTLE PEAK ROAD ON ITS WAY TO TAI KOK TSUI.

APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE ERECTED TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.

Two PWD OFF ICERS RETIRE ***

TWO OFF ICERS OF THE GEOTECHNICAL CONTROL OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC AORKS DEPARTMENT ARE RETIRING AFTER SERVING IN THE GOVERNMENT FOR A COMBINED TOTAL OF 63 YEARS.

THEY ARE MR CHEUK CHI-SUN, CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER AND

'R CHU WING-HIN, SUPPLIES OFFICER.

MR CHEUK FIRST JOINED THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE OF THE PWD AS AN ASSISTANT BUILDING INSPECTOR IN 1952. HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO CIVIL ENGINEERING OFF ICE WHERE HE BECAME INSPECTOR OF WORKS II IN 1965 AND INSPECTOR OF WORKS 1 IN 1973. HE WAS PROMOTED TO CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER IN 1978.

MR CHU JOINED THE GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT AS A HEAD WATCHMAN IN 1946 AND WAS PROMOTED TO STOREKEEPER IN 1953. HE BECAME ASSISTANT STORES OFFICER IN 1958 AND STORES OFFICER IN 1966. HIS POST WAS LATER RETITLED SUPPLIES OFFICER AND WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE PWD IN 1969.

AT A CEREMONY TODAY (MONDAY), MR R.H. PILLING, CHIEF GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER OF THE PWD PRESENTED THEM WITH SOUVENIRS ON BEHALF OF THEIR COLLEAGUES.