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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1981

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THE VISITORS, TOTALLING MORE THAN 60, WERE BRIEFED BY THE CHIEF RESIDENT ENGINEER, MR D.G.S. BARTLETT, AND THE TECHNICAL SECRETARY, MR H.C. PANG, OF THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE.

THE $270 MILLION ABERDEEN TUNNEL IS EXPECTED TO BE

PARTIALLY OPENED TO TRAFFIC TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR.

EARLIER IN THE DAY, MR HAROLD BEATON, PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT HIGHWAY ENGINEER, GAVE A SHORT TALK TO THE VISITORS ON HIGHWAY ENGINEER ING AND ROAD PROJECTS IN HONG KONG.

SCHOLARSHIP TO HONOUR COLLEGE PRINCIPAL

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STAFF OF THE NORTHCOTE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION HAVE SET UP A $6 000 SCHOLARSHIP FUND IN HONOUR OF THEIR RETIRING PRINCIPAL, MISS M.R. TEMPLETON.

TO BE KNOWN AS THE MARJORIE TEMPLETON SCHOLARSHIP, THE ANNUAL AWARD WILL GO TO THE OUTSTANDING SECOND-YEAR STUDENT AT THE NORTHCOTE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION BASED ON OVERALL ACHIEVEMENT.

AT A CEREMONY TODAY (WEDNESDAY) MARKING HER RETIREMENT FROM THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT FOLLOWING 26 YEARS OF SERVICE, MISS TEMPLETON HANDED A $6 000 CHEQUE TO MR COLVYN HAYE, DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND.

IN TURN MR HAYE PRESENTED HER WITH A FAREWELL MEMENTO OF A GOLD NECKLACE ON BEHALF OF STAFF OF THE DEPARTMENT.

MISS TEMPLETON JOINED THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT IN 1955 AS A TEACHER AT KOWLOON JUNIOR SCHOOL. SHE WAS PROMOTED TO SENIOR EDUCATION OFFICER IN 1970 AND PRINCIPAL OF NORTHCOTE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION IN 1974.

IN WISHING MISS TEMPLETON A HAPPY AND WELL-EARNED RETIREMENT, MR HAYE SAID HER STRONG SENSE OF LOYALTY AND INTEGRITY AND HER COMPETENT MANNER HAVE COMMANDED THE RESPECT AND CO-OPERATION OF ALL THOSE WHO CAME INTO CONTACT WITH HER.

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