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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1982

IN JULY 1965, MR EYLES TOOK A LEADING ROLE IN REMOVING A 500-POUND UNEXPLODED BOMB FROM POK FU LAM TO ABERDEEN FOR DISPOSAL AT SEA.

MR OSBORNE SAID THAT MR EYLES ALSO MAINTAINED HIGH STANDARDS IN PROVIDING TRANSPORT SERVICES FOR GOVERNMENT HOUSE, ESPECIALLY DURING ROYAL VISITS.

MR EYLES, WHO WILL BE RETURNING TO THE UNITED KINGDOM ON PRE-RETIREMENT LEAVE NEXT MONTH, JOINED THE GOVERNMENT IN 1962 AS A MECHANICAL ENGINEER 11.

HE WAS PROMOTED TO TECHNICAL SUPERINTENDENT IN 1974 AND TO CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER IN 1977.

EXHIBITION ON CAUSE AND PREVENTION OF HEART DISEASES

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THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT WILL MOUNT AN EXHIBITION ON HEART DISEASES IN SHA TIN NEXT WEEK FOR THE BENEFIT OF RESIDENTS IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES.

THE EXHIBITION WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC EVERY WEEKDAY FROM NOVEMBER 29 TO DECEMBER 10 BETWEEN 10 AM AND 4 PM, AT THE SHA TIN HEALTH EDUCATION CENTRE ON THE 2ND FLOOR OF LEK YUEN HEALTH CENTRE IN SHA TIN.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THE AIM OF THE EXHIBITION IS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC, THROUGH AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS, ON THE CAUSES, PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF CARDIO-VASCULAR DISEASES WHICH HAD CLAIMED MORE THAN 7 000 LIVES IN HONG KONG LAST YEAR.

THIS IS THE THIRD SUCH EXHIBITION TO BE HELD WITHIN TWO MONTHS DESIGNED TO ALERT THE PUBLIC ON IMPORTANCE OF POSSESSING A STRONG HEART.

SIMILAR EXHIBITIONS WERE HELD AT CITY HALL AND THE NEW WORLD CENTRE LAST MONTH.

PAMPHLETS ABOUT HEART DISEASES WILL BE DISTRIBUTED FREE AT THE EXHIBITION.

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