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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1982

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NEW POST OFFICE IN TAIKOO SHING

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A NEW POST OFFICE WILL BE OPENED AT THE CITYPLAZA IN TAIKOO SHING ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON (DECEMBER 9) TO SERVE RESIDENTS IN THE AREA.

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SHAU KEI WAN KAIFONG WELFARE ADVANCEMENT ASSOCIATION, MR CHEUNG KAM-TIM; THE POSTMASTER GENERAL, MR A.C. HEATHCOTE; AND THE DISTRICT OFFICER, EASTERN, MR LUI HAU-TUEN WILL JOINTLY PERFORM THE OPENING CEREMONY.

LOCATED IN SHOP UNIT NO. 002 ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF CITYPLAZA, THE NEW POST OFFICE WILL BRING THE TOTAL NUMBER OPENED IN HONG KONG TO 90. IT WILL BE OPENED TO THE PUBLIC AT 2.15 PM ON THAT DAY.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY FOR THE NEW POST OFFICE WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE AT 12 NOON ON THURSDAY (DECEMBER 9).

LONG-SERVING OFFICER RETIRES

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ONE OF THE LONGEST SERVING OFFICERS OF THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, MR T.C. CHAU, RETIRED TODAY (FRIDAY) AFTER 25 YEARS OF SERVICE.

MR CHAU JOINED THE CO-OPERATIVE AND MARKETING DEPARTMENT AS A CO-OPERATIVE OFFICER IN 1957 AFTER A SUCCESSFUL CAREER AS A FILM PRODUCER.

WHEN THE CO-OPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT WAS MERGED WITH THE AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY DEPARTMENT IN 1964, MR CHAU CONTINUED IN CO-OPERATIVE WORK.

IN 1968 HE WAS SENT TO READING UNIVERSITY WHERE HE COMPLETED A DIPLOMA COURSE IN AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION METHODS.

MR CHAU WAS APPOINTED AGRICULTURAL OFFICER AND LATER PROMOTED TO SENIOR AGRICULTURAL OFFICER IN CHARGE OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION,

AT A FAREWELL PARTY THIS EVENING, THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, MR JOHN RIDDELL-SWAN, SAID THAT ALTHOUGH MR CHAU WAS LEAYING THE DEPARTMENT, HE WAS NOT RETIRING COMPLETELY.

MR CHAU WILL TAKE UP EMPLOYMENT WITH THE VEGETABLE MARKETING ORGANISATION, AND WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE A CLOSE WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE DEPARTMENT+, MR RIDDELL-SWAN ADDED.