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FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1984
NEW COLONEL FOR REGIMENT
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MR JOHN RULE HEYWOOD, OBE, ED, JP, HAS BEEN APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR TO SUCCEED DR SOLOMON BARD, OBE, ED, JP, AS HONORARY COLONEL OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT (THE VOLUNTEERS) ON MARCH 1, 1984.
DR BARD RETIRES AFTER A LONG ASSOCIATION WITH THE REGIMENT AND AFTER HAVING HELD THE POSITION FOR TWO YEARS.
MR HEYWOOD WAS COMMISSIONED IN 1955 AND ROSE TO THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL IN 1973. HE WAS THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE REGIMENT FROM OCTOBER 1973 TO APRIL 1976.
MR HEYWOOD SERVED IN THE REGIMENT FOR MORE THAN TWENTY YEARS AND DURING THIS TIME WAS AWARDED THE EFFICIENCY DECORATION IN 1966, A FIRST CLASP TO ED IN 1972 AND THE OBE FOR HIS DISTINGUISHED MILITARY SERVICE IN 1976.
MR HEYWOOD IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, STAFF GRADE +B+ WITH THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AND IS AT PRESENT SERVING AS THE DIRECTOR OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES.
FREE MEDICAL SCHEME FOR OLD FOLK
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A 10-DAY FREE MEDICAL SCHEME FOR ABOUT 800 OLD PEOPLE IN MONG KOK WILL BEGIN ON MONDAY (MARCH 5).
FROM 2 PM TO 4 PM AND 6 PM TO 8 PM DAILY, THERE WILL BE DOCTORS AT THE CHAN HING COMMUNITY SERVICES CENTRE TO GIVE ADVICE AND FREE MEDICAL CHECK-UPS TO THE OLD PEOPLE.
MORE THAN 30 DOCTORS, VOLUNTEERS FROM FIVE VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, AND NURSES FROM THE KWONG WAH HOSPITAL WILL TAKE PART IN THE SCHEME.
THE MEDICAL SCHEME IS PART OF THE PROGRAMME OF THE MONG KOK ELDERLY CAMPAIGN ORGANISED BY THE LOCAL DISTRICT BOARD.
AN OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT 2 PM TOMORROW (SATURDAY)
AT THE CHAN HING COMMUNITY SERVICES CENTRE.
AFTER THE CEREMONY THERE WILL BE A FILM AND SLIDE SHOW ON HEALTH ADVICE FOR THE OLD PEOPLE AND MEDICAL CHECK-UPS BY THE DOCTORS.
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