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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1984

MR AU JOINED THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE IN 1959 AS AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEER IN THE FORMER PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. AFTER A SERIES OF PROMOTIONS, HE WAS APPOINTED GOVERNMENT BUILDING SERVICES ENGINEER IN 1971, AND PROMOTED TO THE PRESENT POST IN 1981.

OVER THE YEARS, HE HAD BEEN AN ENTHUSIASTIC AND DILIGENT OFFICER OF GREAT CONFIDENCE AND EVEN TEMPERAMENT, HAD ALSO ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY READILY AND HAD ACTED ON HIS OWN INITIATIVE, SAID MR CHAN.

HIS GREATEST CONTRIBUTION WAS THE +DEPARTMENTAL ISATION OF THE FORMER ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IN 1982, AND THE INTEGRATION OF THE BUILDING SERVICES BRANCH OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT INTO THE ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT IN APRIL THIS YEAR.

MR AU WAS AWARDED THE IMPERIAL SERVICE ORDER IN 1983.

PRESS CONFERENCE ON INDUSTRIAL SAFETY

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A PRESS CONFERENCE TO ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF AN INDUSTRIAL SAFETY SEMINAR FOR TOP MANAGEMENT IN HONG KONG WILL BE HELD AT THE FURAMA HOTEL, TANG ROOM, 4TH FLOOR, AT 3.30 PM, ON THURSDAY (NOVEMBER 15).

THE ANNUAL EVENT ORGANISED BY THE COMMITTEE ON INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND ACCIDENT PREVENTION OF THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD, AIMS TO PROMOTE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AMONG EMPLOYERS AND WORKERS.

SPEAKING AT THE CONFERENCE WILL BE MR K.Y. TONGSON, CHAIRMAN OF THE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY PROMOTION ORGANISING SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND ACCIDENT PREVENTION.

DR J.W. HAYES, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, WILL ALSO BE PRESENT AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE.

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