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SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 1985

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LANDS AND WORKS OFFICER RETIRES

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PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS, MR JOHN MARSHALL IS RETIRING AFTER 19 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE GOVERNMENT.

TO MÁRK THE OCCASION, THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS, MR NICKY CHAN, THIS AFTERNOON PRESENTED HIM WITH A DINNER SERVICE SET AND A CHAFING DISH ON BEHALF OF HIS COLLEAGUES IN THE BRANCH AND THE LANDS AND WORKS GROUP OF DEPARTMENTS.

MR CHAN SAID THAT MR MARSHALL JOINED THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE THEN PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IN FEBRUARY 1966 AS A QUANTITY SURVEYOR AND HAD BEEN WITH THE PWD HEADQUARTERS AND THE BRANCH.

MR MARSHALL WAS APPOINTED TO HIS PRESENT POST IN MARCH 1983. MR CHAN SAID THAT MR MARSHALL WAS +VIRTUALLY A FIXTURE IN MURRAY BUILDING+ AND WAS THE LONGEST SERVING OFFICER ON THE 20TH FLOOR.

MR MARSHALL, WHO WILL BE PROCEEDING ON PRE-RETIREMENT LEAVE SHORTLY, HAS BEEN ACTIVELY INVOLVED WITH THE HONG KONG SINGERS.

A KEEN SUPPORTER ALSO OF THE RED CROSS, HE HAD DONATED BLOOD 50 TIMES.

YUEN LONG FOOT, CYCLE LINK PLANNED

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THE GOVERNMENT PLANS TO PROVIDE A PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLE LINK IN YUEN LONG, BETWEEN LONG PING ESTATE AND YUEN LONG TOWN.

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THE WORKS INVOLVE BUILDING A PEDESTRIAN CYCLE BRIDGE FROM LONG PING ESTATE IN THE NORTH, TO THE PEDESTRIAN LANE ADJOINING PING CHEONG PATH IN THE SOUTH.

THE EXISTING BRIDGE ACROSS THE NULLAH WHICH LIES ALONG THE ALIGNMENT OF THE PROPOSED BRIDGE WILL BE DEMOLISHED TOO.

THE PLAN AND SCHEME MAY BE INSPECTED AT THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, CENTRAL ENQUIRY SUB-OFFICE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, WEST WING, MAIN ENTRANCE LOBBY, HONG KONG- THE DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE, YUEN LONG AND THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICE, CASTLE PEAK ROAD, YUEN LONG, NEW TERRITORIES.

ANY PERSON OBJECTING TO THE WORKS OR USE, OR BOTH, SHOULD WRITE TO THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS BY APRIL 30.

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