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HE HAS SERVED UNDER NUMEROUS DIRECTORS AND SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN CNTA WHICH, 45 YEARS AGO, WAS CALLED THE SECRETARIAT FOR CHINESE AFFAIRS, AND THEN RENAMED THE SECRETARIAT FOR HOME AFFAIRS, THE HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT, AND NOW THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION.

HE JOINED THE GOVERNMENT AS A DISTRICT WATCHMAN IN 1940, AND WAS PROMOTED TO DETECTIVE DISTRICT WATCHMAN IN 1962 UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT IN 1975 AT THE AGE OF 55.

HIS MAIN DUTIES WERE TO ARREST PICKPOCKETS, PURSE-SNATCHERS, THIEVES, LITTER-BUGS AND PEOPLE CREATING NUISANCES IN PUBLIC.

HE WAS ALSO INVOLVED IN DEALING WITH FAMILY DISPUTES, DIVORCE AND RENTAL DISPUTES.

AFTER HIS RETIREMENT IN 1975, HE WAS RE-EMPLOYED AS MESSENGER, AND WAS LATER WORKED AS AN OFFICE ASSISTANT.

MR CHEUNG HAS BEEN COMMENDED SEVERAL TIMES FOR HIS DILIGENCE, EXEMPLARY SERVICE AND DEVOTION TO DUTY. IN 1975, HE WAS AWARDED THE IMPERIAL SERVICE MEDAL BY THE QUEEN.

UP TO THE DAY OF HIS SECOND RETIREMENT LAST WEEK, CHEUNG PAK STILL PUT IN 12 HOURS OF WORK A DAY.

HARD WORK AND FUN TOO, AT MUSIC CAMP ******

HUNDREDS OF PARENTS TODAY (SUNDAY) VISITED THEIR CHILDREN ON THE OCCASION OF THE 1985 HONG KONG YOUTH MUSIC CAMP OPEN DAY AT THE PO LEUNG KUK PAK TAM CHUNG HOLIDAY CAMP IN SAI KUNG.

ABOUT 250 YOUNG MUSICIANS ARE TAKING PART IN THE TWO-WEEK CAMP ORGANISED BY THE MUSIC OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL SERVICES BRANCH, THIS YEAR'S CAMP, THE SIXTH ANNUAL EVENT, WILL CLOSE NEXT SUNDAY (AUGUST 4).

PARENTS TOURED THE FIVE-HECTARE HOLIDAY CAMP, LOOKING AT THE HOSTELS IN WHICH THEIR CHILDREN LIVE, THE GYMNASIUM, AND THE OPEN-AIR AUDITORIUM, WHERE REHEARSALS OF THE VARIOUS CAMP ORCHESTRAS AND BANDS ARE HELD.

ONE GIRL CAMPER TOLD HER PARENTS SHE HAD BEEN WORKING VERY HARD DURING THE PAST WEEK, UNDER THE BATON OF OVERSEAS MUSICIANS.

IN ADDITION TO THIS, SHE SAID, ALL CAMPERS HAD ALSO TO ATTEND MASTER CLASSES. SOME OF THE CAMP TIME, HOWEVER, WAS SPENT ON RECREATION AND SPORT ACTIVITIES.

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