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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 1989

MR HSU HOPED THAT THE VILLAGERS AND FISHERMEN WOULD EXPRESS MORE VIEWS ON THE MATTER FOR THE ADMINISTRATION'S REFERENCE.

PARTICIPATING IN THE "TA CHIU" WERE KAT O, TAP MUN, KO LAU WAN, WONG WAN, SHUM WAN AND SAM MUN TSAI

FISHERMEN'S VILLAGES NEAR

THE TOLO HARBOUR.

SIX

ON THE "TA CHIU", MR HSU NOTED THAT THE EVENT, WHICH WAS HELD WAS ATTACHED MUCH ONCE EVERY DECADE, HAD A HISTORY OF 190 YEARS AND IMPORTANCE BY THE VILLAGERS.

THIS YEAR'S "TA CHIU" WILL LAST UNTIL APRIL 29.

THERE WILL BE CHINESE OPERA PERFORMANCES, A PROCESSION, SHOWS AND RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES DURING THE PERIOD.

PUPPET

ALSO OFFICIATING AT TODAY'S RITUAL WAS THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, DR LAWRENCE LEE.

DIRECTOR

OF

-

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION RETIRING

RETIRING

AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR SO FAI-CHO, IS AFTER 28 YEARS OF STERLING SERVICE WITH THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.

OF

STAFF

IN

THE

DEPARTMENT,

OF THE DIRECTOR BEHALF ON

WATCH AND EDUCATION, MR Y.T. LI, TODAY (WEDNESDAY) PRESENTED MR SO A

ATTENDED A SET OF CHINESE SCREEN AS A RETIREMENT GIFT AT A PARTY WELL BY MR SO'S COLLEAGUES.

MR

THE SO JOINED EDUCATION OFFICER IN 1961.

EDUCATION

DEPARTMENT AS

AN ASSISTANT

BEFORE

COLLEGE

HE

WAS

HE QUEEN'S HE TOOK UP A TEACHING JOB AT

DIVISION

1970. IN

WAS PROMOTED POSTED TO THE INSPECTORATE SENIOR INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS IN 1972 AND PRINCIPAL INSPECTOR IN 1975.

ΤΟ

CHINESE SECTION OF BETWEEN 1970 AND 1982 MR SO WORKED IN THE

WITH THE THE ADVISORY INSPECTORATE AND SPENT A FOUR-MONTH ATTACHMENT

WAS LARGELY RESPONSIBLE EDUCATION MINISTRY IN SINGAPORE IN 1975. HE FOR A MAJOR REVIEW OF THE CHINESE LANGUAGE TEACHING SYLLABUS.

OF INSTRUMENTAL

SIR

COLLEGE

OF

TRAINING THE

BLACK ROBERT MR SO BECAME THE PRINCIPAL

A STARTING IN IN 1982. HE WAS EDUCATION

EDUCATION AND SPECIAL

EXPANDING IN PROGRAMME FOR TEACHERS OF COLLEGE WITH THE ADDITION OF THE SHA TIN ANNEX IN 1982-83.

MR SO WAS POSTED BACK TO CHARGE OF THE SCHOOLS DIVISION.

THE

IN HEADQUARTERS

1985

то

TAKE

/HE RETURNED ........