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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1992

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WITHDRAWAL OF FERRY SERVICES FOR OUTLYING ISLANDS

THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT THREE FERRY SERVICES FOR OUTLYING ISLANDS OPERATED BY THE HONG KONG AND YAUMATI FERRY COMPANY LTD WILL BE WITHDRAWN SHORTLY.

THE SAI WAN HO TO SAM KA TSUEN FERRY SERVICE WILL BE WITHDRAWN FROM SUNDAY (MARCH 1).

BOTH THE MA LIU SHUI TO TAP MUN (VIA SHAP SZE CHUNG, LAI CHI CHONG, TAI TAN, CHE KENG AND KO LAU WAN) LIU SHUI TO PING CHAU (MIRS BAY) FERRY SERVICES WILL FROM MONDAY (MARCH 2).

HEUNG, SHAM AND THE MA BE WITHDRAWN

REPLACEMENT LICENSED FERRY SERVICES USING SMALLER VESSELS WILL BE INTRODUCED AT THE SAME TIME TO SERVE FERRY PASSENGERS.

POSTMAN AWARDED IMPERIAL SERVICE MEDAL

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A POSTMAN, MR SO YAU-CHAN.

SERVICE MEDAL BY HER MAJESTY THE

HAS BEEN AWARDED THE IMPERIAL QUEEN ON HIS RETIREMENT AFTER SERVING IN THE HONG KONG POST OFFICE FOR OVER 36 YEARS.

THE AWARD OF THE MEDAL TO MR SO WAS GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).

MR SO, AGED 60, FOLLOWED THE FOOTSTEPS OF HIS FATHER, FORMERLY A POSTMAN, AND JOINED THE HONG KONG POST OFFICE IN 1954. HE PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF POSTMAN IN 1957. HE WILL LEAVE THE SERVICE NEXT MONTH.

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MR SO HAS UNDERTAKEN POSTAL DELIVERY WORK IN THE YAU MA TEI DISTRICT FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS.

THE POSTMASTER GENERAL, MR DOMINIC S.W. WONG, SAID MR SO'S LONG SERVICE WAS MARKED BY LOYALTY, DILIGENCE AND EFFICIENCY.

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"HIS POSITIVE COMMITMENT TO THE PROVISION OF QUALITY TO THE PUBLIC HAS EARNED A GOOD REPUTATION FOR THE DEPARTMENT, AND HAS SET A WORTHY EXAMPLE FOR OTHER STAFF," MR WONG SAID.

MR SO RECEIVED WARM CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE GOVERNOR, LORD THE POSTMASTER GENERAL, MR DOMINIC S.W. WONG, AND HIS

WILSON; COLLEAGUES.

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