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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1993

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NEW HONORARY COLONEL OF REGIMENT APPOINTED

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SUCCEED CHIEF MAJOR-GENERAL GUY WATKINS WILL DAVID FORD, AS HONORARY COLONEL OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG VOLUNTEERS) FROM TOMORROW (OCTOBER 1).

SIR

SECRETARY,

REGIMENT (THE

RT HON

THE APPOINTMENT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR, THE CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, WHO IS COMMANDANT-GENERAL OF THE VOLUNTEERS.

ΤΟ HONG KONG MAJOR-GENERAL WATKINS MOVED

IN 1986 AFTER A 33-YEAR SERVICE WITH THE BRITISH ARMY, IN THE ROYAL ARTILLERY.

"HIS MOST DIFFICULT TASK WILL BE TO OVERSEE THE DISBANDMENT

OF UNBROKEN SERVICE ΤΟ THE VOLUNTEERS IN 1995 AFTER 141 YEARS

** THE TERRITORY,

COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE COLONEL KESTREL SIMSON, SAID.

AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF

THE ROYAL

HONG

VOLUNTEERS,

OF

THE

LIEUTENANT

KONG JOCKEY CLUB AT THE JOB AS THE VOLUNTEERS

2 SPORTS ROAD, HE IS IDEALLY PLACED FOR HEADQUARTERS IS AT 1 SPORTS ROAD, HE ADDED.

SIR DAVID FORD TOOK UP THE APPOINTMENT AS HONORARY THE VOLUNTEERS IN LATE 1990.

COLONEL OF

SERVED HAVING OFFICER BEFORE

LIFE HE WAS NO STRANGER TO THE MILITARY WAY OF FOR 17 YEARS IN THE BRITISH ARMY AS A ROYAL ARTILLERY MOVING TO HONG KONG IN 1972.

THE "SIR DAVID'S WISE COUNSEL, HIS INTEREST AND ENTHUSIASM FOR

COMMANDO BERET WILL BE VOLUNTEERS AS WELL AS HIS DISTINCTIVE GREEN MISSED BY

THE REGIMENT, LIEUTENANT COLONEL KESTREL

SIMSON SAID.

EVERYONE TN

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SEK KONG RUNWAY IMPROVEMENT WORKS

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THE CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR IMPROVEMENT WORKS FOR THE SEK KONG RUNWAY.

THE WORKS INCLUDE THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE WESTERN HALF OF THE RUNWAY; REPAIRS TO CRACKS ON THE EASTERN HALF; AND RESURFACING OF 23,000 SQUARE METRES OF THE AIRCRAFT PARKING APRON.

THE WORKS ARE SCHEDULED TO START IN DECEMBER THIS YEAR FOR COMPLETION IN SIX MONTHS.

CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF TENDERS IS NOON ON OCTOBER

22,

1993.

FORMS OF TENDER AND FURTHER PARTICULARS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE CHIEF ENGINEER, DEVELOPMENT AND AIRPORT DIVISION, CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE, CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, SECOND FLOOR, CIVIL ENGINEERING BUILDING, 101 PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD, HO MAN TIN, KOWLOON.

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