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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26,

1993

WEST

GASCOIGNE

ON COMPLETION OF THE FINAL YAU MA ΤΕΙ SECTION, THE KOWLOON CORRIDOR WILL PROVIDE A FREE FLOW ROUTE BETWEEN THE ROAD FLYOVER AND MEI FOO.

THE ROUTE IS ALSO CONSIDERED AS VERY ESSENTIAL TO COPE WITH THE TRAFFIC ASSOCIATED WITH THE WEST KOWLOON EXPRESSWAY AND THE WESTERN HARBOUR CROSSING WHICH ARE SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION TOWARDS THE END OF 1996 AND EARLY 1997 RESPECTIVELY.

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APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS FOR HIGHWAYS AND

ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES

THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT MR KWOK PING-KEI, DIRECTOR OF ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES, AND MR KWEI SEE-KAN, DIRECTOR OF HIGHWAYS, WILL RETIRE ON NOVEMBER 5 AND DECEMBER 3 THIS YEAR RESPECTIVELY.

MR KWOK WILL BE SUCCEEDED BY MR H B PHILLIPSON WHILE MR KWEI WILL BE SUCCEEDED BY MR KWONG HON-SANG.

THE FOLLOWING ARE BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES ON THESE OFFICERS:

MR KWOK PING-KI

MR KWOK, AGED 59, JOINED THE CIVIL SERVICE AS AN ASSISTANT ELECTRICAL ENGINEER IN NOVEMBER 1959. HE WAS PROMOTED TO DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES IN MARCH 1990 AND TO DIRECTOR OF ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES IN FEBRUARY 1993. ON HIS RETIREMENT, MR KWOK WILL HAVE COMPLETED 34 YEARS OF SERVICE THE GOVERNMENT.

MR HB PHILLIPSON

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MR PHILLIPSON, AGED 52, JOINED THE CIVIL SERVICE AS AN ENGINEER IN FEBRUARY 1977. HE WAS APPOINTED AS PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY (WORKS) IN DECEMBER 1985 AND TO THE POST OF DEPUTY SECRETARY (WORKS POLICY) IN THE WORKS BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT IN NOVEMBER 1990.

MR KWEI SEE-KAN, ISO

MR KWEI,

AGED 59, JOINED THE CIVIL SERVICE AS AN APPRENTICE ENGINEER IN JUNE 1957. HE WAS PROMOTED ΤΟ PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT ENGINEER IN NOVEMBER 1982 AND TO DIRECTOR OF HIGHWAYS IN OCTOBER 1989. ON HIS RETIREMENT, MR KWEI WILL HAVE COMPLETED 36 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE GOVERNMENT.

ME KHONG HON-SANG

MR KWONG, AGED 55, JOINED THE CIVIL SERVICE AS AN APPRENTICE ENGINEER IN SEPTEMBER 1963. HE WAS PROMOTED TO GOVERNMENT ENGINEER IN MARCH 1988 AND TO PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT ENGINEER IN JANUARY 1992.

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