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THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1994

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A "SUBSTANTIAL AWARD" TOGETHER WITH A CASH PRIZE OF $8,000 GIVEN TO MR WOO AND HIS ASSISTANTS IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR CREATION FOR IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC.

THE TWO RECIPIENTS OF THE "MODERATE AWARD" ARE SENIOR FIELD ASSISTANT MR MAK KOON-LAU AND FIELD OFFICER I MR LAM WAI-MING. CASH AWARDS AT $3,500 AND $2,600 WERE PRESENTED TO THEM RESPECTIVELY THIS MORNING.

MR MAK'S MODIFIED TREE CLIMBING TECHNIQUE FOR TREE FELLING, KNOWN AS "LEG STROPS", HAS BEEN PROVED TO BE USEFUL AND SAFE FOR TREE CLIMBERS. THIS TECHNIQUE IS EXPECTED TO BE ADOPTED IN ALL COUNTRY PARKS AS IT ENHANCES THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE TREE FELLING TEAMS.

MR LAM'S SUGGESTION IN THE USE OF COMPUTER CARTOON CHARACTERS AND FEATURES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF NOTICES AND POSTERS HAS ALSO BEEN CONSIDERED AS INGENIOUS AND PRACTICABLE IN CONVEYING SIMPLE MESSAGES TO COUNTRY PARK VISITORS.

TEN OTHER AFD STAFF MEMBERS WERE EACH PRESENTED A NOMINAL OR AN ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD WITH CASH PRIZES RANGING FROM $300 TO $2,500.

AT TODAY'S CEREMONY, DR LEE PRESENTED LETTERS OF COMMENDATION TO THE SENIOR MANAGER OF VEGETABLE MARKETING ORGANISATION, MR EDWARD LAI AND FOUR STAFF MEMBERS OF AFD'S AGRICULTURE BRANCH IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR GOOD WORK.

DR LEE ALSO PRESENTED SOUVENIRS TO 45 COLLEAGUES WHO HAVE RETIRED OR DUE TO RETIRE IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR LONG AND MERITORIOUS SERVICE IN THE DEPARTMENT.

AMONG THE RECIPIENTS WERE THE FORMER

KAE-SANG AND

(FISHERIES), DR TOMMY YIP

DIRECTOR, MR ROY CHILVERS.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR ANOTHER RETIRING ASSISTANT

CONTRACTORS REMINDED OF FIRE SAFETY

IN HANDLING FLAMMABLE SUBSTANCES

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CONTRACTORS

IN

ARE REMINDED TO COMPLY WITH THE LAW

TAKING SAFETY PRECAUTIONS TO QUARD AGAINST FIRE HAZARDS WHEN USING FLAMMABLE SUBSTANCES, ESPECIALLY ON BOARD GONDOLAS.

THE SAFETY ADVICE AND THE REQUIRED MEASURES WERE SET OUT IN A LETTER ISSUED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT RECENTLY TO ALL CONTRACTORS IN THE WAKE OF THE FIRE ON A GONDOLA IN YUEN LONG EARLIER THIS YEAR,

THE DEPUTY CHIEF FACTORY INSPECTOR, MR KAN THAT CONTRACTORS AND WORKERS SHOULD AVOID SUBSTANCES ON GONDOLAS IF POSSIBLE.

OUT

HON-SANG, POINTED

USING

FLAMMABLE

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