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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1994

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT STAFF MEMBER GETS IMPERIAL SERVICE MEDAL

THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR DOMINIC SW WONG, HAS FORWARDED A

WONG

AN THE GOVERNOR TO MR

YAT-KEUNG, FROM CONGRATULATION LETTER

OF THE QUEEN'S OFFICE ASSISTANT IN THE DEPARTMENT, INFORMING HIM APPROVAL TO AWARD HIM THE IMPERIAL SERVICE MEDAL.

MR WONG YAT-KEUNG DEVOTED HIS ENTIRE 38-YEAR CAREER TO SERVICES A NUMBER OF GOVERNMENT IN THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, WORKING IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS. HE JOINED THE DEPARTMENT IN 1956.

SCHOOL FROM

HE

EFFICIENT,

HE SERVED IN THE MA TAU CHUNG GOVERNMENT PRIMARY 1964 AND WAS PROMOTED FROM LABOURER TO OFFICE ATTENDANT IN 1972.

AS "AN EXPERIENCED, BY HIS SUPERVISORS WAS DESCRIBED

COMPETENT AND DEDICATED OFFICER".

THE MA

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID: "WHEN SERVING IN TAU CHUNG GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL, MR WONG HAD, OUT OF HIS INITIATIVE, TAKEN ON EXTRA WORK IN LOOKING AFTER THE NATURE CORNER THE SCHOOL.

KNOWLEDGE AND

OWN OF

HORTICULTURAL MR WONG'S GREENER

SKILLS IN "WITH HIS EXTENSIVE MAINTENANCE, THE NATURE CORNER WAS VERY WELL MAINTAINED. EFFORT HAD BEEN A GREAT HELP TO STUDENTS IN BRINGING ABOUT A ENVIRONMENT.

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AFTER RETIREMENT

THIS SCHOOL

MR YEAR, IMMEDIATE PLAN IS TO TAKE A TRIP WITH HIS WIFE TO FAMILY IN TAIWAN.

WONG YAT-KEUNG'S VISIT HIS SON'S

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56 NEW BUILDING PLANS APPROVED

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THE BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT APPROVED 56 NEW BUILDING PLANS IN JULY THIS YEAR.

OF THEM, 17 ARE FOR HONG KONG ISLAND, 14 FOR KOWLOON AND 25 FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES.

THE

APARTMENT

AND

COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS

APPROVED PLANS INCLUDE 23 FOR APARTMENT/COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS, EIGHT FOR AND FIVE FOR FACTORY AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTS.

ON

32

USABLE

IN THE SAME MONTH, CONSENT WAS GIVEN FOR WORK TO START WHICH INVOLVE 27,214.9 SQUARE METRES OF BUILDING PROJECTS, DOMESTIC FLOOR AREA AND 137,434.2 SQUARE METRES OF USABLE NON-DOMESTIC FLOOR AREA.

THE DECLARED

COST

OF NEW BUILDINGS

TOTALLED ABOUT $800 MILLION.

COMPLETED IN THE MONTH

/OF THE