PDF《第三九零期 二零一二年一月四日 No. 390 4 January》

黄满辉 Wong Mun-fai 财务处办公室助理, 1978年加入中大 OA in Bursary, joined CUHK in

1978 Mr. Wong Mun-fai joined the University as an office messenger, a post which no longer exists. Mr. Wong, nicknamed '

Fai Gor'

(Brother Fai), was promoted to the rank of OA many years ago. He said, '

Being in the Business Office, I spent most of my time in the Mail Room then located at the basement of the University Library and took care of the section'

s chores. I picked up the post bags delivered by the Post Office early in the morning, and sorted the letters and parcels. Then I would dispatch the mail for Chung Chi (CC), New Asia and United Colleges through the campus post van, which also collected the Colleges'

outgoing mail. '

Upon returning to the Mail Room, I would distribute the mail for various units by inserting the posts into the units'

pigeon-holes. In those days, each unit had an office messenger or workman to take care of its own mail. About 10:30 am, I would take the post van to Tai Wai Post Office, where outgoing mail items were posted. This routine would be repeated in the afternoon.'

In 1989, Fai Gor was transferred to the AOU, where he started his days of delivery mail to other units by hand. Several years passed, the University purchased a new post van to keep up with the demand for efficiency and speed. Fai Gor said, '

With such arrangement, a lot of time and efforts were saved.'

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As the UAB did not have sufficient space, most sections of the Bursary were moved to the Lady Shaw Building. While it would be too time- consuming for mail items to go through the Mail Room and post van, I was tasked with delivering letters, cheques, bills, invoices, and other documents on foot. I had to make about eight trips per day between the UAB and the Lady Shaw Building, i.e., once an hour, carrying a post bag weighing from some

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