successive year, but again narrowly missed promotion to the Senior Grade and finished in 3rd place.
Volleyball
67. In the Commerce and Industry Cup run by the Hong Kong Amateur Volleyball Association the Fire Service team finished in 4th place. The team also participated in the District Volleyball Competition and finished in 5th position.
68. The inter-Service competition for the Cox Trophy was won by Principal Fire Station, Mainland after an extremely keen and interesting series of matches.
Swimming
69. The Fire Service entered a team of 4 and 3 individual participants in the Annual Cross harbour race. The team finished in 5th place and all 7 swimmers completed the crossing within the time limit and were awarded certificates. In the Colony Swimming Cham- pionships, Fireman 2435 JIM Kwok-hung attained 2nd place in the Senior Grade 100 metres and 200 metres Breast Stroke races. The Service team was 3rd in the Senior 4 x 100 metres Free Style Relay. Fire Service teams finished first in the N.T. Administration Gala and Royal Life Saving Association Inter-Departmental Invitation Relays. The Fire Service entered teams for the first time in the Water-Polo League and Shield Competitions and won both titles. Nine firemen sat the Bronze Medallion Examination set by the Royal Hong Kong Life Saving Association and were awarded certificates.
Athletics
70. Service teams were entered in the Hong Kong Amateur Athletic Association's Colony Championships, The Omega Meet and The 10th Festival of Sport, and in the Colony Championships achieved the following results:
200 metres Low Hurdles
Fireman Class II
1488
WONG Hon-kwong
1st
Pole Vault
Fireman Class II
615
CHAN Tak-fu
2nd
4 X 100 m. Relay Fire Service
2nd
4 X 400 m. Relay
Fire Service
2nd
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