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Hong Kong. In the particular instance for which he receives this award,
he acted with great courage during a fire in a building in which oil, matches
and chemicals were stored. On learning that an elderly woman might be
trapped in the house next door, Mr. Gorman entered the building, without any
smoke mask, searched the second floor through suffocating darkness, found
the woman and carried her down to the first floor.
is due to Mr. Gorman's very high gallantry.
RIFLEMAN BUDHIMAN TAMANG MILITARY MEDAL
That her life was seved
Rifleman Tamang displayed great courage and complete disregard for
his personal safety when tracking terrorists during the operations in Malaya.
It was mainly due to his determination that, in one operation, his patrol
was able to seek out and destroy a band of the enemy.
FIREMAN LI HON-TO ( 1
FOR GALLANTRY
COLONIAL POLICE MEDAL
Fireman Li was the first man to climb the ladder to rescue trapped
people at a disastrous fire in April this year. Despite the fact that the
ladder itself was at a dangerous angle because of debris in the street, the
smoke and intense heat, which set fire to the top of the ladder, Fireman H
rescued three women and a spall child, and then, disregarding his personal
distress, he carried on with his duties.
LEADING FIREMAN LUT TONG
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COLONIAL POLICE
MEDAL FOR GALLANTAY
Loading Fireman Lui was involved in a disastrous fire in April this
year and, disregarding the intense and suffocating heat, he entered the
blazing building and helped his Chief Officer to carry an old woman to
safety from the first floor.
MR. YU KHÔNG CHi t
B.E.M. FOR CALLANTRY
Mr. Yu Kwong exhibited great courage and disregard for his personal
safety when he rescued a superior officer, rendered unconscious by noxious
funes, from the water-ballast tank of a vessel. The incident occurred
during a search for narcotics, and, when the officer who wan leading the
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