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Friday, June 1, 1973
FISHERMEN REWARDED FOR SAVING LIVES
The Secretary for Information, Mr. Jack Cater, said today that the
crime rate among Hong Kong's fishing population is the lowest of all the
many sectors of our community.
Speaking at the presentation of Fishermen's Awards at the Lord
Mountbatten's Youth Recreation Centre in Repulse Bay, Mr. Cater said he
was confident that with the fishermen's spirit of co-operation, even this
low figure will be "markedly reduced".
Earlier, he had presented the Hong Kong Star and Rescue Certificates
to 15 fishermen who were involved in rescue operations during 1972/73.
Mr. Cater said that when he worked with the fishermen and farmers
which were "without question the happiest times in my career in Hong Kong",
he was very closely involved in promoting the scheme to encourage life saving
among the fishing community.
He also disclosed that "close attention" is being given by the
Government to a proposal by the Hong Kong Life Guard Club for special training
facilities.
Praising their effort in trying to obtain a more suitable venue,
Mr. Cater assured the Club that facilities of this kind deserve priority
because "too many people are still venturing into the sea without really knowing
enough about it".
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