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Wednesday, October 31, 1973
BRAVE ACT IN CRIME PREVENTION RECOGNISED
The government is to award $6,500 to a member of the public
who was injured while assisting in the prevention of a crime last year.
This was announced by the Attorney General, Mr. J.W.D. Hobley,
at the Legislative Council this afternoon when he moved a resolution
to grant an award of compensation to Mr. Chan Leung in recognition of
his public spirited conduct.
Mr. Chan was attacked with a chopper in November last year when
he went to the rescue of four ladies who were being molested by a man
at a fruit stall, Mr. Hobley said. Mr. Chan was injured in the shoulder
and now suffers from reduced mobility of his left arm. This has affected
his earning capacity.
The award of $6,500, Mr. Hobley said, was to show the Council's
recognition of Mr. Chan's praiseworthy conduct and to compensate him for
the financial loss he now suffers.
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