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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1976
LIFE GUARDS PRAISED
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THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR. DAVID AKERS-JONES, TODAY APPLAUDED LIFE GUARDS WHO VOLUNTEERED TO PATROL HONG KONG BEACHES IN THE SERVICE OF THE IR FELLOW CITIZENS.
HE WAS SPEAKING AT THE CERTIFICATE PRESENTATION CEREMONY OF THE HONG KONG LIFE GUARD CLUB AT THE LORD MOUNTBATTEN YOUTH RECREATION CENTRE AT REPULSE BAY.
THE PRESENTATION ALSO MARKED THE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CLUB'S NEW TERRITORIES BRANCH OF WHICH MR. AKERS-JONES IS HONOURARY PRESIDENT.
HE TOLD A GATHERING OF CLUB MEMBERS THAT +WITH MORE AND MORE PEOPLE FLOCKING INTO THE NEW TERRITORIES BEACHES, THE ROLE OF THE LIFE GUARD IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT.+
+DURING THE LAST FIVE YEARS, WE HAD SEEN MANY INSTANCES OF LIVES SAVED THROUGH THE WORK OF THE HONG KONG LIFE GUARD CLUB AND ONE CANNOT BUT APPLAUD THE WORK OF MEMBERS WHO UNDERTAKE THESE DUTIES IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR FELLOW CITIZENS,+ HE SAID..
+ IT IS THE COMMON AIM OF THE GOVERNMENT AND THE CLUB TO ENCOURAGE MORE PEOPLE TO LEARN THE IMPORTANT SKILL OF LIFE SAVING AND TO PROMOTE THE KNOWLEDGE OF WATER SAFETY AMONG THE YOUNG PEOPLE.+
AT THE CEREMONY MR. AKERS-JONES PRESENTED SPECIAL CERTIFICATES TO CLUB MEMBERS WHO HAD RISKED THEIR LIVES TO SAVE SWIMMERS DURING THE SUMMER SEASON.
+YOU SET A FINE EXAMPLE TO THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF HONG KONG, + HE SAID.
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