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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1976
HEROES RECEIVE CERTIFICATES OF COMMENDATION
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THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE, MR. ALAN FLETCHER, TODAY (FRIDAY) PRESENTED CERTIFICATES OF COMMENDATION AND MONETARY AWARDS TO 22 MEN IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR BRAVERY DISPLAYED IN RESCUING PEOPLE FROM THE HARBOUR.
OF THE 22 RECIPIENTS, FOUR ARE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MR. LUNG YIU-CHEUNG, MR. CHAU KIN-LING, MR. FUNG SUN-KWAN AND MR. LI YUN-KEUNG.
TWO OTHERS
MR. MUI YIK-FU AND MR. WONG CHI-SUM ARE CREW MEMBERS OF THE STAR FERRY COMPANY LIMITED WHILE THE OTHER 16 ARE STAFF OF THE HONG KONG AND YAUMATI FERRY CO. LTD. THEY ARE MR. BO LING, MR. CHAN FOR-KAN, MR. CHAN YAU-CHI, MR. LEUNG CHING, MR. LAI YOUKAN, MR. FAN KHAI-CHUNG, MR. HỌ PING-CHÚNG,
MR. CHAN YAU-SHING, MR. CHEUNG TAI-KEI, MR. LEUNG PING-KAN,
MR. LAU HEI, MR. KWOK SHUN-KEN, MR. LAI KAM-MOON, MR. CHENG AH-LEE, MR. CHEUNG CHI-MING AND MR. LAW NGAU.
BETWEEN THEM, THEY RESCUED 11 WOMEN, FIVE MEN AND A FOUR-YEAR- OLD GIRL FROM VARIOUS PARTS OF THE HARBOUR BETWEEEN MARCH AND NOVEMBER THIS YEAR.
TODAY'S PRESENTATION CEREMONY WAS HELD AT THE MARINE DEPARTMENT EXAMINATION HALL ON THE 10TH FLOOR OF THE RUMSEY STREET MULTI- STOREY CAR PARK BUILDING IN CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL.
TAI PO DISTRICT SETS $100,000 TARGET FOR N.T. WALK
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THE TAI PO DISTRICT HAS SET A $100,000 TARGET FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES COMMUNITY CHEST WALK WHICH IS TO TAKE PLACE ON JANUARY 23.
THIS FIGURE IS DOUBLE THE AMOUNT RAISED IN THE DISTRICT LAST YEAR AND THE TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICER, MR. CLIVE OXLEY HAS CALLED A PUBLIC MEETING FOR NEXT MONDAY (DECEMBER 20) TO ENSURE A BIG LOCAL PARTICIPATION IN THE EVENT.
MR. OXLEY THIS WEEK SENT A CIRCULAR TO LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS, BUSINESSMEN AND RESIDENTS ASKING THEM TO ATTEND THE MEETING IN THE SCHOOL HALL, WONG SHIU CHI MIDDLE SCHOOL, AT 4 P.M.
MR. OXLEY SAID: +WE WERE ABLE TO RAISE A TIDY SUM LAST YEAR THROUGH A DISTRICT TEAM EFFORT AND I AM SURE THAT THIS YEAR WE CAN DOUBLE THE OLD FIGURE.+
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