THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1977
GOVERNMENT TEACHER TO RECEIVE
SEA RESCUE AWARDS FROM TOPLEY *****
THE GALLANT ACTION OF A GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER, MISS LEE STU-LAN, IN RESCUING TWO PREGNANT WOMEN ON MARCH 2 FOLLOWING A COLLISION BETWEEN A FERRY AND A HYDROFOIL OFF CHEUNG CHAU, HAS BEEN RECOGNISED BY THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR. KENNETH TOPLEY.
MISS LEE, A SPORTS MISTRESS AND A TEACHER OF CHINESE LANGUAGE AT THE CHEUNG CHAU GOVERNMENT MIDDLE SCHOOL, WILL BE PRESENTED WITH THE DIRECTOR'S LETTER OF APPRECIATION AND THE HONG KONG LIFE GUARD CLUB'S +HONG KONG RESCUE STAR+ BY MR. TOPLEY TOMORROW EVENING.
THE PRESENTATION WILL BE MADE BEFORE A DINNER GIVEN IN HER HONOUR BY THE CLUB.
MISS LEE AND THE TWO PREGNANT WOMEN, BOTH OF WHOM ARE HER COLLEAGUES, WERE ON BOARD THE FERRY WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. SHE OBTAINED LIFE JACKETS FOR HER COLLEAGUES, BOTH NON-SWIMMERS, AND TOGETHER WITH THEM JUMPED INTO THE WATER BEFORE THE FERRY +MAN TAK+ SANK.
MISS LEE THEN TOOK HER COLLEAGUES IN TOW AND SWAM TOWARDS AN APPROACHING FERRY, +MAN TAO+, ON WHICH THEY RETURNED TO HONG KONG.
ON MAY 23 MISS LEE RECEIVED THE HONG KONG LIFE GUARD CLUB'S +VALUABLE SERVICES AWARD+ FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE URBAN COUNCIL, MR. A. DE 0. SALES.
MISS LEE JOINED THE CHEUNG CHAU GOVERNMENT MIDDLE SCHOOL IN SEPTEMBER 1976 AFTER TEACHING FOR ONE YEAR AT THE SHUN TAK FRATERNAL ASSOCIATION SEAWARD WOO COLLEGE.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY AT THE CLUB HOUSE OF THE HONG KONG LIFE GUARD CLUB AT REPULSE BAY AT 7.30 P.M. TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
AMONG THE PEOPLE WHO WILL ATTEND THE CEREMONY ARE MRS. TOPLEY, MR. CHOW YAU, CHAIRMAN OF THE HONG KONG LIFE GUARD CLUB, MR. CHAN KANG-FOUT, CHAIRMAN OF THE CLUB'S WATER SAFETY CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, AND SENIOR OFFICIALS OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
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