TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 1978
OVER 10,000 LIVES SAVED
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MORE THAN 10,000 PEOPLE OWE THEIR LIVES TO THE SERVICES OF HONG KONG LIFE SAVERS DURING THE PAST 22 YEARS, THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, MR. TED NICHOLS, SAID TODAY.
AT A PRESENTATION CEREMONY OF THE HONG KONG LIFE GUARD CLUB, MR. NICHOLS SAID THAT THE CLUB AND HIS DEPARTMENT SHARED ONE PARTICULAR OBJECTIVE - THE SAVING OF LIFE AT SEA.
HE ADDED: +1 AM HAPPY AND PROUD OF THE FACT THAT SINCE 1962 BOTH OUR ORGANISATIONS HAVE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY TOGETHER TO ACHIEVE THIS OBJECTIVE. SINCE THAT DATE SOME 1,300 LIVES HAVE BEEN SAVED AT SEA AND IN THE MAJORITY OF CASES, THE RESCUERS HAVE BEEN MEMBERS OF OUR FISHING COMMUNITY,
+ WOULD LIKE, THEREFORE, TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY OF PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGING AND THANKING OUR FISHERFOLK FOR THE VERY REAL AND PRACTICAL CONTRIBUTION WHICH THEY ARE MAKING TOWARDS SAFETY AT SEA,+ SAID MR. NICHOLS.
AT THE CEREMONY, MR. NICHOLS PRESENTED AWARDS TO 13 FISHER- MEN FROM ABERDEEN, CASTLE PEAK, TSUEN WAN AND TAI PO WHO, BETWEEN THEM, SAVED A TOTAL OF 74 LIVES AT SEA- ONE OF WHICH INVOLVED THE RESCUE OF 46 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES FROM A SINKING SHIP 350 MILES FROM HONG KONG ON MARCH 6 THIS YEAR.
AWARDS WERE ALSO MADE TO 10 URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT LIFE GUARDS AND 16 MEMBERS OF THE LIFE GUARD CLUB ITSELF, THE POLICE AND OTHER ASSOCIATED CLUBS AND ORGANISATIONS.
MR. NICHOLS SAID THE CLUB PLANS TO ORGANISE A SERIES OF SUMMER YOUTH TRAINING CAMPS AT REPULSE BAY THIS YEAR TO TRAIN PARTICIPANTS IN SWIMMING, CANOEING AND LIFE SAVING.
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+BY SUCH EFFORTS,+ SAID MR. NICHOLS, THE SEA CAN BE MADE A MUCH SAFER PLACE FOR MORE PEOPLE AND, THEREFORE, MORE ENJOYABLE.+
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