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The standard and efficiency of his gang have become a
model of achievement for other road gangs.
BEM (British Empire Medal)
Mr YOUNG Chak
Mr YOUNG Chak joined the Prisons Department as a Warder
in 1950. Throughout his 29 years of service, during which he has
been awarded the Colonial Prison Service Medal in 1968 and the
First Clasp to the Medal in 1975, he has carried out his duties in
an exemplary manner. He was awarded the Commissioner of Prisons'
Commendation in 1978 for his alertness in helping to save the life
of a prisoner who had attempted to commit suicide.
BEM (British Empire Medal)
Mr YU Che-shun
Mr Yu joined the Government Service as a messe iger in 1949. He transferred to the Prisons Department in 1952 and was
promoted through the ranks to become Assistant Officer I in 1972.
Following practical training in mental nursing in 1961, he was posted to Victoria Prison to help in the setting up of a
Psychiatric Observation Unit.
Mr Yu has contributed greatly to the progress made in the building up of psychiatric services within the department since
1961.
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