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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1980
THE NEW BUILDING WOULD, UNDER ONE ROOF, HOUSE A VARIETY OF SERVICES FOR +ALL GROUPS OF PEOPLE AND FOR PEOPLE WITH VARYING CAPABILITIES, TO ENABLE THEM TO LIVE WITH, UNDERSTAND AND HELP ONE ANOTHER, HE SAID.
HE COMMENDED THE SERVICES OF THE SETTLEMENT WHICH WAS STARTED LATE IN 1949 WHEN HONG KONG WAS RECEIVING AN INFLUX OF IMMIGRANTS FROM CHINA EVEN NOW UNPARALLELED.
HE RECALLED THAT IN 1975, A GREAT STRIDE FORWARD TOOK PLACE WITH THE GRANT OF LAND BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR A PERMANENT HOME FOR THE SETTLEMENT.
+THERE IS A MAGIC WORD IN HONG KONG'S SUCCESS STORY FLEXIBILITY, MR BRAY SAID. *WE FIND THIS SAME FLEXIBILITY IN ST JAMES' SETTLEMENT.+
FIREMEN'S PART IN SUICIDE RESCUE COMMENDED
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TWO FIRE OFFICERS AND TWO FIREMEN WHO PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN PREVENTING A YOUNG WOMAN FROM LEAPING TO HER DEATH FROM A HIGH-RISE MONG KOK BUILDING THREE MONTHS AGO HAVE BEEN COMMENDED.
FIREMAN MAK CHI-SING RECEIVED THE GOVERNOR'S COMMENDATION WHILE ASSISTANT DIVISIONAL OFFICER WONG HING-YIP, STATION OFFICER WONG CHUNG-NGOR AND FIREMAN LEE CHI-SHING RECEIVED THE DIRECTOR OF FIRE SERVICES COMMENDATION.
AT A CEREMONY IN MONG KOK FIRE STATION TODAY, THE DIRECTOR OF FIRE SERVICES, MR FREDERICK WATSON, PRESENTED THE COMMENDATIONS.
ON JULY 29, A YOUNG WOMAN ATTEMPTED TO COMMIT SUICIDE BY JUMPING FROM THẾ 24TH FLOOR OF A PORTLAND STREET BUILDING. SHE FELL ON A LEDGE ONE FLOOR BELOW.
FIRE SERVICES MEN RUSHED TO THE SCENE AND FOR HOURS TRIED TO DISSUADE HER FROM JUMPING AGAIN. SHE REFUSED TO LISTEN, BECAME HOSTILE AND EVEN SLASHED HER BODY WITH A PIECE OF GLASS.
THEN FIREMAN MAK WAS STEALTHILY LOWERED TO THE LEDGE AND WITH THE HELP OF HIS COLLEAGUE LEE CHI-SHING, SUCCEEDED IN SAVING THE WOMAN'S LIFE.
THE TWO OFFICERS WERE COMMENDED FOR THE LEADERSHIP IN THE OPERATION.
WHEN PRESENTING THE COMMENDATIONS, MR WATSON SAID THE FOUR MEN DISPLAYED SKILL, TACT AND LEADERSHIP.
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