THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1983
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PARTICIPANTS WILL BE EXPECTED TO TAKE PART IN BOTH THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL SESSIONS. A CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE WILL BE ISSUED TO TEACHERS WHO HAVE COMPLETED THE COURSE SATISFACTORILY.
APPLICATION FORMS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FROM THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION SECTION, KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 7/F, 405 NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON. TEACHERS SHOULD RETURN THE COMPLETED FORMS TO THE SECTION ON MARCH 25.
ENQUIRIES MAY BE MADE TO THE SECTION ON TEL. NO. 3-884111 EXTENSIONS 278 AND 271.
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NEW TERRITORIES RESIDENTS GIVEN LETTERS OF APPRECIATION
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EIGHT RESIDENTS OF TWO VILLAGES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WERE TODAY (THURSDAY) PRESENTED WITH LETTERS OF APPRECIATION BY THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR PUBLIC SPIRITED AND BRAVE ACTIONS IN TWO RECENT FIRES.
THE PRESENTATIONS WERE MADE BY THE CHIEF FIRE OFFICER, NEW TERRITORIES COMMAND, MR FRED JACKSON, AT THE FANLING FIRE STATION.
ONE OF THE RECIPIENTS, MR LAU SHUN-CHOI, WAS COMMENDED FOR HIS COURAGE AND DETERMINATION IN SAVING A 12-YEAR-OLD BOY FROM A BURNING HUT AT TIN PING SHAN TSUEN, SHEUNG SHUI ON FEBRUARY 10. THE BOY'S MOTHER AND HIS FOUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS WERE KILLED IN THE FIRE.
THE OTHER RECIPIENTS, MESSRS YIP WONG-WING, LAM CHUN-KEE, LEE KWAI-WING, HO TIN-SANG, CHAN CHUN-HUNG, WONG YEE-WAH AND WONG YEE-CHUNG, WERE ALL MEMBERS OF A FIRE WATCH TEAM AT TZE TONG TSUEN, FANLING.
THEY WERE COMMENDED FOR THEIR HARD WORK IN BRINGING A FIRE WHICH BROKE OUT AT THEIR VILLAGE ON MARCH 3 UNDER CONTROL.
THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF FIRE SERVICES PERSONNEL.
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