WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1984
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FOUR COMMENDED FOR CRIME FIGHTING
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FOUR MEN WHO HAD HELPED IN THE ARREST OF CULPRITS IN TWO ROBBERIES IN WAN CHAI WERE TODAY (WEDNESDAY) COMMENDED BY THE DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE.
THEY WERE MR CHU YUNG-FAT, A DRIVER- MR LEUNG CHUN-NAM AND KWAN MAN-YUEN, STAFF MEMBERS OF A LOCAL BANK AND MR LAM KIN-MAN, A BROKER.
THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE MORNING OF JANUARY 22 WHEN MR CHU SPOTTED A PERSON SNEAKING OUT OF HIS EMPLOYER'S PREMISES IN BLACK'S LINK.
HE REPORTED THE CASE TO A POLICE OFFICER PATROLLING THE AREA. THE SUSPECT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY ARRESTED AND THE STOLEN PROPERTY RECOVERED.
THE SECOND INCIDENT INVOLVED A ROBBERY AT A BANK IN HENNESSY ROAD ON JANUARY 25. MR LEUNG AND MR KWAN, AS WELL AS MR LAM WHO WAS PASSING BY, CAUGHT THE SUSPECT AFTER A BRIEF CHASE.
AT THE COMMENDATION CEREMONY, THE DISTRICT OFFICER AND CHAIRMAN OF THE DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE, MR LAM KAM-KWONG, PRAISED THE FOUR MEN FOR THE IR BRAVERY AND CIVIC-MINDEDNESS.
ALSO AT THE CEREMONY WERE THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT COMMANDER, MR KEVIN YEUNG THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MR FRANCIS HO= AND DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS.
LAST YEAR, 13 CITIZENS RECEIVED COMMENDATIONS FROM THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
SEMINAR ON HYPERTENSION ***
A SEMINAR, ENTITLED THE CARE OF HYPERTENSION, FOR OLD PEOPLE IN MONG KOK, WILL BE HELD AT THE CHAN HING SOCIAL SERVICES CENTRE IN FUK TSUN STREET AT 2 PM TOMORROW (THURSDAY).
THE SEMINAR WILL START OFF A HEALTH PROMOTION FORTNIGHT BEING ORGANISED BY THE LOCAL DISTRICT BOARD AND THE HONG KONG MEDICAL ASSOCIATION TO AROUSE RESIDENTS' AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF GOOD HEALTH.
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE SEMINAR.
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