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+THIS IS A RECORD THAT THE CLUB CAN BE PROUD OF, AND I AM CONFIDENT THAT THE CLUB WILL CONTINUE THIS VALUABLE AND PRACTICAL VOLUNTARY WORK, MR HAMMOND SAID.
BETWEEN APRIL, THE START OF THE CURRENT SWIMMING SEASON, AND AUGUST THIS YEAR, RSD LIFE GUARDS RESCUED A TOTAL OF 366 SWIMMERS IN DIFFICULTIES. OF THESE RESCUES, 194 TOOK PLACE IN GAZETTED BEACHES AND ANOTHER 172 IN SWIMMING POOLS MANAGED BY THE RSD.
TAKING PART IN THE MARCH-PAST AT THE OPENING CEREMONY WERE 30 TEAMS, EACH CONSISTING OF 10 TO 12 MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG LIFE GUARD CLUB. IT WAS FOLLOWED BY A LIFE-SAVING COMPETITION AMONG THE TEAMS.
SCHOLL CHILDREN'S WARD CONTRIBUTION URGED
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THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT CALLED ON SCHOOLS TO CONTINUE THE IR ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE +SCHOOL CHILDREN'S WARD+ AT THE RUTTON JEE SANATORIUM.
+THERE ARE 10 COTS IN THE SCHOOL CHILDREN'S WARD
AND THIS IS THE ONLY ONE OF ITS KIND IN HONG KONG SET UP MANY YEARS AGO,+ A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
DONATIONS RECEIVED FROM SCHOOLS WOULD ENABLE CHILDREN ACCOMMODATED IN THE WARD TO RECEIVE MEDICAL CARE AND ATTENTION WHICH MIGHT OTHERWISE NOT BE AVAILABLE TO THEM.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID SCHOOLS CONTRIBUTED MORE THAN $571 000 LAST YEAR, AND THIS WAS A SPLENDID ACHIEVEMENT AND A CREDIT TO ALL CONCERNED.
+ INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS SHOULD AGAIN BE LIMITED TO 50 CENTS AND MUST BE ENTIRELY VOLUNTARY.
+SCHOOLS MAY CONSIDER VARIOUS OTHER WAYS AND MEANS RAISING MONEY TO SUPPORT THIS PRAISEWORTHY CAUSE, HE ADDED.
SCHOOL HEADS SHOULD SEND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS, PREFERABLY BY CROSSED CHEQUE PAYABLE TO THE HONG KONG TUBERCULOSIS, CHEST AND HEART DISEASES ASSOCIATION, TO THE DEPUTY SECRETARY ́ (GENERAL) OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT FOR ONWARD TRANSMISSION TO THE ASSOCIATION.
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