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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1985
SAFETY CAMPAIGN CLOSES WITH TRIBUTE TO LIFEGUARDS * X X X
IT IS THE OBJECTIVE OF THE URBAN COUNCIL TO ENCOURAGE MORE PEOPLE TO ENJOY SWIMMING BUT AT THE SAME TIME TO AROUSE PUBLIC ATTENTION TO THE IMPORTANT RULES OF WATER SAFETY, THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF URBAN SERVICES, MR JOHN HEYWOOD, SAID TODAY.
MR HEYWOOD WAS SPEAKING AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE 1985 WATER SAFETY CAMPAIGN ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG LIFE GUARD CLUB AND SPONSORED BY THE URBAN COUNCIL AT THE WAN CHAI SPORTS GROUND.
HE SAID BOTH THE CLUB AND THE COUNCIL HAD A COMMON AIM WHICH WAS TO TRAIN AND PROVIDE QUALIFIED LIFEGUARDS FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE PUBLIC.
+THIS YEAR, 424 RESCUES HAD BEEN CARRIED OUT BY THE COUNCIL'S LIFEGUARDS AND 132 BY HONORARY LIFEGUARDS OF THE CLUB, HE SAID.
+TRAGICALLY, THERE WERE FIVE FATAL DROWNING ACCIDENTS AT THE URBAN BEACHES THIS YEAR. EVEN ONE SUCH TRAGEDY IS TOO MANY AND SO WE MUST BE ALWAYS ON THE ALERT TO PREVENT SUCH ACCIDENTS.+
MR HEYWOOD PRESENTED CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION TO OFFICERS OF WATER SAFETY CAMPAIGN FOR THE IR VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DRIVE.
HE ALSO PRESENTED AW SIAN SHIELDS FOR HONORARY LIFE GUARD SERVICES, AND HONG KONG RESCUE STARS AND CERTIFICATES TO RESCUERS FOR THE YEAR.
PRIZES WERE ALSO AWARDED TO 14 WINNERS OF THE 1985 WATER SAFETY POSTER DESIGN COMPETITION JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE URBAN COUNCIL, HONG KONG LIFE GUARD CLUB AND THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
MONG KOK BOARD TO DISCUSS HAWKER SURVEY ****
THE MONG KOK DISTRICT BOARD WILL MEET TOMORROW (THURSDAY) TO DISCUSS THE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF A SURVEY ON THE EFFECTS OF HAWKING ACTIVITIES IN THE TUNG CHOI STREET HAWKER PERMITTED PLACE.
THE SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED BY THE DISTRICT'S SOUTH AREA COMMITTEE IN AUGUST FOLLOWING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS RECEIVED ABOUT NUISANCES GENERATED BY HAWKERS.
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