WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1987
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AMBULANCE CHIEF RETIRING
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THE HEAD OF THE AMBULANCE COMMAND, MR HARRY KENYON, GOES ON PRE-RETIREMENT LEAVE TODAY (WEDNESDAY) AFTER SERVING WITH THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT FÖR 26 YEARS.
THE CHIEF AMBULANCE OFFICER WAS PRESENTED WITH A RETIREMENT MEMENTO BY THE DIRECTOR OF FIRE SERVICES, MR ROBERT HOLMEŞ, AT A CEREMONY AT FIRE SERVICES HEADQUARTERS.
BORN IN 1927 IN BLACKBURN, ENGLAND, MR KENYON JOINED THE HONG KONG FIRE SERVICES AS A STATION OFFICER IN 1961 AFTER SERVING AS A FIREMAN IN THE LANCASHIRE COUNTY FIRE BRIGADE.
HE WAS PROMOTED TO ASSISTANT DIVISIONAL OFFICER TWO YEARS LATER AND HE BECAME ASSISTANT CHIEF AMBULANCE OFFICER IN 1973. HE HAS HELD HIS PRESENT RANK OF CHIEF AMBULANCE OFFICER SINCE 1979.
MR KENYON WAS AWARDED THE COLONIAL POLICE MEDAL FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE IN 1974 AND THE QUEEN'S FIRE SERVICES MEDAL IN 1984.
DURING HIS LONG CAREER, HE DEVOTED HIMSELF TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AMBULANCE SERVICE IN THE TERRITORY.
MONG KOK HOLDING SPRING RECEPTION ***
THE MONG KOK DISTRICT OFF ICE WILL HOST A SPRING RECEPTION FOR REPRESENTATIVES OF LOCAL ORGANISATIONS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS TOMORROW (THURSDAY).
THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR T. H. CHAU, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE FUNCTION IN A NATHAN ROAD RESTAURANT.
IT WILL BEGIN AT 3 PM.
MR CHAU WILL ALSO PRESENT SOUVENIRS TO 10 COMMUNITY LEADERS WHO HAVE HELPED TO PROMOTE THE INTERESTS AND WELFARE OF RESIDENTS
IN THE PAST YEAR.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MONG KOK DISTRICT OFFICE SPRING RECEPTION AT THE INTERNATIONAL RESTAURANT, FOURTH FLOOR, 612 NATHAN ROAD.
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