THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1988
PROMOTIONS FOR THREE SENIOR FIRE OFFICERS
THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT TODAY (THURSDAY) ANNOUNCED THE PROMOTIONS OF THREE SENIOR LOCAL FRIE OFFICERS TO THE RANK OF DEPUTY CHIEF FIRE OFFICER.
THE PROMOTIONS OF SENIOR DIVISIONAL OFFICER JAMES HO KWOK-CHUEN AND SENIOR DIVISIONAL OFFICER CHOW WING-CHEONG HAVE BEEN BACK-DATED TO DECEMBER LAST YEAR WHILE THAT OF SENIOR DIVISIONAL OFFICER LAI YUN-SHAN WILL TAKE EFFECT IN MARCH.
IN A SHORT CEREMONY, THE DIRECTOR OF FIRE MARCH, PRESENTED CONGRATULATORY LETTERS TO THE THEM THEIR PROMOTIONS.
SERVICES, MR JOHN OFFICERS INFORMING
MR HO, AGED 51, JOINED THE FIRE SERVICES AS A FIRE OFFICER III IN 1958 AND THROUGH A SERIES OF PROMOTIONS ROSE TO THE RANK OF SENIOR DIVISIONAL OFFICER IN 1982. HIS LATEST POSTING WAS ACTING DEPUTY CHIEF FIRE OFFICER OF THE NEW TERRITORIES COMMAND.
HE IS MARRIED WITH TWO CHILDREN.
MR CHOW, AGED 50, JOINED THE DEPARTMENT IN 1960 AND THROUGH A NUMBER OF PROMOTIONS BECAME SENIOR DIVISIONAL OFFICER IN 1982. HIS LATEST POSTING WAS ACTING DEPUTY CHIEF FIRE OFFICER OF THE FIRE PROTECTION BUREAU.
MR CHOW, WHO WAS AWARDED THE COLONIAL POLICE MERITORIOUS SERVICE IN 1984, IS MARRIED WITH TWO CHILDREN.
MEDAL FOR
A FIRE OFFICER
MR LAI, AGED 43, JOINED THE FIRE SERVICES AS OFFICER III IN 1965 AND ROSE TO THE RANK OF SENIOR DIVISIONAL IN 1984. HE WAS AWARDED THE COLONIAL POLICE MEDAL FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE THIS YEAR.
AT PRESENT ON A SENIOR STAFF TRAINING COURSE, MR LAI IS MARRIED WITH ONE DAUGHTER.
THE DIRECTOR, IN HIS CONGRATULATORY LETTERS, PRAISED THE OFFICERS FOR THEIR EXCELLENT SERVICES AND THEIR INVALUABLE EXPERIENCE IN FIRE-FIGHTING, FIRE PROTECTION AND ADMINISTRATION.
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