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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1988
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ADDRESSING THE PARADE, THE DIRECTOR OF FIRE SERVICES, MR MARCH, PRAISED THE ENTHUSIASTIC COMMITMENT AND SKILL DISPLAYED BY CAS PERSONNEL IN EMERGENCIES SUCH AS NATURAL DISASTERS, MOUNTAIN RESCUES AND COUNTRY FIRE FIGHTING.
"THE SAME MUST BE SAID, I AM SURE, BY THOSE WHO HAVE BENEFITTED FROM EXCELLENT NON-EMERGENCY WORK NOW CARRIED OUT BY THE CAS, IN PARTICULAR IN CONNECTION WITH THE MASSIVE TASK OR REFUGEE MANAGEMENT, HE ADDED.
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MR MARCH ALSO PRESENTED CIVIL DEFENCE LONG SERVICE MEDALS AND CLASPS TO 28 VOLUNTEERS WHO HAD COMPLETED 15. 27 OR 39 YEARS OF EFFICIENT SERVICE. COMMISSIONER'S COMMENDATION CERTIFICATES WERE AWARDED TO ANOTHER SIX CAS VOLUNTEERS.
AMONG THEM, MR LEUNG WING WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO RECEIVE THE SECOND CLASP WITH 39 YEARS OF SERVICE IN THE CAS.
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MR JOHN FORTUNE, THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER THE FIRST PERSON TO BE AWARDED BOTH AN EFFICIENCY DECORATION WITH THE ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT (THE VOLUNTEERS) AND A CIVIL DEFENCE LONG SERVICE MEDAL WITH THE CAS.
MR MARCH TOLD THE RECRUITS: "NO DOUBT YOU WILL OCCASIONALLY FIND YOUR DUTIES ONEROUS AND SELF-SACRIFICING, BUT ON THE OTHER HAND YOU SHOULD ALSO DRAW SELF-SATISFACTION FROM HELPING PEOPLE IN NEED AND DISTRESS OR WHEN YOU FEEL YOU HAVE JUST DONE A GOOD JOB."
THE PASSING OUT PARADE WAS HELD AT THE CHEUNG SHA WAN PLAYGROUND IN KOWLOON.
THE CAS COMMISSIONER, SIR ROGER LOBO, WAS IN ATTENDANCE.
PROMOTIONS FOR POLICE OFFICERS
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POLICE TODAY (SATURDAY) ANNOUNCED THE PROMOTION OF 13 VETERAN OFFICERS, WHO HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS то THE AGAINST CRIME, TO THE RANK OF SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT.
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AT A CEREMONY AT THE POLICE HEADQUARTERS, COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, MR LI KWAN-HA, PRESENTED LETTERS OF PROMOTION TO NINE OF THE OFFICERS AND CONGRATULATED THEM ON THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS.
THE PROMOTED OFFICERS ARE MICHAEL BENSON, PETER BURBIDGE-KING, CHEUNG CHI-SHUM, DAVES HUGHES, LUK HUNG-KUEN, JOHN MASON, NO WAI-KIT, IAN SEABOURNE AND RICHARD TUDOR.
FOUR OTHER NEWLY-PROMOTED SENIOR SUPERINTENDENTS STEVE CORRICK, HUI YUE-KWAN, NORRIE RAE, AND MRS CHRISTINE LEE NOT IN HONG KONG AT THE MOMENT.
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