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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1989
THIS YEAR RESCUE STARS WERE AWARDED ΤΟ THREE FISHERMEN. TWO PRIVATE CITIZENS AND 17 LIFE GUARDS FROM THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT (RSD). THE OCEAN PARK. THE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE AND THE HONG KONG SEA SCHOOL.
ONE OF THE RECIPIENTS, MR CHEUNG WAH, A FISHERMAN, WAS NAMED
LIFE SAVER OF THE YEAR AND WAS PRESENTED THE TIEN HAU TROPHY.
ON JANUARY 13. MR CHEUNG BRAVED ROUGH SEAS TO RESCUE 10 CREW MEMBERS FROM A SINKING SHRIMP TRAWLER WHICH CAUGHT FIRE OFF SHANTOU
IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.
AS MR CHEUNG WAS AT SEA TODAY. HIS FATHER RECEIVED THE AWARD ON HIS BEHALF.
ANOTHER FISHERMAN, MR CHENG AH-FOOK, RISKED HIS LIFE IN SAVING EIGHT CREW MEMBERS FROM A GILL NETTER WHICH SANK IN WATERS SOUTHWEST OF THE LEMA ISLANDS IN EARLY SEPTEMBER.
MR CHUNG KUEN-HONG AND MR WONG HAI-LEUNG. BOTH RSD LIFE GUARDS AT LIDO BEACH IN CASTLE PEAK. RESCUED NINE PEOPLE AND SEVEN PEOPLE RESPECTIVELY DURING THE SWIMMING SEASON THIS YEAR.
THE HKLGC PROVIDED VOLUNTEER LIFE GUARD SERVICES ON 5.500 OCCASIONS AT BATHING BEACHES. SWIMMING POOLS AND VARIOUS WATER RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES ORGANISED BY SOCIAL BODIES, AND A TOTAL OF 735 PEOPLE WERE SAVED FROM DROWNING.
THE CLUB CONTINUED TO PROMOTE YOUTH PROGRAMMES WITH 5.700 PEOPLE PARTICIPATING IN ITS SWIMMING COMPETITIONS, POSTER DESIGN CONTEST, PARADES AND TRAINING SESSIONS ON LIFE SAVING, CANOEING AND ACUPRESSURE.
"THESE PROGRAMMES AND SERVICES NOT ONLY CONSTITUTE VERY MEANINGFUL WORK. BUT ALSO ARE VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY. I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE CLUB FOR SUCH EXCELLENT ACHIEVEMENTS. DR LEE SAID.
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LAW UK DECLARED AS HISTORICAL BUILDING
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LAW UK. AN OLD VILLAGE HOUSE IN CHAI WAN. WAS DECLARED A HISTORICAL BUILDING TODAY (FRIDAY) BY THE ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY UNDER THE ANTIQUITIES AND MONUMENTS ORDINANCE.
SITUATED ON A SITE BOUNDED BY CHAI WAN ROAD IN THE WEST AND KUT SHING STREET IN THE EAST. THE "UK" (MEANING HOUSE) WAS ORIGINALLY OWNED BY A FAMILY BY THE NAME OF LAW, AND IS THEREFORE KNOWN AS "LAW
UK".
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