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FRIDAY, JULY 2, 1993
BABY BORN ON BOARD HELICOPTER
AS A PROFESSIONAL FLYING RESCUER FOR 10 YEARS, MR DON L SMITH DEFINITELY HAS A WHOLE RANGE OF EXCITING STORIES TO TELL ABOUT HIS JOB, FROM SEARCH AND RESCUE IN STORMY WEATHER TO FIGHTING ROARING HILL FIRES.
BUT TODAY HE HAS A VERY DIFFERENT KIND OF STORY: A BABY WAS BORN ON BOARD HIS HELICOPTER.
IT HAPPENED WHEN MR SMITH, CHIEF PILOT (HELICOPTER) OF THE GOVERNMENT FLYING SERVICE (GFS) WAS AIR-LIFTING A PREGNANT VIETNAMESE WOMAN FROM TAI A CHAU VIETNAMESE REFUGEE CAMP TO THE BRITISH MILITARY HOSPITAL THIS (FRIDAY) MORNING.
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"IT'S A DELIGHTFUL SURPRISE, HE SAID, ADDING THAT IT WAS AN UNUSUAL EXPERIENCE FOR HIM.
AN ESCORTING NURSE DID THE TOUGH DELIVERY WORK DURING EIGHT-MINUTE TRIP TO THE HOSPITAL. THE WOMAN, NGUYEN CHI RI, LATER ADMITTED TO QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL IN GOOD CONDITION. BABY, STILL TO BE NAMED, WEIGHED 1.56 KG.
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AIRCREWMAN, MR RAYMOND CHANG, WHO ACCOMPANIED THE COUPLE AND THE NURSE ON BOARD, SPENT MOST OF HIS TIME SOOTHING THE WOMAN. HE SAID HE ALSO HELPED IN THE DELIVERY.
"IT'S THE FIRST TIME THAT I HAVE DONE THIS KIND OF 'RESCUE ' JOB, MR CHANG SAID.
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SHARING THE JOY OF THE COUPLE, THE FLYERS SAID THEY DID NOT MIND GOING THROUGH THIS KIND OF "INTERESTING EXPERIENCE" AGAIN.
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TSAT TSZ MUI ROAD CLOSURE PROPOSED
THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT HAS PROPOSED TO PERMANENTLY CLOSE PART OF TSAT TSZ MUI ROAD IN NORTH POINT ΤΟ FACILITATE THE REDEVELOPMENT OF CHINA MOTOR BUS DEPOT INTO A COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX.
THE REDEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS ENVISAGE THAT THE SECTION OF TSAT TSZ MUI ROAD BISECTING THE DEPOT ON INLAND LOT NO. 7178 AND INLAND LOT NO. 5532 BE CLOSED AND INCLUDED IN A NEW LOT TO BE GRANTED TO THE OWNER BY WAY OF A SURRENDER/REGRANT.
THE SECTION WILL ONLY BE CLOSED AFTER TANNER ROAD IS WIDENED.
A NOTICE CONCERNING THE PROPOSED ROAD CLOSURE AND ITS
PLAN WERE GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).
RELATED
THE PLAN AND SCHEME CAN BE SEEN AT:
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