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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1993
TWO FIREMEN AWARDED GOVERNOR'S COMMENDATION
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TWO FIRE SERVICES MEMBERS HAVE REEN AWARDED THE GOVERNOR'S COMMENDATION FOR THEIR PROFESSIONALISM IN A RESCUE OPERATION DURING FACTORY FIRE LAST MONTH.
TODAY
THE DIRECTOR OF FIRE SERVICES, MR JERRY LAM CHEK-YUEN, (TUESDAY) PRESENTED A LETTER OF CONGRATULATION FROM THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID FORD, TO ASSISTANT DIVISIONAL OFFICER LEUNG KING-LUN AND SENIOR FIREMAN LEE CHI-WAI.
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IN THE LETTER, SIR DAVID SAID RE HAD NOTED THE DIRECTOR'S RECOMMENDATION REPORT WITH SATISFACTION, ADDING THAT A CERTIFICATE COMMENDATION WOULD BE PRESENTED TO THEM IN DUE COURSE AT GOVERNMENT
HOUSE.
THE NO. 4 ALARM FIRE BROKE OUT AT A FACTORY ON THE 10TH FLOOR OF AN 11-STOREY INDUSTRIAL BUILDING AT 26 LEE CHUNG STREET, CHAI
WAN, ON AUGUST 15.
ROOF
AT THE HEIGHT OF THE BLAZE, TWO MEN WERE SEEN FLEEING THE OF THE BUILDING. THE 37-METRE TURNTABLE LADDER OF A FIRE ENGINE AT THE SCENE COULD NOT REACH THE ROOF.
WHILE WAITING FOR A LONGER TURNTABLE LADDER FROM SHEUNG WAN, MR LEUNG WORKED OUT A NEW IDEA TO INCREASE THE LADDER'S HEIGHT BY FASTENING A SHORT EXTENSION LADDER TO ITS TOP.
MR LEE CARRIED OUT THE SECURING JOB.
BY DOING THIS, THE TWO DISTRESSED MEN WERE ABLE TO ESCAPE.
THE RESCUE OPERATION WAS SUCCESSFULLY
MINUTES.
COMPLETED
CLOSURE OF UNAUTHORISED STRUCTURES SOUGHT
WITHIN EIGHT
THE BUILDING AUTHORITY IS SEEKING TO CLOSE AN UNAUTHORISED STRUCTURE AT A BUILDING IN MONG KOK, SO THAT IT CAN BE DEMOLISHED WITHOUT CAUSING DANGER TO OCCUPIERS AND THE PUBLIC.
THE UNAUTHORISED STRUCTURE IS A PROJECTION FROM A RESIDENTIAL UNIT ON THE FOURTH FLOOR OF A BUILDING AT 639-645 SHANGHAI STREET AND 1H FIFE STREET.
KONG
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR A CLOSURE ORDER FROM THE DISTRICT COURT UNDER THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE ON NOVEMBER 23 WAS POSTED ON THE PREMISES TODAY (TUESDAY).
HONG
DEMOLITION WORK IS EXPECTED TO START AS SOON AS THE CLOSURE ORDER IS ISSUED.
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