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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1994
LAST
THURSDAY ROCK
NEW TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WERE IMPLEMENTED (SEPTEMBER 8) TO FACILITATE THE STAGE II WORKS OF THE LION TUNNEL RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT.
THESE INCLUDED THE SUSPENSION OF THE BUS LANE ON LION ROCK TUNNEL ROAD SO THAT TWO TRAFFIC LANES COULD BE MAINTAINED ON THE ROAD SOUTHBOUND.
NO POSTAL SERVICES ON SEPT 21
THE ACTING POSTMASTER GENERAL, MISS NANCY LAW, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT THERE WOULD BE NO MAIL DELIVERY ON SEPTEMBER 21, THE DAY FOLLOWING THE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL.
ALL POST OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON THAT DAY.
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FIRE OFFICERS COMMENDED FOR SKILFUL RESCUE
FOUR FIREMEN
WERE TODAY (TUESDAY) AWARDED THR CHIEF FIRE OFFICER'S COMMENDATION AFTER THEY HAD SUCCESSFULLY RESCUED TWO TEENAGE GIRLS WHO THREATENED TO JUMP FROM A MULTI-STOREY BUILDING IN NGAU KOK,
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AT A PRESENTATION CEREMONY IN KOWLOON BAY FIRE STATION, THE CHIEF FIRE OFFICER (KOWLOON), MR HSU KING-PING, PRAISED THE FOUR OFFICERS FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN THE OPERATION.
"THEY HAVE DEMONSTRATED HIGH STANDARD OF PROFESSIONAL EFFICIENCY, SKILL, COURAGE AND TEAM WORK," HE SAID.
THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT ABOUT 2 PM ON AUGUST 31 IN NING WAH HOUSE, LOK WAH ESTATE.
THE GIRLS WERE FOUND SITTING ON A LEDGE ON THE 24TH FLOOR OF THE BUILDING AND THREATENED TO JUMP.
THE OFFICER-IN-CHARGE OF THE RESCUE OPERATION, SENIOR STATION OFFICER MR CHUNG WING-KWONG, ORDERED TO SET UP THE RESCUE CUSHION WHILE HE STARTED THE PERSUASION.
ONE GIRL WAS CONVINCED. A SNATCH RESCUE WAS CARRIED OUT BY A TEAM OF FIREMEN WHO BROUGHT THE OTHER GIRL TO SAFETY AFTER THREE HOURS OF PERSUASION.
RECIPIENTS OF THE CFO'S COMMENDATION WERE SENIOR STATION OFFICER MR CHUNG WING-KWONG, PRINCIPAL FIREMAN MR LAM CHI-PANG, AND FIREMEN MR LI CHI-HUNG AND MR LAI KAM-MING.
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