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Hong Kong. In the particular instance for which he receives this award,

he acted with great courage during a fire in a building in which oil, matches

and chemicals were stored. On learning that an elderly woman might be

trapped in the house next door, Mr. Gorman entered the building, without any

smoke mask, searched the second floor through suffocating darkness, found

the woman and carried her down to the first floor.

is due to Mr. Gorman's very high gallantry.

RIFLEMAN BUDHIMAN TAMANG MILITARY MEDAL

That her life was seved

Rifleman Tamang displayed great courage and complete disregard for

his personal safety when tracking terrorists during the operations in Malaya.

It was mainly due to his determination that, in one operation, his patrol

was able to seek out and destroy a band of the enemy.

FIREMAN LI HON-TO ( 1

FOR GALLANTRY

COLONIAL POLICE MEDAL

Fireman Li was the first man to climb the ladder to rescue trapped

people at a disastrous fire in April this year. Despite the fact that the

ladder itself was at a dangerous angle because of debris in the street, the

smoke and intense heat, which set fire to the top of the ladder, Fireman H

rescued three women and a spall child, and then, disregarding his personal

distress, he carried on with his duties.

LEADING FIREMAN LUT TONG

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COLONIAL POLICE

MEDAL FOR GALLANTAY

Loading Fireman Lui was involved in a disastrous fire in April this

year and, disregarding the intense and suffocating heat, he entered the

blazing building and helped his Chief Officer to carry an old woman to

safety from the first floor.

MR. YU KHÔNG CHi t

B.E.M. FOR CALLANTRY

Mr. Yu Kwong exhibited great courage and disregard for his personal

safety when he rescued a superior officer, rendered unconscious by noxious

funes, from the water-ballast tank of a vessel. The incident occurred

during a search for narcotics, and, when the officer who wan leading the

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