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Wednesday, October 10, 1973
RESIDENTS RECEIVE INSIGNIA
Seventy-six Hong Kong residents who were honoured by the Queen
for services to the community today received their insignia from the
Governor, Sir Murray MacLehose, at a presentation ceremony at Government House.
The insignia included one K.B.E., one C.M.G., three C.B.E.'s
three 0.B.E.'s, one I.S.O. and three M.B.E.'s.
Ten people who took part in rescue operations last year at the
Po Shan Road landslide site received various kind of awards, including
the George Medal, the British Empire Medal (Gallantry), the Colonial Police Medal (Gallantry) and the Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct.
Two women, a man and a small boy were rescued from beneath rubble
during the operations which lasted more than thirteen hours.
Throughout the operations, the rescuers displayed courage of
a very high order and complete disregard for their own safety until the
rescue was successful.
Note to Editors:
The citations for 42 of the awards and the full list of names are issued separately as a supplement to today's Daily Information Bulletin.
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