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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1977

F.M.O. PRIZE-GIVING CEREMONY

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EIGHT FISHERMEN WHO BETWEEN THEM SAVED 56 LIVES AT SEA DURING THE PAST 12 MONTHS WILL RECEIVE PRIZES AND CERTIFICATES FROM MRS. E.H. NICHOLS, WIFE OF THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, AT A CEREMONY TO BE HELD AT THE CHEUNG SHA WAN WHOLESALE FISH MARKET THIS SATURDAY (FEBRUARY 19).

MRS. NICHOLS WILL ALSO PRESENT PRIZES AND CERTIFICATES TO 47 FISHERMEN WHO HAVE MARKETED THE LARGEST VALUE OF FISH THROUGH THE FISH MARKETING ORGANISATION.

LONG SERVICE MEDALS WILL BE AWARDED TO 11 MEMBERS OF THE FISH MARKETING ORGANISATION WHO HAVE EACH COMPLETED 25 YEARS OF SERVICE IN THE ORGANISATION,

NAVIGATION CERTIFICATES WILL ALSO BE PRESENTED TO NINE YOUNG FISHERMEN WHO HAVE COMPLETED A SIX-MONTH TRAINING IN NAVIGATION GIVEN BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT.

MR. NICHOLS WILL MAKE A SPEECH AND AFTER THE PRIZE PRESENTATION CEREMONY, A LION DANCE WILL BE PERFORMED TO CELEBRATE THE OCCASION.

TWO OF THE EIGHT FISHERMEN WHO SAVED LIVES AT SEA ARE MR. KWOK KWUN-FOR AND MR. CHENG WAI-HO. THEY RESCUED 27 PERSONS FROM A FREIGHTER WHICH RAN AGROUND 280 KILOMETRES NORTH-EAST OF HONG KONG.

THE OTHER SIX FISHERMEN ARE LAI FOOK, CHENG HOI-FAT, LEUNG KAM-SHUI, KWOK KAM-TAI, SO LOY-HING AND FUNG WAI-TAI.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE WELCOME TO HAVE THE EVENT COVERED. THE EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE CHEUNG SHA WAN WHOLESALE FISH MARKET AT FAT TSEUNG STREET, KOWLOON, AT NOON ON SATURDAY (FEBRUARY 19).

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