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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1978

TWO FIRE OFFICERS COMMENDED

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TWO FIRE OFFICERS TODAY (MONDAY) RECEIVED THE DIRECTOR OF FIRE SERVICES COMMENDATIONS FOR THE COURAGE, RESOURCEFULNESS AND DEVOTION TO DUTY THEY DISPLAYED DURING A RESCUE IN KOWLOON LAST NOVEMBER,

AT A CEREMONY AT MONGKOK FIRE STATION THIS MORNING, CHIEF FIRE OFFICER (KOWLOON), MR. FRED JACKSON PRESENTED THE COMMENDATIONS ON BEHALF OF THE DIRECTOR OF FIRE SERVICES TO ACTING ASSISTANT DIVISIONAL OFFICER, MR. KWOK HON-CHUNG AND ACTING PRINCIPAL FIREMAN, MR. LEE WAI.

THE AWARDS WERE IN RECOGNITION OF THE PART THEY PLAYED IN RESCUING A 31-YEAR-OLD WOMAN FROM FALLING FROM THE ROOF OF AN EIGHT-STOREY BUILDING AT 67 TONG MEI ROAD LAST NOVEMBER,

DURING THE INCIDENT THE WOMAN WHO WAS IN A HYSTERICAL CONDITION SAT ON THE EDGE OF A LEDGE OUTSIDE THE PARAPET WALL ON THE ROOF OF THE BUILDING.

UPON ARRIVAL, MR. KWOK PATIENTLY PERSUADED HER TO RETURN TO THE ROOF. AFTER TALKING TO THE WOMAN FOR MORE THAN 15 MINUTES, HE SAW HER FEEL DIZZY AND START TO SWAY.

MR. KWOK IMMEDIATELY SIGNALLED PRINCIPAL FIREMAN LEE WHO SWIFTLY LEAPT OVER THE PARAPET WALL TO GRAB HER AND PULL HER BACK FROM THE LEDGE.

FOR THE IR FINE EFFORTS THE WOMAN WAS SAVED AND LATER TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT.

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PARTY FOR DISABLED CHILDREN AND TRAINEES UNDER CARE OF SWD

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ABOUT 300 CHILDREN AND TRAINEES FROM THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S ABERDEEN REHABILITATION CENTRE AND KAI CHI CHILDREN'S CENTRE WILL BE TREATED TO A SPRING DINNER PARTY THIS WEDNESDAY (FEBRUARY 15).

THE PARTY, SPONSORED BY THE LIONS CLUB OF HONG KONG CENTRAL, WILL BE HELD AT THE ABERDEEN REHABILITATION CENTRE IN WELFARE ROAD, WONG CHUK HANG BEGINNING MT 5.30 P.M.

PROGRAMMES FOR THE DAY WILL INCLUDE A LION DANCE, SINGING AND AN ACROBATIC SHOW.

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MR. THOMAS LEE, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE MR. TIMOTHY LUI PRESIDENT OF THE LIONS CLUE HONG KONG CENTRAL AND MR. WILSON CHEUNG THE CHARTER PRESIDENT OF THE CLUE WILL ALSO ATTEND THE PARTY.

THE TWO CENTRES, BOTH SITUATED IN ABERDEEN, ARE FOR THE DISABLED. THE ABERDEEN REHABILITATION CENTRE PROVIDES RESIDENTIAL CARE AND VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION FOR SOME 250 DISABLED PERSONS WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON VOCATIONAL TRAINING WHILE THE KAI CHI CHILDREN'S CENTRE OFFERS RESIDENTIAL AND TRAINING FACILITIES TO ABOUT 120 RETARDED CHILDREN AGE DET.EEN FIVE AND 16.

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