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ON

TUESDAY, JULY 24, 1979

LONG SERVICE AWARDS FOR 23 AMBULANCE COMMAND MEN

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THE CHIEF AMBULANCE OFFICER, MR.H, KENYON, WILL PRESENT COLONIAL LONG SERVICE MEDALS AND CLASPS TO 23 OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE AMBULANCE COMMAND AT A PARADE TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).

THE PARADE WILL BE HELD IN THE COMPOUND OF THE MOUNT DAVIS AMBULANCE DEPOT.

TWO OFFICERS AND 13 AMBULANCEMEN WHO HAVE EACH SERVED THE COMMAND FOR 18 YEARS WILL RECEIVE THE LONG SERVICE MEDALS, WHILE SEVEN OTHER MEN, INCLUDING TWO OFFICERS, WILL RECEIVE FIRST CLASPS FOR COMPLETING 25 YEARS OF SERVICE EACH.

PRINCIPAL AMBULANCEMAN MUI KWING WHO HAS SERVED THE COMMAND FOR 30 YEARS WILL RECEIVE THE SECOND CLASP TO HIS MEDAL.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

A PRESENTATION OF COLONIAL LONG SERVICE MEDALS AND CLASPS WILL BE HELD IN THE MOUNT DAVIS AMBULANCE DEPOT COMPOUND TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) AT 10 A.M.

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE PRESENTATION. OFFICIAL TRANSPORT WILL BE PROVIDED AND MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WISHING TO COVER THE EVENT SHOULD MEET SENIOR

INFORMATION OFFICER, MR. FRANK NG, AT THE MORRISON HILL AMBULANCE DEPOT IN OF KWAN ROAD, WAN CHAI AT 8.30 A.M. TOMORROW.

DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED

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THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, AFTER TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE ADVICE OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, TODAY (TUESDAY) COMMUTED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT THE DEATH SENTENCE PASSED ON TSE PING-SUN, 26, ON JULY 10, 1978.

TSE, AN APPRENTICE GARAGE MECHANIC, WAS FOUND GUILTY OF MURDERING CHUNG SHUN-LOI, 20, AT A GARAGE IN TAI PO ROAD, SHA TIN, ON JUNE 12, 1977.

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