THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1979
EMBARGOED NEWS ITEM :
NOTE TO EDITORS OF NEWSPAPERS, NEWS AGENCIES, RADIO AND
TELEVISION STATIONS :
THE FOLLOWING IS AN ITEM ON HONORARY AWARDS FROM HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN. PUBLICATION IS PERMITTED IN HONG KONG NEWSPAPERS TOMORROW (FRIDAY) MORNING BUT NO NEWS AGENCY OR OVERSEAS RADIO MAY CARRY THE INFORMATION WITHOUT THE EMBARGO QUALIFICATION. THE NEWS MAY BE BROADCAST TOMORROW FROM 6 A.M. ONWARDS OVER THE LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS.
ON NO ACCOUNT SHOULD THE RECIPIENTS OF HONOURS BE CONTACTED FOR INTERVIEWS OR FOR INFORMATION RELATIVE TO THEIR CAREERS OR BE APPROACHED IN ANY WAY IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR AWARDS BEFORE THESE HAVE BEEN PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED,
HONORARY AWARDS FROM THE QUEEN
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TWO HONG KONG RESIDENTS ARE RECIPIENTS OF HONORARY AWARDS FROM HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN.
THEY ARE DR. FREDERICK ONG YONG-KOON, A PATHOLOGIST, AND THE REV. JOHN COLLINS, A CATHOLIC PRIEST AND SOCIAL WORKER.
DR. ONG IS APPOINTED AN HONORARY OFFICER OF THE ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE AND FR. COLLINS IS MADE AN HONORARY MEMBER OF THE ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE.
DR. ONG JOINED THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN 1959 AND WAS APPOINTED IN 1973 AS CONSULTANT PATHOLOGIST IN CHARGE OF THE FORENSIC PATHOLOGY LABORATORY, ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE.
HE HAS PLAYED A LARGE PART IN THE EXPANSION OF THE LABORATORY AND PROVIDED THE PROFESSIONAL SKILL AND LEADERSHIP TO PRODUCE A TEAM OF PATHOLOGISTS OF THE HIGHEST CALIBRE WHO HAVE EARNED THE CONFIDENCE AND RESPECT OF BOTH THE POLICE AND THE JUDICIARY AS WELL AS THE LEGAL AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONS,
DR. ONG HAS SERVED IN AN HONORARY CAPACITY ON VARIOUS BODIES AND IS CURRENTLY A COUNCIL MEMBER OF THE HONG KONG MEDICO-LEGAL SOCIETY.
THE REV. COLLINS HAS LIVED IN HONG KONG FOR ABOUT 36 YEARS AND IS WELL KNOWN FOR HIS WORK IN PROMOTING THE WELFARE OF THE DISABLED. IN 1958 HE ESTABLISHED A WORKSHOP FOR DISABLED PEOPLE AND HELPED FOUND THE HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR REHABILITATION IN 1959.
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