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FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 1980

EARLIER, MR DAVID MCDONALD, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, SAID IN HIS WELCOMING SPEECH THAT THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE AP LEI CHAU BRIDGE PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT PART IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ISLAND.

+ IT WILL NOT ONLY PROVIDE A DIRECT ROAD LINK TO SERVE THE PEOPLE LIVING IN AP LEI CHAU BUT WILL ALSO ENHANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FURTHER RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTS IN THE AREA, HE SAID.

THE PROJECT HAS TAKEN ABOUT TWO AND HALF YEARS TO COMPLETE. THE MAIN BRIDGE OVER ABERDEEN CHANNEL COMPRISES A 115 METRE-LONG CENTRAL SPAN FLANKED BY TWO 57.5 METRE-LONG SIDE SPANS. ITS SUPERSTRUCTURE IS OF PRESTRESSED CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION FORMED INSITU USING THE BALANCED CANTILEVER TECHNIQUE.

THE BRIDGE ALSO CARRIES A LARGE WATER MAIN AND OTHER ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO SERVE THE POPULATION IN AP LEI CHAU.

FOUR LOCAL OFFICERS RECEIVE QUEEN'S GALLANTRY AWARDS

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THREE AUXILIARY POLICE CONSTABLES AND A CUSTOMS OFFICER HAVE BEEN HONOURED BY THE QUEEN FOR THE BRAVERY THEY DISPLAYED IN THE COURSE OF THEIR DUTIES,

AUXILIARY POLICE CONSTABLES CHAN KWAN-FAI AND TUNG CHI-KAN WERE AWARDED THE QUEEN'S GALLANTRY MEDAL, WHILE AUXILIARY POLICE CONSTABLE LEUNG KAM-CHU AND CUSTOMS OFFICER WOO KIN-LEUNG WERE GIVEN THE QUEEN'S COMMENDATION FOR BRAVE CONDUCT. THE AWARDS WERE PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY.

THE THREE AUXILIARY POLICEMEN ARE FIRST PART-TIME POLICE OFFICERS TO RECEIVE THE QUEEN'S AWARDS.

THE THREE AUXILIARY POLICEMEN, ALL MEMBERS OF WEST KOWLOON SPECIAL DUTY COMPANY, WERE INFORMED OF THEIR AWARDS IN LETTERS FROM THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE. THE LETTERS WERE PRESENTED TO THEM BY THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, MR ROY HENRY IN A CEREMONY YESTERDAY (THURSDAY).

THEY ALL DISPLAYED BRAVERY DURING A DRAMATIC POLICE CHASE IN JUNE LAST YEAR AFTER THREE ARMED MEN FLED THE IR VEHICLE AT A ROAD BLOCK IN KIMBERLEY ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI.

PC CHAN SAID: +WE WERE MAKING A ROUTINE CHECK OF A SUSPICIOUS VAN WHICH HAD NO LICENCE PLATE AND WE BELIEVED IT MIGHT BE A STOLEN CAR. PC LEUNG THEN REMOVED THE IGNITION KEY OF THE CAR, TRYING TO DETAIN THE VEHICLE AND THE THREE PERSONS INSIDE.

+NOTICING OUR ACTION, THE THREE MEN JUMPED OUT OF THE VAN AND TWO OF THEM PRODUCED GUNS AND OPENED FIRE.+

PC CHAN WAS HIT IN THE LEFT ELBOW AND PC LEUNG MIRACULOUSLY ESCAPED INJURY WHEN A BULLET WAS DEFLECTED BY HIS BELT BUCKLE. FELT AS IF I HAD BEEN PUNCHED IN THE STOMACH, PC LEUNG SAID.

THE THREE

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