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MONDAY, APRIL 28, 1980

TWO FIREMEN TO RECEIVE COMMENDATION

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TWO FIREMEN WILL BE PRESENTED THE FIRE SERVICES DIRECTOR'S COMMENDATION FOR THE IR COURAGEOUS ACTION IN RESCUING TWO MEN TRAPPED IN A NO 5 ALARM FIRE IN KWEI LIN STREET, KOWLOON LAST DECEMBER.

THEY ARE FIREMAN TO KAM-CHAR AND SENIOR FIREMAN CHOW MAN-HING.

THE AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE DIRECTOR OF FIRE SERVICES, MR F.M. WATSON IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM ON THE 10TH FLOOR OF THE FIRE SERVICES HEADQUARTERS BUILDING, 323 JAVA ROAD, NORTH POINT ON WEDNESDAY (APRIL 30) AT 11.30 AM.

FIREMAN TO IS HIGHLY COMMENDED FOR THE COURAGE, SKILL AND DETERMINATION HE DISPLAYED IN THE INCIDENT. HE VOLUNTEERED TO BE LOWERED BY RESCUE LINE FROM THE ROOF OF THE BURNING BUILDING TO THE SEVENTH FLOOR, FROM WHERE HE WAS ABLE TO SECURE A RESCUE LINE TO TWO MEN TRAPPED BY FLAME AND SMOKE IN A PRECARIOUS SITUATION. BOTH MEN WERE THEN LIFTED TO SAFETY.

SENIOR FIREMAN CHOW MAN-HING IS COMMENDED FOR HIS LEADERSHIP AND DETERMINATION.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND A REPORTER AND/OR PHOTOGRAPHER TO COVER THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY WHICH WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30 AT 11.30 AM IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE FIRE SERVICES HEADQUARTERS BUILDING AT 323 JAVA ROAD, NORTH POINT.

REST GARDEN IN WAN CHAI *****

RESIDENTS IN WAN CHAI WILL SOON HAVE ANOTHER REST GARDEN WHICH WILL BE PROVIDED WITH SITTING BENCHES, FLOWER BEDS AND ARBOURS.

THE GARDEN WILL BE BUILT ON A 115-SQUARE-METRE SITE AT THE JUNCTION OF TAK YAN STREET AND WAN CHAI ROAD.

TENDERS FOR THE WORK ARE BEING INVITED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

WORK ON THE PROJECT WILL START IN JUNE AND WILL TAKE FOUR MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

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