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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1981

MEDALS PRESENTED TO FIREMEN

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OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT WERE PRESENTED TODAY (FRIDAY) WITH MEDALS AND CLASPS IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR LONG SERVICE.

THE PRESENTATIONS WERE MADE TO 121 OFFICERS AND MEN AT VARIOUS FIRE COMMANDS, INCLUDING THE AMBULANCE SERVICE, BY THE IR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS.

AT THE FIRE SERVICES HEADQUARTERS, THE CHIEF FIRE OFFICER,

MR BRIAN FENDER, PRESENTED COLONIAL FIRE BRIGADES LONG SERVICE MEDALS TO AN ASSISTANT DIVISIONAL OFFICER, AN AMBULANCE OFFICER, THREE PRINCIPAL FIREMEN, FIVE SENIOR FIREMEN AND FIVE FIREMEN, EACH OF WHOM HAS COMPLETED 18 YEARS' SERVICE.

MR FENDER ALSO PRESENTED A STATION OFFICER, THREE PRINCIPAL FIREMEN AND A FIREMAN WITH FIRST CLASP TO THEIR MEDALS FOR 25 YEARS' SERVICE. A RECENTLY RETIRED PRINCIPAL FIREMAN RECEIVED SECOND CLASP FOR 30 YEARS' SERVICE

ON HONG KONG ISLAND, FIVE OFFICERS AND 32 OTHER RANKS WERE PRESENTED WITH MEDALS AND CLASPS BY CHIEF FIRE OFFICER MONTAGUE KINGDOM.

IN KOWLOON, CHIEF FIRE OFFICER ANTHONY CONWAY PRESENTED THE LONG SERVICE MEDAL TO AN ASSISTANT DIVISIONAL OFFICER, THREE PRINCIPAL FIREMEN, TWO SENIOR FIREMEN AND 14 FIREMEN, TWO PRINCIPAL FIREMEN EACH WITH 25 YEARS' SERVICE RECEIVED FIRST CLASP TO THE IR MEDALS.

IN THE NEW TERRITORIES COMMAND, THREE OFFICERS, TEN NCO'S AND FIVE FIREMEN RECEIVED THEIR LONG SERVICE MEDALS FROM CHIEF FIRE OFFICER FRED JACKSON. IN ADDITION, TWO OFFICERS AND THREE PRINCIPAL FIREMEN RECEIVED FIRST CLASP TO THE IR MEDALS FOR 25 YEARS' SERVICE.

AT THE FIRE PROTECTION BUREAU, AN ASSISTANT DIVISIONAL OFFICER, THREE STATION OFFICERS AND FOUR SENIOR FIREMEN RECEIVED THE IR LONG SERVICE MEDALS FROM CHIEF FIRE OFFICER JOHN MARCH.

MR MARCH ALSO PRESENTED A DIVISIONAL OFFICER, A PRINCIPAL FIREMAN AND A SENIOR FIREMAN FIRST CLASP TO THE IR MEDALS FOR 25 YEARS' SERVICE. A SENIOR DIVISIONAL OFFICER WITH 30 YEARS' SERVICE RECEIVED SECOND CLASP.

IN THE AMBULANCE SERVICE, A SENIOR AMBULANCE OFFICER, AN AMBULANCE OFFICER, A SENIOR AMBULANCEMAN, TWO AMBULANCEMEN AND A PRINCIPAL AMBULANCEMAN RECEIVED THE IR LONG SERVICE MEDALS FROM CHIEF AMBULANCE OFFICER HARRY KENYON.

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