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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1982

MEDALS FOR FIRE OFFICERS

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A TOTAL OF 198 OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT WERE TODAY (FRIDAY) PRESENTED WITH LONG SERVICE MEDALS AND CLASPS.

THE PRESENTATIONS WERE MADE AT VARIOUS FIRE COMMANDS, INCLUDING THE AMBULANCE SERVICE AND THE FIRE PROTECTION BUREAU, BY THEIR RESPECTIVE CHIEF FIRE AND AMBULANCE OFFICERS.

AT FIRE SERVICES HEADQUARTERS IN NORTH POINT, THE CHIEF FIRE OFFICER, MR BRIAN FENDER, PRESENTED THE COLONIAL FIRE BRIGADE LONG SERVICE MEDAL TO AN ASSISTANT DIVISIONAL OFFICER, TWO PRINCIPAL FIREMEN, EIGHT SENIOR FIREMEN AND NINE FIREMEN, WHO HAVE COMPLETED 18 YEARS' SERVICE.

MR FENDER ALSO PRESENTED FOUR PRINCIPAL FIREMEN AND A FIREMAN WITH THE FIRST CLASP TO THE IR MEDALS, FOR 25 YEARS' SERVICE. A PRINCIPAL FIREMAN AND A FIREMAN RECEIVED SECOND CLASP FOR 30 YEARS' SERVICE.

ON HONG KONG ISLAND, TWO ASSISTANT DIVISIONAL OFFICERS, AND 57 OTHER RANKS WERE PRESENTED WITH MEDALS AND CLASPS BY ACTING CHIEF FIRE OFFICER, MR JOHN BREDBURY.

IN KOWLOON, CHIEF FIRE OFFICER, MR ANTHONY CONWAY PRESENTED LONG SERVICE MEDALS TO TWO PRINCIPAL FIREMEN, 15 SENIOR FIREMEN AND 26 FIREMEN. SIX PRINCIPAL FIREMEN EACH WITH ‍25 YEARS' SERVICE RECEIVED FIRST CLASP TO THE IR MEDALS, WHILE ANOTHER PRINCIPAL FIREMAN, WITH 30 YEARS' SERVICE RECEIVED SECOND CLASP.

IN THE NEW TERRITORIES COMMAND, 20 SENIOR FIREMEN AND 18 FIREMEN RECEIVED LONG SERVICE MEDALS FROM THE CHIEF FIRE OFFICER, MR FRED JACKSON. TWO PRINCIPAL FIREMEN RECEIVED FIRST CLASP TO THEIR MEDALS FOR 25 YEARS' SERVICE.

CHIEF FIRE OFFICER MR JOHN MARCH OF THE FIRE PROTECTION BUREAU WHO EARLIER RECEIVED THE FIRST CLASP TO HIS MEDAL FOR 25 YEARS' SERVICE, PRESENTED LONG SERVICE MEDALS TO TWO SENIOR STATION OFFICERS, ONE STATION OFFICER, SIX SENIOR FIREMEN AND ONE FIREMAN.

CHIEF AMBULANCE OFFICER MR HARRY KENYON RECEIVED THE SECOND CLASP TO HIS MEDAL ON COMPLETION OF 30 YEARS' SERVICE. HE ALSO PRESENTED LONG SERVICE MEDALS TO ONE AMBULANCE OFFICER, THREE PRINCIPAL AMBULANCEMEN, TWO SENIOR AMBULANCEMEN AND TWO AMBULANCEMEN.

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