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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1984

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HK FIREMEN GET MACAU AWARD

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THE HONG KONG FIRE SERVICES HAS BEEN HONOURED WITH THE GOLD DISTINGUISHED FIRE SERVICES MEDAL BY THE LEAGUE OF PORTUGUESE FIREMEN.

THIS WAS ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY) BY THE COMMANDER OF THE MACAU FIRE BRIGADE, MR ROGERIO FRANCISCO DE ASSIS..

MR ASSIS SAID THAT THE AWARD WAS IN RECOGNITION OF SERVICES GIVEN BY THE HONG KONG FIRE SERVICES TO THE MACAU FIRE SERVICES,

HE WAS SPEAKING AT THE PASSING-OUT PARADE OF A GROUP OF PROBATIONARY FIRE OFFICERS AT THE FIRE SERVICES TRAINING SCHOOL AT PAT HEUNG, NEW TERRITORIES.

AND TO FOSTER CLOSER TIES, AN INTERPORT MINI-SPORTS COMPETITION WOULD BE HELD ON AN ANNUAL BASIS BETWEEN THE TWO SERVICES.

+ THE FIRE SERVICES OF MACAU AND HONG KONG HAVE ALWAYS BEEN HELPFUL TO EACH OTHER, BUT IT SHOULD BE SAID THAT THIS FRIENDSHIP HAS INCREASED OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS,+ MR ASSIS SAID.

+WE ARE PLANNING TO HOLD A MINI-SPORTS COMPETITION EVERY YEAR BETWEEN OUR TWO SERVICES, ALTERNATING BETWEEN HONG KONG AND MACAU,+ HE SAID,

MR ASSIS PRAISED HIS HONG KONG COUNTERPARTS FOR THEIR HIGH STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONALISM AND SERVICES.

LATER, MR ASSIS PRESENTED THE BEST RECRUIT AWARD TO PROBATIONARY STATION OFFICER CHEUNG WAI-LIM.

A FIRE DRILL AND RESCUE DEMONSTRATION WAS ALSO STAGED BY THE NEWLY GRADUATED OFFICERS.

TRAVEL GROWTH ADDS TO IMMIGRATION WORK

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THE BIG GROWTH IN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE TRAVELLING TO AND FROM HONG KONG IN THE PAST TEN YEARS FROM 9.5 MILLION TO 29 MILLION -- REFLECTED THE INCREASING POPULARITY OF HONG KONG AS A TOURIST CENTRE AND THE FAST GROWTH OF ITS ECONOMY, THE VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE URBAN COUNCIL, MR H.M.G. FORSGATE, SAID

TODAY.

THESE FIGURES ALSO SHOWED THE BIG TASK THAT FACED IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT OFFICERS, HE TOLD A GROUP OF 80 ASSISTANT IMMIGRATION OFFICERS AND IMMIGRATION ASSISTANTS, AT A PASSING OUT PARADE TODAY.

/MR PORSGATE .............