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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1984

THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, MR KEITH BROADBRIDGE, AWARDED HIS COMMENDATION TO SENIOR INSPECTOR, MR WONG SHIU-MING, FOR THE LEADERSHIP AND OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY HE DISPLAYED THROUGHOUT THE OPERATION.

SEVEN OTHER CUSTOMS OFFICERS ON BOARD THE LAUNCH - SENIOR CUSTOMS OFFICERS HO WAI-MING AND CHAN MING-KIN AND CUSTOMS OFFICERS YEUNG LAM, LUI YUN-KIN, YUE LAP-FAI, YEUNG YUK-KEI AND WONG KAM- FAI - WERE ALL AWARDED COMMENDATIONS BY THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, MR J.C. PRISK.

SIXTEEN HANDGUNS WITH THREE SILENCERS AND MORE THAN 1 400 ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION PLUS 120 KILOGRAMMES OF HEROIN BASE VALUED AT $36 MILLION WERE SEIZED. SEVEN CREW MEMBERS ON BOARD THE TRAWLER WERE ARRESTED.

IN ADDITION, THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, MR J.C. PRISK, ALSO AWARDED HIS COMMENDATION TO SENIOR INSPECTOR, MR CHAN CHUN-WAI FOR THE SEIZURE OF TWO REVOLVERS WITH SEVEN ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION AND THE ARREST OF TWO PERSONS AT KAI TAK AIRPORT ON NOVEMBER 28.

AT ANOTHER EVENT TODAY AT THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE SERVICE'S SENIOR OFFICERS' MESS, THE UNITED STATES CUSTOMS PRESENTED A SOUVENIR TO THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, MR KEITH BROADBRIDGE, IN APPRECIATION OF HIS SERVICE.

MR BROADBRIDGE WILL LEAVE THE DEPARTMENT ON TRANSFER TO THE TRANSPORT BRANCH, THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, ON DECEMBER 17 AS DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT.

THE COST OF FILTH ***

AN URBAN COUNCILLOR TODAY (FRIDAY) PROPOSED A WAY IN WHICH RATES COULD BE KEPT DOWN DESPITE THE UC'S IMPENDING $180 MILLION BUDGET DEFICIT.

IN HIS ADDRESS AT A LIONS CLUB LUNCHEON ENTITLED + THE COST OF FILTH+, MR HOWARD YOUNG, CHAIRMAN OF THE UC'S CLEAN HONG KONG COMMITTEE, SUGGESTED THAT BOTH THE UC AND THE RATEPAYER COULD SAVE MONEY IF PEOPLE STOPPED LITTERING,

+WHAT IF I COULD PROVE TO YOU THAT WHEN SOMEONE ELSE LITTERS, HE IS TAKING MONEY OUT OF YOUR POCKET?+ MR YOUNG ASKED THE AUDIENCE.

HE POINTED OUT THAT THE UC BEATSWEEPERS CLEANED EACH METRE OF PAVEMENT THREE TIMES A DAY, AND THE TOTAL ANNUAL COST OF THIS OPERATION WAS ABOUT $130 MILLION.

/+WHAT THE