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SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 1985

**THE FORMULA OF THE POLICE AND THE PUBLIC FIGHTING CRIME TOGETHER IS CLEARLY WORKING, THE GOVERNOR ADDED.

GUESTS AT THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY INCLUDED MEMBERS OF EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS, HONG KONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND SENIOR POLICE OFFICERS. THEY SAW A FILMED RECONSTRUCTION OF THREE OF THE SIX AWARD CASES.

IN THE FIRST CASE, MR LEE HEI-YUEN(35), A CANTEEN WORKER HELPED SUBDUE A MAN WHO SUDDENLY SNATCHED THE SERVICE REVOLVER FROM A POLICE CONSTABLE TAKING A REFRESHMENT BREAK AT A CANTEEN IN KWAL CHUNG ON FEBRUARY 22, 1984.

THE ARRESTED MAN, AN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT, WAS CONVICTED IN HIGH COURT AND ORDERED TO BE DETAINED IN CASTLE PEAK HOSPITAL.

IN THE SECOND CASE, MR CHEUNG KAM-HUNG(24) AND MR TANG WAI- LEUNG(25) WITNESSED A GOLDSMITH SHOP ROBBERY IN NATHAN ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI ON FEBRUARY 23, 1984. THEY IMMEDIATELY GAVE CHASE IN A TAXI AND LATER LOCATED THE CULPRITS CAR. TWO SUSPECTS WERE ARRESTED NEXT DAY AND BOTH MR CHEUNG AND MR TANG ATTENDED AN IDENTIFICATION PARADE AND SUBSEQUENTLY GAVE EVIDENCE IN THE HIGH COURT.

ONE ROBBER WAS SENT TO PRISON FOR 12 YEARS, WHILE THE OTHER JUMPED BAIL AND IS STILL BEING SOUGHT.

IN THE THIRD ONE, THREE SISTERS CHAN KAM-CHEE(25), CHAN KAM- LING(23), CHAN KAM-MING(19) AND THEIR BROTHER CHAN KWOK-ON(14) WERE WAKENED BY AN ARMED BURGLAR IN THEIR HOME IN HOMANTIN AT 5 AM ON APRIL 29, 1984.

AFTER CONVINCING HIM NOT TO TIE THEM UP, THEY SEIZED AN OPPORTUNITY TO JUMP ON THE ROBBER WHEN THEY REALISED THE MAN'S GUN WAS AN IMITATION.

CHAN KAM-CHEE THEN THREW A VASE AT HIM AND IMMEDIATELY THE OTHERS GRABBED AND OVERPOWERED HIM. THE ARRESTED MAN. WHO WAS WANTED FOR ANOTHER ROBBERY, WAS LATER SENTENCED TO 13 YEARS'

IMPRISONMENT.

THE AWARDEES IN THE FOURTH CASE ARE HUI WING-KA(32) AND HIS SISTER HUI LAI-KA(17). AT 3 AM ON FEBRUARY 18, 1984, A MAN BROKE INTO THEIR FLAT IN SHEUNG SHUI. WHEN THEIR MOTHER RAISED THE ALARM, BOTH AWARDEES CHASED THE INTRUDER FOR A DISTANCE OF SOME 400 METRES AND SUBDUED THE MAN AFTER A STRUGGLE.

THE ROBBER, WHO WAS ALSO WANTED IN CONNECTION WITH 15 OTHER

CASES, WAS SENT TO PRISON FOR SEVEN YEARS.

A ROBBER WAS ARRESTED AND $880,600 WORTH OF STOLEN GOLD ORNAMENTS WERE RECOVERED AS A RESULT OF THE HONESTY AND SWIFT REPORT MADE BY THE AWARDEE IN THE FIFTH CASE.

/LEE SHIK-LUNG(38)

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