XN000022-1986-01-07 — Page 6

TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1986

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HE POINTED OUT THAT PEOPLE OF HONG KONG ARE FORTUNATE TO LIVE IN A SOCIETY WHERE TRAINED ASSISTANCE IS READILY FORTHCOMING TO CONVEY THEM TO HOSPITAL IN TIMES OF INJURY OR ILLNESS.

TODAY'S MEDAL RECIPIENTS HAVE SERVED FOR PERIODS BETWEEN 18 AND 25 YEARS IN THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND HAVE ATTENDED COUNTLESS THOUSANDS OF AMBULANCE, FIRE, AND SPECIAL SERVICE CALLS.

+IN CARRYING OUT THEIR DUTIES THEY HAVE TURNED OUT AT ALL TIMES OF DAY, NIGHT, IN TYPHOONS, FLOODS, DURING NATURAL DISASTERS, AND DURING CIVIL DISTURBANCES ON MANY OCCASIONS IN EXTREMELY TRYING AND DANGEROUS CIRCUMSTANCES,+ MR KENYON SAID.

NORTH DB MEMBERS VISIT KCRC ****

TWELVE MEMBERS OF THE NORTH DISTRICT BOARD AND ITS TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE TODAY (TUESDAY) VISITED THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION TO SEE THE OPERATION OF TRAIN SERVICES.

LED BY DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR RAYMOND PANG, THEY FIRST TOURED THE CONTROL CENTRE AT THE KOWLOON STATION IN HUNG HOM BEFORE BOARDING A SPECIAL TRAIN FOR THE HO TUNG LAU WORKSHOP. THE VISITORS LATER HELD DISCUSSIONS WITH KCRC MANAGING DIRECTOR, MR PETER QUICK AT THE CORPORATION'S HEAD OFFICE IN SHA TIN,

DURING THE DISCUSSIONS, MEMBERS ENQUIRED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF PROVIDING A BIGGER AWNING AT THE SHEUNG SHUI RAILWAY STATION AND ADDITIONAL TRAINS TO SHEUNG SHUI AT NIGHT. AS WELL AS MINIMISING THE NOISE EMITTING FROM FREIGHT TRAINS IN EARLY MORNING.

MONG KOK MARKET STALLS TO BE CLEANED UP *****

A MARKET STALL CLEAN-UP COMPETITION WILL BE HELD IN MONG KOK MARKET TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) TO PROMOTE AWARENESS OF ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE AND CLEANLINESS AMONG STALL OPERATORS.

THERE WILL BE 130 STALLS TAKING PART IN THE COMPETITION WHICH IS PART OF A SERIES OF ACTIVITIES ORGANISED FOR THE DISTRICT'S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN BY THE DISTRICT BOARD.

/A MOBILE