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SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1987

SIR DAVID SAID HE WAS SURE THAT THE AMS WOULD CONTINUE TO HAVE AN EQUALLY IMPORTANT ROLE TO PLAY IN THE YEARS AHEAD AND THAT HE KNEW MEMBERS YOULD DISCHARGE WHATEVER DUTIES REQUIRED WITH THE SAME DEVOTION, COMPASSION AND 2083 HUMOUR.

IN HIS WELCOMING ADDRESS, THE AMS COMMISSIONER,

BONE, IN K.1. THÔNG, THANKED SIR DAVID FOR HIS DEEP INTEREST AND KIND CONCERN IN THE WORK AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE FORCE.

SPEAKING ABOUT AMS WORK, DR THONG SAID THERE HAD BEEN A GROWING NEED FOR FIRST AID SERVICES BOTH IN PUBLIC EVENTS AND IN THE COUNTRY PARKS DURING THE LAST 12 MONTHS.

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HE NOTED THAT THE AMS HAD CONTRIBUTED A TOTAL OF 136 000 MAN HOURS TO THE COMPIUNITY DURING THE PERIOD, REPRESENTING AN INGREASE OF 20 PER CENT OVER THE PREVIOUS

IN SUMMER MONTHS, MEMBERS WERE DEPLOYED AT BEACHES TO REINFORCE THE REGULAR” LIFEGUARD SERVICES. OTHER IMPORTANT SERVICES INCLUDED THE MANNING OF METHADONE CENTRES AND MEDICAL POSTS AT VIETNAMESE REFUGEE CAMPS.

THE AMS. AS ONE OF HONG KONG'S ESSENTIAL SERVICES CI

WAS ALSO MOBILISED IN TIMES OF EMERGENCIES AND DISASTERS, DR THONG ADDED.

DURING THE DINNER, SIR DAVID PRESENTED CIVIL DEFENCE LONG SERVICE MEDALS TO DR THONG AND 29 OTHER MEMBERS AND CIVIL DEFENCE LONG SERVICE CLASPS TO TWO MEMBERS.

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IN WELCOMING THE NEW AMS DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DR. THONG ALSO TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONGRATULATE THE FORMER DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, DR RAYMOND MOK, ON BEING AWARDED THE MBE IN THE NEW YEAR HONOURS LIST.

THE DINNER WAS ATTENDED BY SOME 1 000 MEMBERS AND QUESTS.

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