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THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1988

FIRE SERVICES TRIO COMMENDED

A FIRE OFFICER AND TWO FIREMEN WERE COMMENDED TODAY (THURSDAY) FOR THEIR ACTION AND COURAGE IN PREVENTING A WOMAN FROM JUMPING FROM A HIGH-RISE BUILDING RECENTLY.

THE CHIEF FIRE OFFICER OF THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR CHEUNG

HELD SHU-SHING, OFFICIATED AT THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY

AT

FIRE STATION.

TIN

SUM

HE PRESENTED THE CHIEF FIRE OFFICER'S COMMENDATION TO SENIOR STATION OFFICER LAM KAI-CHEONG FOR HIGH MERIT IN LEADERSHIP AND TO FIREMAN LAU YING-CHEUK AND TO FIREMAN TAM TZE-HONG FOR THEIR DEVOTION TO DUTY.

ON APRIL 8, A 21-YEAR-OLD WOMAN THREATENED то JUMP FROM THE 25TH FLOOR IN A HOUSING BLOCK IN MEI LAM ESTATE AT TAI WAI, SHA TIN,

WHEN FIREMEN ARRIVED AT THE SCENE, THEY SAW THE ON THE CANOPY OF THE BUILDING.

WOMAN PERCHED

UNDER A RESCUE PLAN DEVISED BY MR LAM, THE TWO AFTER DESCENDING THE WOMAN AND PULLED HER TO SAFETY FLOOR BY ROPES AND WATERPIPES.

WATER CUT IN WESTERN DISTRICT

FIREMEN SEIZED FROM AN UPPER

FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO CERTAIN PREMISES IN WESTERN DISTRICT NEXT DAY WILL BE TURNED OFF FROM 11 PM TOMORROW (FRIDAY) TO 6 AM THE FOR WATER MAINS WORK.

ROAD,

BONHAM THE AREA AFFECTED IS BOUNDED BY POK FU LAM ROAD,

STREET, THE WATERFRONT + EASTERN STREET, QUEEN'S ROAD WEST, MORRISON

STREET AND BELCHER KENNEDY TOWN PRAYA, QUEEN'S ROAD WEST, BELCHER'S GARDENS.

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