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FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1988

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POLICE OFFICERS HONOURED FOR SWIFT ACTION

KWAI CHUNG POLICE OFFICERS WERE HONOURED TODAY (FRIDAY) FOR THEIR SWIFT ACTION IN SOLVING A ROBBERY CASE WHICH OCCURRED GAMES CENTRE IN KWONG FAI CIRCUIT, KWAI CHUNG, LAST YEAR.

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AT A CERMONY HELD AT THE POLICE STATION, THE PROPRIETOR PRESENTED A SILVER PLATE TO THE DISTRICT COMMANDER/KWAI CHUNG, MR EVAN EVANS, AS A TOKEN OF APPRECIATION.

THE ROBBERY TOOK PLACE LAST OCTOBER WHEN TWO ARMED ROBBERS FORCED OPEN A SAFE INSIDE THE CENTRE AND MADE OFF WITH CASH AND VALUABLES TOTALLING $200,000.

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AN EMPLOYEE IMMEDIATELY GAVE CHASE AND, WITH THE ASSISTANCE A PATROLLING POLICE OFFICER, APPREHENDED A SUSPECT IN KWAI CHUNG ESTATE. A WATCH WORTH ABOUT $120,000 WAS LATER RECOVERED.

THE ROBBER WAS SUBSEQUENTLY SENTENCED BY THE RIGH COURT TO EIGHT YEARS' IMPRISONMENT.

MEANWHILE, AT ANOTHER CEREMONY HELD AT NORTH POINT POLICE STATION TODAY, EASTERN DISTRICT DETECTIVES WERE PRAISED FOR THEIR SWIFT ACTION IN SOLVING A THEFT CASE AT A LOCAL DEPARTMENT STORE.

ON BEHALF OF THE POLICE, THE DISTRICT COMMANDER/EASTERN, MR MIKE HARPER, RECEIVED SIX SOUVENIR PLAQUES AND A BANNER FROM THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE DEPARTMENT STORE.

KWAI TSING DB TO VISIT HOLLAND AND U.K.

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A KWAI TSING DISTRICT BOARD DELEGATION WILL TWO-WEEK VISIT TO HOLLAND AND THE UNITED KINGDOM TOMORROW (SATURDAY).

THE DELEGATION WILL VISIT THE SHELL OIL LTD. AND THE PORT OF ROTTERDAM IN HOLLAND,

IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE DELEGATION WILL VISIT THE HONG KONG DEPARTMENT OF THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE, THE HOME OFFICE, THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, THR DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SECURITY AND A COUNTY COUNCIL.

DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS MR YAU HON-KEẺ, MR 30 HOI-PAN, MR SIN CHUNG-KAI AND MR WONG YIU-CHUNG WILL JOIN THE DELEGATION. KWAI TSING DISTRICT OFFICER, MR BRIAN COAK, WILL ACCOMPANY THE VISIT.

THE DELEGATION WILL RETURN FROM EUROPE ON JULY 29.

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