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ACTIVITIES WITH THE POLICE

"WE ALSO DECLARED OFFENSIVE AGAINST TRIAD EXTORTION AND I AM APPEALING FOR THE PUBLIC TO CO-OPERATE STAMP OUT SUCH ACTIVITIES, HE SAID.

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THAT "IT IS IMPORTANT IMPORTANCE OF COMING FORWARD AND HELPING THE AGAINST THE TRIAD PROBLEM CANNOT BE BORNE OUT BY MR EMMET ADDED.

REFERRING TO THE RECENT SPATE OF MISSING VEHICLES, MR BMMBT BY SAID IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS, ANTI-CAR THEFT OPERATIONS WERE MOUNTED

INCLUDING HIS OFFICERS IN VARIOUS PLACES

GARAGES, CONTAINER SITES,

OPEN SPACE AREAS AND SO ON.

"IT HAS A DETERRENT EFFECT,"

" HE SAID.

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FIREMAN COMMENDED FOR BRAVERY

THE BRAVE ACT OF SENIOR FIREMAN CHEUNG KAM-TONG PAID OFF TODAY (TUESDAY) WHEN HE RECEIVED THE FIRE SERVICES DIRECTOR'S COMMENDATION FOR RESCUING A WOMAN IN A THIRD ALARM FIRE IN MONG KOK IN OCTOBER THIS YEAR.

ALSO AT THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY WHICH IS HELD IN HONG KOK FIRE STATION, MADAM CHOW LAI-FUNG, WHO WAS RESCUED BY CHRUNG, PRESENTED HIM WITH A SOUVENIR AS A TOKEN OF HER HEART-FELT THANKS.

PRESENTING THE DIRECTOR'S COMMENDATION, THE CHIEF FIRE OFFICER (KOWLOON), MR WOO KWAN-KUEN, PRAISED CHEUNG FOR HIS OUTSTANDING ABILITY, PROFESSIONALISM AND DEVOTION TO DUTY WHICH LED TO THE SUCCESSFUL RESCUE OF MADAM CHOW.

ORDINANCE, IT 19 THE

"IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FIRE SERVICES STATUTORY DUTY OF THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY IN CASE OF FIRE AND CALAMITY, MR WOO BAID.

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"IN THIS RESPECT, THE SERVICES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN PROVIDING VALUABLE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY. HOWEVER, THERE ARE OCCASIONS WHEN THE SERVICES SO PROVIDED WERE EXCEPTIONALLY WELL AND THESE SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO SLIP AWAY WITHOUT BEING REWARDED, HE ADDED.

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THE FIRE BROKE OUT AT 2.38 AM ON OCTOBER 13 ON THE SIXTH FLOOR

OF A 15-STOREY BUILDING AT 751 NATHAN ROAD.

IT WAS UPGRADED TO THIRD ALARM AT 2.48 AM. ONE PERSON DIED AND EIGHT PERSONS WERE INJURED IN THE FIRK. FIREMEN RESCUED A TOTAL OF 40 PEOPLE TO SAFETY.

AT THE HEAT OF THE FIRE, SENIOR FIREMAN CHEUNG AND ANOTHER FIREMAN OF THE BREATHING APPARATUS TEAM WERE DEPLOYED TO CONDUCT A SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATION IN THE BUILDING. THEY FOUND A WOMAN LYING UNCONSCIOUSLY IN A SMOKE-FILLED LIFT LOBBY ON THE SEVENTH FLOOR.

/SENIOR FIREMAN

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