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THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1991

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FUNERAL SERVICE FOR SENIOR FIREMAN CHEUNG

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AN OFFICIAL FUNERAL SERVICE FOR THE LATE SENIOR FIREMAN, CHEUNG LOY, WAS HELD WITH FULL HONOUR OUTSIDE THE LEI MUK SHUB FIRE STATION TODAY (THURSDAY).

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MR CHEUNG, 37 DIED WHILE FIGHTING A NO. 3 ALARM FIRE IN AN INDUSTRIAL BUILDING AT 2-10 TAI YUEN STREET, KWAI CHUNG, ON JUNE 28.

THE SERVICE WAS HELD OUTSIDE THE LEI MUK SHUE FIRE STATION WHERE THE LATE SENIOR FIREMAN CHEUNG WAS LAST POSTED.

A BUDDHIST RELIGIOUS CEREMONY WAS HELD AT THE UNIVERSAL FUNERAL PARLOUR, HUNG HOM, EARLIER IN THE MORNING.

THE COFFIN, ON BOARD AN OLD-MODELED FIRE APPLIANCE AND DRAPED WITH THE UNION JACK, WAS ACCOMPANIED BY SIX PALL-BEARERS AND ARRIVED AT THE LEI MUK SHUE FIRE STATION AT NOON.

FROM VARIOUS

A FIRE SERVICE CONTINGENT OF 47 MEMBERS FORMATIONS PARADED OUTSIDE THE FIRE STATION WHEN THE CORTEGE WAS APPROACHING.

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THE HONORARY AIDE-DE-CAMP REPRESENTING THE GOVERNOR; THE DIRECTOR OF FIRE SERVICES MR JOHN MARCH; REPRESENTATIVES FROM VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND COMMUNITY DIGNITARIES LAID WREATHS AND PAID THE LAST RESPECT TO THE LATE SENIOR FIREMAN.

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ON COMPLETION OF THE WREATH LAYING IN FRONT OF THE HEARSE, FIRE STATION SOUNDED THE "LAST ALARM" BELL IN THE SEQUENCE OF FOUR DISTINCT RINGS THREE THREE-SECOND AND ONE 30-SECOND.

AN ESCORT CONTINGENT OF TWO SENIOR STATION OFFICERS AND 20 FIREMEN FROM THE NEW TERRITORIES COMMAND MARCHED ALONGSIDE THE HEARSE IN TWO EQUAL FILES ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE PALL-BEARERS. EACH FILE WAS LED BY A SENIOR STATION OFFICER.

TWO PIPERS FROM THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE PLAYED THE "FUNERAL MARCH" UNTIL THE COMPLETION OF THE OFFICIAL CEREMONY.

THE CORTEGE THEN LEFT THE STATION FOR TAI YUEN STREET WHERE THE FIRE BROKE OUT, AND AN "ON SCENE" CEREMONY WAS HELD.

LOCAL COMMUNITIES PAID THE LAST RESPECT TO THE DECEASED AND RITUALS WERE PERFORMED.

THE CORTEGE THEN PROCEEDED TO THE JUNK BAY CHINESE CEMETERY FOR BURIAL CEREMONY.

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ON ARRIVAL AT THE CEMETERY, THE CORTEGE WAS MET BY DIRECTOR OF FIRE SERVICES, HIS AIDES AND THE POLICE BUGLER.

THE PALL-BEARERS STOOD TO ATTENTION AS THE UNDERTAKERS THE COFFIN FROM THE HEARSE.

THE

REMOVED

/THE ESCORT