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HE ALSO EXPLAINED THAT DISTRICT OFFICERS IN THE TERRITORIES PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN CO-ORDINATING THE WORK OF VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE DISTRICT,

THE DELEGATION WAS GIVEN A CONDUCTED TOUR OF TUEN MUN BY TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR PETER LEUNG.

FROM THE ROOFTOP OF AN INDUSTRIAL BUILDING, THE VISITORS A BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF THE DISTRICT, AND RECEIVED A BRIEFING ON DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AND TOWN PLANNING CONCEPTS OF TUEN MUN FROM SENIOR TOWN PLANNER (TUEN MUN), MR CHAK KAI-CHEE.

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THEY ALSO VISITED AREA 38, A NARROW STRIP OF LAND ALONG THE WESTERN COAST OF THE NEW TOWN, WHERE A SPECIAL INDUSTRIAL AREA WITH DEEP WATER ANCHORAGE FACILITIES HAS BEEN PLANNED.

THE GUANGDONG VISITING OFFICIALS THEN PROCEEDED TO LEUNG KING ESTATE WHERE THEY WERE SHOWN THE MULTIFARIOUS COMMUNAL FACILITIES AVAILABLE IN A PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE.

THE TOUR CONCLUDED WITH A VISIT TO THE TUEN MUN CULTURAL SQUARE WHERE LOCAL RESIDENTS ARE PROVIDED WITH A WIDE RANGE OF CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.

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THE SUCCESSFUL RESCUE OF 180 PEOPLE FROM THE SEA OFF THE SOUTH AFRICAN COAST IN APPALLING CONDITIONS AT NIGHT BY CAPTAIN CHIU-HUNG AND HIS CREW OF M.V. "GREAT NANCY" IS A FINE EXAMPLE OF CONDUCT AND SKILL OF HONG KONG SEAFARERS.

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THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE, MR TONY MILLER, SAID THIS AT PRESENTATION CEREMONY OF THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE'S COMMENDATION IN THE MARINE DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS TODAY (THURSDAY).

CAPTAIN FOO AND SIX OF HIS OFFICERS, ALL HONG KONG RESIDENTS, WERE AMONG 20 RECIPIENTS WHO RESCUED A TOTAL OF 191 PEOPLE FROM THE SEA.

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MR MILLER SAID: "WE IN THE MARINE DEPARTMENT DO RECOGNISE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CONDUCT OF OFFICERS AND CREWS ON SHIPS REGISTERED UNDER THE NEW HONG KONG SHIPPING REGISTER AND OF HONG KONG SEAFARERS IN GENERAL.

"THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE AUTONOMOUS LED TO A DECISION ΤΟ EXTEND FROM THIS DIRECTOR OF MARINE'S AWARDS TO COVER ACTS KONG WATERS BY HONG KONG SEAFARERS SERVING MEMBERS OF HONG KONG-REGISTERED SHIPS.

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