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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1991

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FIREMEN PRAISED FOR FIGHTING TV CITY FIRE

THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT TODAY (TUESDAY) RECEIVED PRAISE AND APPRECIATION FROM SHAW BROTHERS AND TELEVISION BROADCAST (TVB) FOR PUTTING

NO. 5 ALARM FIRE IN TELEVISION CITY LAST

OUT A

(NOVEMBER) MONTH.

THE FONG, AND

TSEUNG THE OPERATION,

THE DIRECTOR OF SHAW BROTHERS, MISS MONA ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER OF TVB, MR HO TING-KWAN, VISITED THE KWAN O FIRE STATION TO THANK THE OFFICERS INVOLVED IN PARTICULARLY THOSE FROM TSEUNG KWAN O FIRE STATION FTRE SCENE FIRST.

WHO ATTENDED

THE

ON BEHALF OF THE TWO COMPANIES, MR HO PRESENTED A SILVER TO CHIEF FIRE OFFICER (KOWLOON), MR CHEUNG SHU-SHING.

PLATE

WOULD HAVE

SPEAKING AT THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY, MR HO SAID WITHOUT THE OFFICERS' EFFORTS AND EFFECTIVE OPERATION, THE DAMAGE BEEN WORSE.

IT FURTHER

NOVEMBER 16 THE FIRE BROKE OUT AT 2.34 AM ON

(SATURDAY).

WAS

TO NO. 3 ALARM UPGRADED

15 MINUTES LATER

WAS AND UPGRADED TO NO. 4 ALARM AT 3.37 AM AND NO. 5 ALARM AT 5.20 AM.

TWO TIN-SHEETED STRUCTURES USED AS PROP STORES AT THE WERE SEVERELY DAMAGED.

TV CITY

DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE FIRE, A

TOTAL OF 130 FIREMEN

JETS AND DEPLOYED. SEVENTEEN

SIX BREATHING APPARATUS TEAMS MOBILISED TO FIGHT THE BLAZE WHICH WAS PUT OUT AT 8.50 AM.

FRESH WATER CUT IN SHEUNG SHUI

* * * * *

WERE WERE

THE

FRESH WATER SUPPLY, TO SOME PREMISES IN SHEUNG SHUI IN TERRITORIES WILL BE SUSPENDED FROM 10 PM ON THURSDAY (DECEMBER 19) 6 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY TO FACILITATE LEAKAGE TESTS.

NEW

TO

TAU

ROAD AND TAU ΤΑΙ

FAN KAM PO,

TSIU

ROAD KENG,

THE SUSPENSION WILL AFFECT HANG INCLUDING KWU TUNG TIN SUM, HANG TAU, HANG TONG KUNG LENG, CHEUNG LEK AND KWU TUNG MARKET.

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