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THE ACCIDENT

FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1992

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OCCURRED ABOUT 11.30 PM ON OCTOBER 20 COLLIDED WITH A CONCRETE-MIXING VEHICLE

WHEN

AT

A

THE

FULLY-LADEN MAXICAB

JUTION OF SHA TSUI ROAD AND TAI CHUNG ROAD, TSUEN WAN.

CHAN, WHO WAS OFF-DUTY, SAW THE OVERTURNED CONCRETE-MIXING VEHICLE AND MANY PASSENGERS, TRAPPED INSIDE THE TILTED MAXICAB OR LYING ON THE GROUND, AWAITING RESCUE WHILE HE WAS DRIVING TO SAI KUNG.

THERE WAS CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF LEAKED FUEL IN THE AREA, WHICH WAS VULNERABLE TO FIRE WITH A TRIGGER OF IGNITION.

CHAN DASHED TO THE MAXICAB AND POPPED INTO IT TO HELP RESCUE THE TRAPPED PASSENGERS,

HE ALSO RESCUED A TWO-YEAR-OLD BOY WHO WAS TRAPPED UP-SIDE-DOWN BETWEEN THE MAXICAB AND THE CONCRETE-MIXING VEHICLE.

THE PARENTS AND THE TWO-YEAR-OLD BOY WHO WAS RESCUED BY CHAN WERE ALSO AT THE PRESENTATION. THEY EXPRESSED THEIR GRATITUDE TO CHAN FOR HIS ACTION IN THE RESCUE OF THE BOY.

RESIDENTS COMMENDED FOR COMMUNITY SERVICES

.FIFTEEN

WAN CHAI RESIDENTS

EFFORTS BE HONOURED WITH THE TOWARDS BETTERING THE DISTRICT LAST YEAR WILL

AWARD AT A CEREMONY OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY SERVICES

TOMORROW

WHO

CONTRIBUTED

THEIR

(SATURDAY).

THE AWARD

WINNERS INCLUDE

STUDENTS, CLERKS, MERCHANTS AND

HOUSEWIVES.

YEAR BY THE TO RESIDENTS PROMOTION

THE SCHEME, ORGANISED FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARD, AIMS AT GIVING DUE RECOGNITION WHO HAVE MADE CONTRIBUTIONS TO COMMUNITY SERVICES OR ON THE OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION,

MEMBERS OF THE ADJUDICATION

THE AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED BY

PANELS.

FOR THE STUDENTS

AND YOUTH SECTIONS,

THE ADJUDICATORS ARE

ASSISTANT DISTRICT MR LAM HAK-CHEE; AND

COMMITTEE ON YOUTH MEMBER, DR LO CHI-KIN; COMMITTEE ON THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION (CPCE) MEMBER, MR CHAN KA-LOK; SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER (EASTERN/WAN CHAI), DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICER, MR FONG MAN-CHONG.

FOR THE ADULTS (AGED OVER 30)

THE SECTION,

ADJUDICATORS ARE OF SOCIAL

CPCE MEMBER, MRS LINA LO; ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF HK COUNCIL

MS VIRGINIA SERVICE,

CHAN;

EXECUTIVE

ASSOCIATION, MR EDWARD LEUNG, AND ICAC EAST), MR ANTONIO CHU.

DIRECTOR OF HK PLAYGROUND REGIONAL OFFICER (HONG KONO

/TO BE

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