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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1992

THE PUBLICATION COVERS STATISTICS ON A INCLUDING POPULATION AND VITAL

STATISTICS,

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION, BUILDING,

WIDE RANGE OF

GROSS LABOUR. CONSTRUCTION

TOPICS DOMESTIC AND REAL EXTERNAL TRADE, MONEY, MEDICAL AND

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PRODUCT, ESTATE, DISTRIBUTIVE TRADES, TRANSPORT AND SERVICES, TOURISM, COMMUNICATIONS AND TRANSPORT, CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES, BANKING AND FINANCE, PUBLIC FINANCE, HOUSING, EDUCATION, HEALTH, SOCIAL WELFARE AND REPORTED CRIMES. ALTOGETHER, THERE ARE TABLES AND 37 CHARTS IN 16 SECTIONS.

COPIES ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT $40 PER COPY FROM THE GOVERNMENT

SALES CENTRE, GENERAL

GROUND POST OFFICE BUILDING,

PUBLICATIONS FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, AND THE PUBLICATIONS SALES COUNTER OF THE CENSUS

DEPARTMENT AND STATISTICS

WANCHAI FLOOR, TOWER 1, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG.

AT 19TH

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THREE FIREMEN COMMENDED FOR SAVING LIFE

THREE OFFICERS FROM THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT WERE TODAY (TUESDAY) COMMENDED FOR THEIR EXEMPLARY

IN RESCUING A MAN WHO ATTEMPTED TO JUMP FROM A BUILDING IN SHEUNG WAN LAST YEAR.

PERFORMANCES

THE CHIEF FIRE OFFICER (HONG KONG), MR CHAN HOI, PRESENTED COMMENDATIONS TO SENIOR STATION OFFICER LIU TZE-LEUNG, PRINCIPAL FIREMAN NG SEK-JONG AND SENIOR FIREMAN YIP SIU-KEUNG AT THE SHEUNG WAN FIRE STATION.

LIU WAS COMMENDED FOR HIS EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP, INITIATIVE AND JUDGEMENT WHICH LED TO THE SUCCESSFUL RESCUE OF THE MAN.

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NG WAS COMMENDED FOR HIS EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP PROMPT ACTION AND DEVOTION TO DUTY WHILE YIP WAS COMMENDED FOR HIS RESOURCEFULNESS, BRAVERY, PROMPT ACTION AND PROFESSIONAL SKILL IN THE RESCUE OPERATION.

THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ABOUT 9.30 PM ON DECEMBER 26 LAST YEAR AT A BUILDING AT PO HING FONG, SHEUNG WAN.

WAS STANDING

ON ARRIVAL, THE OFFICERS FOUND THAT A MAN

ON A CANOPY ON THE 10TH FLOOR AND WAS THREATENING ΤΟ JUMP. THERE WAS ANOTHER MAN TRYING TO STOP HIM BY GRASPING HIS COLLAR.

ΤΟ

THE SITUATION WAS DIFFICULT AS THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH SPACE ON THE GROUND LEVEL TO INFLATE THE "ESSER" RESCUE CUSHION OR

OPEN A

JUMPING SHEET.

ON APPROACHING THE MAN, LIU TOLD NG TO GET HOLD ARM WHILE YIP CLIMBED OUT THE WINDOW TO TIE A RESCUE MAN'S WAIST PREVENTING HIM FROM FALLING.

OF THE MAN'S LINE ROUND THE

/THE OFFICERS

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