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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1993

11 BRAVE CITIZENS AWARDED FOR SAVING LIVES

THE

DIRECTOR OF MARINE, MR ALLAN PYRKE, TODAY (WEDNESDAY} PRESENTED HIS COMMENDATIONS TO 11 PERSONS FOR THEIR BRAVERY IN SAVING PEOPLE FROM THE SEA.

THE RECIPIENTS ARE FIVE SAILORS, ONE ASSISTANT

FIVE POLICEMEN,

SPEAKING AT A PRESENTATION CEREMONY, MR PYRKE SOMETIMES SAID THAT HONG KONG WAS A CITY OF SELFISH INTERESTED IN THEMSELVES AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILIES.

COXSWAIN AND

SAID IT WAS PEOPLE, ONLY

"THE PRESENCE OF THESE BRAVE PEOPLE HERE TODAY IS A HEARTENING REMINDER THAT THIS IS UNTRUE. EACH ONE HAS RISKED HIS OWN LIFE TO SAVE A COMPLETE STRANGER FROM THE SEA," HE SAID.

FIVE OF THE RECIPIENTS ARE STAFF MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG FERRY

KAM-HAI, THEY ARE MR HO CHU, MR MAK (HOLDINGS) COMPANY LIMITED.

MR ANOTHER SAILOR, CHENG CHE-SHING, MR LEUNG KWONG AND MR CHOW YAU-HAI. MR LAW CHI-FAI, IS FROM THE STAR FERRY COMPANY LIMITED.

THE FIVE POLICE OFFICERS ARE SENIOR CONSTABLE LOK WAI-MING, CONSTABLES TONG YEUK-DING, AU YEUNG WAI-KUEN, KWAN YUNG AND YUNG WAI- MING.

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT EXCHANGE FUND

MONEY MARKET OPERATIONS

* * * * *

OPENING BALANCE IN THE ACCOUNT

REVERSAL OF LAF

BALANCE AFTER REVERSAL OF LAF

NET INJECTION/WITHDRAWAL TODAY

EFFECT OF LAF TODAY

CLOSING BALANCE IN THE ACCOUNT

LAF RATE 2.00 BID/4.00 OFFER

TWI 113.8 +0.1* 15.12. 93

$ MILLION

4,880

-880

4,000

NIL

+15

4,015

PHONG KONG

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