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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1994

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TWO BRAVE WOMEN COMMENDED BY FIRE SERVICES

THE BRAVERY AND PUBLIC SPIRIT SHOWN BY TWO WOMEN IN RESCUING ANOTHER WOMAN IN A RECENT SHEUNG SHUI FIRE WAS PUBLICLY RECOGNISED TODAY (FRIDAY) BY THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

AT A CEREMONY IN SHEUNG SHUI FIRE STATION, THE CHIEF FIRE OFFICER (NEW TERRITORIES), MR CLEMENT WONG MAN-CHIU, PRESENTED THR CHIEF FIRE OFFICER'S COMMENDATIONS TO THEM.

LAI- CONCERN

MR WONG PRAISED MRS TSANG TONG LAI-PING AND MRS CHOI KWOK FONG FOR "THEIR ALTRUISM, COURAGE, PUBLIC-SPIRITED ACTION AND FOR THE COMMUNITY."

THE NO.3 ALARM FIRE BROKE OUT SHORTLY BEFORE 11 AM ON AUGUST 24 FOLLOWING AN EXPLOSION IN A DOMESTIC UNIT ON THE 11TH FLOOR OF BLOCK 6, TSUI LAI GARDEN.

SOON AFTER THE BLAST, THERE WAS HEAVY SMOKE, HEAT AND FLAMBS SHOOTING FROM THE UNIT.

"WHILE ALL OTHER TENANTS WERE FLEEING TO SAFETY, MRS TSANG AND MRS CHOI CRAWLED INTO THE BLAZING UNIT TO RESCUE THEIR NEIGHBOUR AFTER HEARING HER SCREAM FOR HELP, MR WONG SAID.

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"THEIR ACTION WAS BOTH COMMENDABLE AND EXEMPLARY, HE ADDED.

THE INJURED WOMAN, WHO SUSTAINED SEVERE BODILY BURNS, WAS REMOVED то A SAFE PLACE BY THE PAIR BEFORE FIREMEN

SUCCESSFULLY ARRIVED.

HONG KONG MONETARY AUTHORITY

MONEY MARKET OPERATIONS

* * *

MILLION

TIME (HOURS)

CUMULATIVE CHANGE ($MILLION)

OPENING BALANCE IN THE ACCOUNT

2,060

0930

+238

CLOSING BALANCE IN THE ACCOUNT

2,160

1000

+238

CHANGE ATTRIBUTABLE TO :

1100

+220

MONEY MARKET ACTIVITY

+220

1200

+220

LAF TODAY

- 120

1500

+220

1600

+220

LAF RATE 3.00 BID/5.00 OFFER

TWI 121.9

*+0.0*

16.9.94

HONG KONG