44. Good progress was made during the year with the provision of amenities for members of the Auxiliary Fire Service. On Hong Kong side there is now a good club at Arsenal Yard, and members in Kowloon enjoy similar facilities in the former A.F.S. headquarters building adjoining Terminus Fire Station.
CIVIL AID SERVICES-RESCUE SQUAD
45. At the end of the year, the Rescue Squad was up to full strength with the exception of a Senior Rescue Officer and an Assistant Senior Rescue Officer. Training was almost com- pleted and it was agreed that, when the remaining vacancies had been filled and the full course of training carried out, the unit would be taken over, as a separate unit of the Essential Services Corps, under its own Unit Controller.
AWARDS
46. The following officer and men of the Brigade were awarded the Colonial Police and Fire Brigades Long Service Medal:-
Station Officer WONG Wai Tsoi.
Fireman No. 72 LUI Sam.
No. 113 Ip Man.
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No. 98 TUNG Ming.
No. 76 HG Hon Wah.
INSTITUTION OF FIRE ENGINEERS
47. During the year the following two officers became Graduates of the Institution of Fire Engineers by examina- tion:
Station Officer WONG Wai Tsoi.
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W. H. SHIPWAY.
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