400 metres Medium Hurdles
Fireman Class II
1488
WONG Hon-kwong
1st
High Jump
Fireman Class II
1661
LEUNG Shing-tung
2nd
Pole Vault
Fireman Class II
615
CHAN Tak-fu
3rd
Javelin
Fire Officer Class III
CHAN Hoi
3rd
Fire Service
3rd
4 × 400 m. Relay
65. Fire Service teams did particularly well in the Hong Kong Chinese Civil Servants' Sports Association Inter-Departmental Meet, and participated in athletic competitions conducted by the Prisons Department, Hong Kong/Kowloon Garrison, the Urban Services, the Police, Royal Air Force and Hong Kong Post-Secondary Colleges.
Walkathon
66. One of the most notable single sports successes of the season was the winning of this year's walkathon for the fourth successive year by Fireman Class II 2299 So Kam-tong.
67. 11 members of the Service entered this event, 7 of whom com- pleted the 40 mile gruelling course within the specified time limit and were awarded certificates.
Table Tennis
68. The most successful sports teams during the year were un- doubtedly the Table Tennis team who won the Junior League Competi- tion of the Hong Kong Table Tennis Association and the Governor's Cup (for the second year in succession) of the Hong Kong Chinese Civil Servants' Sports Association Inter-departmental Competition.
(i) Volleyball
INTERNAL SPORTS COMPETITIONS
69. The Cox Trophy was competed for by 16 fire station teams and was eventually won by the Principal Fire Station, Mainland Command after an extremely keen and exciting series of matches.
(ii) Basketball
70. 14 teams entered for the Milner Trophy and after a series of fiercely competitive and enthusiastic games the Trophy was won by the Principal Fire Station, Hong Kong, Islands and Marine Command.
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