DPC Wong Cheuk-hang with his son and daughter | 
DPC Leung Kam-fat, his wife and their son and daughter | 
PC Ho Yin-lok and his wife with their new-born twins |
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THE odds are probably in the millions, but
three police officers posted to Kwun Tong Police Station all became proud fathers of twins
(each of their wives having a boy and a girl) within three weeks of one another. Could there
be something in the station's drinking water?
The wives of Detective Police Constable Wong Cheuk-hang of DATS KT (soon to be promoted to sergeant); Detective Police Constable Leung Kam-fat of DCS KT; and Police Constable Ho Yin-lok of TPT KT, gave birth to twin brothers and sisters on 26 February, 17 January, and 19 January of this year respectively. The Wong's bundles of joy weighed in at four and five pounds; the Leung's at five pounds each; and the Ho's also at five pounds per twin. According to the officers in question, their new-borns are all doing fine as these photos attest. Unfortunately the same can't be said for the parents. "Raising two new babies at the same time is very tiring, "says DPC Wong. "But, of course, that's offset by the joy they bring to us." PC Ho couldn't agree more, adding: "After the twins arrived, we can now forget about any time for entertainment-there just isn't any. Still, we are very, very happy." Congratulations to all six moms and dads. |
$1,000,000 (please) $170,000 already raised and rising ! ! ! If every member of the Force, discipline and civilian, contributes $50 to the Force-wide
collection for the flood victims, we will able to send them over $1 million.
So, please give generously and show that the Hong Kong Police is a Force that cares!
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 PCs Chu and Chow of Waterfront Division |
Two quick responding police constables from Waterfront Division worked together to save
an elderly drowning victim with the kiss of life . . .
WHEN PC Chu Ming-chow received a call that an old man had fallen into Victoria Harbour near the Star Ferry pier on Hong Kong-side, he rushed to the scene, as did his colleague PC Chow Mun-hung who was also on patrol nearby. The elderly man, surrounded by a crowd of on-lookers, had already been pulled out of the water when they arrived and was lying unconscious on the pavement. PC Chu immediately checked the man's pulse and for signs of breath of which there were none apparent. |
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"By then PC Chow had also arrived and we immediately began to perform CPR on the man,? recalled PC Chu. "Working in co-ordination, Chow Mun-hung applied pressure to the man's chest with five evenly regulated hand presses, while I blew air through his mouth and into lungs." The constable's? continued efforts helped to revive their subject and keep him alive until the ambulance crew arrived and took over. The man was taken to hospital where he recovered. "It was the first time either of us had used the Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation skills we had been taught by the Force's First Aid Training Division on a real person,? said PC Chu, who has served in the Force for five years."Our initial nervousness soon vanished as we concentrated on saving the man's life." Said Chow Mun-hung, who has served in the Force for 16 years: "Police officers who are fully trained in CPR and first aid increase an accident victim's chances of survival immeasurably-especially considering police usually arrive at the scene of an accident before ambulances." | |
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Acting CIP Stephen Ma, head of the Force's First Aid Training Division, Training Development Bureau, said that first aid training for frontline police officers is a Force priority, and has proven to be the difference between life and death for accident victims treated by police officers who arrive on the scene before ambulance crews. "When reviewing the content of our courses, the Training Development Bureau has taken into account the everyday reality of life in Hong Kong,"? said Mr Ma. "For example, additional training on handling burn victims has been added to first aid classes, as has first aid training that deals with victims of heat stroke. The inclusion of face shields in first aid kits, also provides an effective and hygienic way for police officers to perform CPR." |  Force CPR training session |
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In 1994, the Basic Life Support/Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (BLS CPR) programme, a full-day course (which officers attend every three years) was started to provide frontline police with sophisticated first aid training. So far a total of 18,779 regular officers and 4,169 auxiliary officers have attended the course and become certified first aid providers. "The BLS CPR programme is different from other first aid training in that it is internationally recognised and practical in nature," said acting CIP Ma. "In addition, training is conducted in small, ten-member groups to ensure trainees grasp technical skills needed and receive adequate practice." All trainers are qualified in first aid and CPR and recognised by the St John Ambulance Association, Hong Kong Red Cross, Auxiliary Medical Service and the Hong Kong Society for Emergency Medicine and Surgery. Before being issued a BLS CPR certificate they must attend the full-day programme and pass an examination. | |
