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'I thought I was already dead,' says ex-cop who was hit in the neck in 1972 shoot-out
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Mr Davy Chan was awarded the Police Gallantry Medal (bottom right) for his bravery.
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SINGAPORE - It happened 50 years ago but he still remembers the incident with remarkable clarity - not surprising as he nearly lost his life.
Five years into his job as a police officer, Mr Davy Chan, then 25, came face to face with one of Singapore's most wanted men and they exchanged gunfire.
