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Department for investigation.
DR. HO: Sir, what steps has the Administration taken
to teach the residents, including women and teenagers,
housing areas
in temporary and squatter areas how to use the fire
yjand
fighting installations?
SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION : Sir, the
equipment is normally manned by the management staff
who are on site during the working hours and
sometimes by the caretakers who actually live in the
areas. As for education,
regular
talks
there
are
for
the
residents on
the general knowledge of prevention of fire but not
fighting
necessarily on the operation of firejequipment.
DR. HO: Sir, will the Government consider holding this
kind of
training courses to teach the residents
how to use the equipment?
SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION:
Sir, I shall be
very happy to refer the matter to the Housing Department.