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Tuesday, May 2, 1972
Highlights of the exercise will be demonstrations on rescue and
evacuation by helicopters and fast launches of marooned casualties,
conventional rescue of casualties up and down rocky cliffsides, air dropping
of C.A.S. Rescue Unit personnel and use of army assault boats to remove
casualties.
The Commander, British Forces, Lt.-Gen. Sir Richard Ward, the
Commodore-in-Charge, Hong Kong, Commodore R.E.S. Wykes-Sneyd and the
Commodore, Royal Air Force, Hong Kong, Air Commodore C.L. Godwin will
watch the exercise.
The Director of Medical and Health Services, Dr. G.H. Choa, the
Defence Secretary, Mr. G.P. Lloyd, and the Director of Fire Services,
Mr. A.E.H. Wood, accompanied by the C.A.S. Commissioner, Mr. P.C. Woo
and the Deputy Commissioner, Mr. R.H. Lobo, will also be present.
Note to Editors:
You are invited to have the exercise covered.
A boat provided by the Marine Department will leave the Hong Kong Central Government Pier (east of the Hong Kong and Macao Ferry Pier) for Sunshine Island at 8.45 a.m. sharp on Sunday.
Press representatives covering the exercise are requested to report to the C.A.S. Liaison Officer, Mr. D.W. Luke, before 8.35 2.0.
The boat will leave Sunshine Island at about 12.45 p.m. for the Central Government Pier.
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