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Tuesday, August 29, 1972
NEW BERTHS FOR FIREBOATS IN KOWLOON
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The Fire Services Department will have new berthing facilities at
the Canton Road fire station to improve the operation of its fleet of boats.
Funds have been approved for new berths to be built near the fire
station to speed up loading of specialised equipment not normally carried
on the fireboats.
The new berths will enable fireboats to tie up closer to the firemen's
standby quarters and the crews will have less distance to cover when responding
to an emergency call.
Working drawings for the new berths are being prepared and tenders
for their construction will be called in due course,
The Canton Road fire station is well sited for dealing with fires in
the commercial anchorage as well as the oil installations at Tsing Yi and
Tsuen Wan.
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