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The spokesman said that, besides fighting fires, Assistant
Station Officers also had supervisory and administrative duties to
perform. Expansion of the department over the next few years ensured
promotion prospects for the officer prepared to work hard and study
to become qualified.
The starting salaries for officers vary from $1,570 per month
to $1,855 per month, depending on educational qualifications. The
maximum pay for an Assistant Station Officer is #2,070 per month.
On being appointed, a recruit officer attends the Training
School at Pat Houng in the New Territories for a six-month residential
course covering different aspects of fire fighting. At the end of the
course, no lins to pass a final examination before posting to a fire
station for operational duty.
The officer is on probation for the first three years of service,
after which, provided he has carried out all his duties satisfactorily
and passed the required examinations, he is confirmed to the permanent
and pensionable establishment. He is also advanced to the rank of
Station Officer, the salary scale for which is $2,510 - $3,910.
Officers are expected to maintain a high standard of disciplino
and turnout.
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