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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1974
THE HONG KONG TECHNICAL TEACHERS' COLLEGE. ON THE OTHER HAND, SERVES AS A TRAINING GROUND FOR BETTER QUALITY TECHNICAL TEACHING STAFF FOR HONG KONG'S SCHOOLS AND TECHNICAL INSTITUTES, AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE KUUN TONG AND KWAI CHUNG TECHNICAL INSTITUTES WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED ON SCHEDULE IN MAY 1975.
AT PRESENT, THE TECHNICAL TEACHERS' COLLEGE HAS A STUDENT ENROLMENT OF 224 111 FULL-TIME, 85 EVENING AND 28 PART-TIME DAY-RELEASE STUDENTS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
COPIES OF TWO PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN DURING
MR. KENNETH TOPLEY'S VISIT TO THE MORRISON HILL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE ARE BOXED FOR COLLECTION.
FOUR MORE FIRE ENGINES DUE TO ARRIVE
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FOUR NEW FIRE ENGINES PURCHASED FROM BRITAIN AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $800,000 ARE DUE TO ARRIVE IN HONG KONG ON MONDAY.
THEY ARE PART OF AN ORDER FOR 12 FIRE ENGINES PLACED WITH DENNIS MOTORS LTD. AT A TOTAL COST OF $2.3 MILLION. SIX OF THESE ARRIVED IN JULY AND THE REMAINING TWO ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THREE MONTHS.
KNOWN OFFICIALLY BY THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT AS PUMP ESCAPE TENDERS THE APPLIANCES ARE FITTED WITH 55-FOOT RESCUE LADDERS. FEATURES INCLUDE A .1,000-GALLON PER MINUTE PUMP WHICH CAN SUPPLY WATER TO SIX OUTLETS SIMULTANEOUSLY, A TANK CAPABLE OF HOLDING 400 GALLONS OF WATER FOR USE IMMEDIATELY ON ARRIVAL AT A FIRE SCENE, A HYDRAULICALLY OPERATED WINCH, A PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT SYSTEM AND 11-INCH SEARCH LIGHTS, TWO-TONE HORNS AND A SIREN.
THE APPLIANCES ARE POWERED BY Y-8 DIESEL ENGINES WITH FULLY-AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. THEY WILL BE PUT INTO SERVICE IMMEDIATELY AFTER CHECKING BY WORKSHOP.
ALSO ON ORDER FROM THE SAME COMPANY ARE 12 FIRE ENGINES FITTED WITH 50-FOOT SNORKELS (ELEVATED HYDRAULIC PLATFORMS). THESE ARE DUE FOR DELIVERY EARLY NEXT YEAR.
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