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SUNDAY, MARCH 2, 1975.
FIREMEN TO RECEIVE REFRESHER TRAINING
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STAFF MEMBERS OF THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL BE ATTEND REFRESHER TRAINING COURSES OVER THE NEXT FOUR MONTHS.
EACH COURSE VILL LAST ONE WEEK AND BE ATTENDED BY UP TO 120 MEN HOLDING THE RANK OF STATION OFFICER AND DELOW. THEY WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT TRAINING SCHOOL IN THE NEW TERRITORIES BEGINNING ON MARCH 10 AND ENDING ON JULY 18.
A FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE TRAINING WAS DESIGNED TO ENSURE STANDARDISATION OF PROCEDURES, DRILLS, EQUIPMENT USAGE AND TO ASSESS THE PHYSICAL CONDITION OF PERSONNEL.
HE EXPLAINED THAT MANY MEMBERS OF THE SERVICE HAD BEEN TRAINED PRIOR TO THE OPENING OF THE TRAINING SCHOOL IN 1968 AND, EVEN SINCE THE SCHOOL HAD BEEN ESTABLISHED, THE SYLLABUS HAD BEEN UPDATED FROM TIME TO TIME TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF DEVELOPMENTS IN FIRE FIGHTING TECHNIQUES.
>MEN WHO HAVE NOT HAD THE BENEFIT OF THIS UPDATING OF TRAINING PROGRAMMES WILL NOW BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY, THE SPOKEEMAN SAID,
THE COURSES WILL BE RESIDENTIAL. MEN FROM THE TACTICAL RESERVES WILL PERFORM WATCH DUTIES ON FIRE STATIONS WHILE PERSONNEL ARE AWAY UNDERGOING THE TRAINING.
REMINDER ON ZIG-ZAGS
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THE NEW ZIG-ZAG MARKINGS AT ZEBRA CROSSINGS, WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO GIVE EXTRA PROTECTION TO PEDESTRIANS AND TO CUT THE ACCIDENT TOLL AT THESE CROSSINGS, COME INTO EFFECT TOMORROW (MONDAY).
THIS MEANS THAT AT ANY ZEBRA CROSSING WHICH HAS BEEN MARKED WITH THE ZIG-ZAG LINES IT WILL BE AN OFFENCE FOR ANY MOTORIST TO OVERTAKE, WAIT OR PARK WITHIN THE STRETCH OF ROAD DEFINED BY THE ZIG-ZAG MARKS.
IT WILL ALSO BE AN OFFENCE FOR ANY PEDESTRIAN TO CROSS THE ROAD IN THE SAME AREA. PEDESTRIANS MUST CROSS ON THE ZEDRA
CROSSING ITSELF.
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