CONSULT US ABOUT
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FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1975.
FIRE SAFETY IN BUILDINGS,
SAYS FIRE CHIEF
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BUSINESS MEN WOULD BE WELL ADVISED TO CONSULT THE FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU ON THE FIRE SAFETY ASPECTS OF BUILDINGS BEFORE BUYING OR RENTING THEM, THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF FIRE SERVICES, MR. M.K. LANE, TOLD A KIWANIS CLUB LUNCHEON MEETING TODAY.
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+BY DOING SO, UNLESS EXPENDITURE AND FRUSTRATION CAN BE AVOIDED, HE SAID. THE BUREAU CAN THEN ACT IN ITS PREFERRED ROLE OF ADVISER RATHER THAN ENFORCER. AND, AT THE SAME TIME, PRESERVE THE LIFE SAFETY LINE ALREADY INSTALLED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.»
MR. LANE STRESSED THAT BUILDINGS CERTIFIED FOR OCCUPATION WERE AS FIRE SAFE AS THEY COULD BE. IT WAS WHAT UNTHINKING AND UNKNOWING PERSONS DID TO THE FABRIC AND FIRE-LOADING OF THE BUILDING AFTER OCCUPATION THAT GAVE RISE TO HAZARDS, HE SAID.
MR. LANE THEN OUTLINED THE ROLES AND SERVICES OF THE DEPARTMENT'S FIRE-FIGHTING, RESCUE AND AMBULANCE UNITS.
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ON THE AIMS AND METHODS OF THE FIRE PREVENTION DUREAU. HE POINTED OUT THAT THE BUREAU SOUGHT TO ENSURE FIRE-SAFETY FOR THE PUBLIC AT WORK, AT HOME AND AT PLAY.
THE BUREAU CARRIED OUT THOUSANDS OF INSPECTIONS EVERY MONTH TO ELIMINATE AS FAR AS POSSIBLE THE DANGER OF FIRE FROM FACTORIES, SCHOOLS, RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS AND SUCH PUBLIC PLACES AS NIGHTCLUBS AND RESTAURANTS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
$11,000 CHEQUE FOR FISHERMAN'S WIDOW
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MADAM LEUNG FOR MUI WHO LOST HER HUSBAND AND TWO YOUNG CHILDREN IN A SAMPAN ACCIDENT OFF THE SOKO ISLANDS EARLY LAST MONTH, WILL BE PRESENTED WITH A CHEQUE FOR $11,000 AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE (ISLAND) ON TUESDAY (MAY 27).
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND A REPORTER AND/OR PHOTOGRAPHER TO COVER THE PRESENTATION WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE AT 11 A.M. AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE, INTERNATIONAL BUILDING, 4TH FLOOR, DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL.
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