THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1975
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HOLIDAY POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS
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THERE WILL BE LIMITED POSTAL SERVICES ON CHUNG YEUNG FESTIVAL
DAY, WHICH IS A PUBLIC HOLIDAY.
ON MONDAY (OCTOBER 13), THERE WILL BE ONE MAIL DELIVERY AND
CERTAIN POST OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED, HOWEVER, 32 POST OFFICES IN VARIOUS
PARTS OF HONG KONG, KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES WILL BE OPEN FROM 9 A.M.
TO 12 NOON FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE PUBLIC.
PICNICKERS WARNED OF FIRE DANGER
THE FIRE SERVICES DEPRIMET TODAY URGED ALL VISITORS TO THE
COUNTRYSIDE DURING THE CHUNG YEUNG FESTIVAL, HOLIDAY TO TAKE EXTRA CARE TO
PREVENT FIRES.
AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR WITH DRIER AND COOLER WEATHER, PICNICKERS
AND GRAVE SWEEPERS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE MOST OF THE FIRES IN THE RURAL AREAS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE FIRE SERVICES DEP.RTMENT SAID: +FIRES ARE STARTED
BY SMOKERS THOUGHTLESSLY DISCARDING LIGHTED CIGARETTE ENDS AND MATCHES BY
PICNICKERS LIGHTING BARAZICUE FIRES IN UNSUIT.BLE AREAS AND BY GRAVE-SWEEPERS
CARELESSLY HANDLING JOS STICKS AND CANDLES.+
HE URGED SHOKERS TO MAKE SURE THEIR CIGARETTE BUTTS AND MATCHES WERE
PROPERLY OUT BEFORE DISPOSING THE.... +IF & BARBECUE IS PLANNED, IT SHOULD BE
HELD IN AN ARE. DESIGNATED BY THE „GRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT AND
SOMEONE SHOULD BE APPOINTED TO ...TCH THE FIRE ALL THE TIME. EARTH AND WATER
SHOULD BE USED TO EXTINGUISH IT BEFORE LEAVING THE SITE,+ HE SAID.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID TAM LUNDREDS OF TREGS HAD BEEN DESTROYED AND
ACRES OF PLEAS.NI COUNTRYSIDE SPOILT BY FIRE ON CHUNG YEUNG FESTIVAL IN THE
PAST YEARS.
+IT IS ..N OFFENCE TO LIGHT OR USE A FIRE IN OR NEAR A FOREST, PLANTA-
TION, PROHIBITED ARE. OR AREA OF OPEN COUNTRYSIDE, OR TO BE IN A GROUP OF
PEOPLE USING SUCH FIRE,+ THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT.
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