THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1976
THIS ALARM, HOWEVER, MAY ONLY BE INITIATED ON THE INSTRUCTION OF THE DIRECTOR OR DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT OR AT THE PERSONAL REQUEST OF A SENIOR FIRE OFFICER.
THE SPOKESMAN ALSO DISCLOSED THAT DURING THE SAME THREE-MONTH PERIOD, THE AMBULANCE COMMAND OF THE DEPARTMENT DEALT WITH NEARLY 35,200 EMERGENCY AND NON-EMERGENCY CALLS, AN AVERAGE OF OVER 380 CALLS A DAY. THE FIGURE FOR THE CORRESPONDING PERIOD LAST YEAR WAS 27,660.
ADDITIONALLY, FIREMEN HANDLED 783 SPECIAL SERVICE CASES, INCLUDING TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, PEOPLE TRAPPED IN LIFTS, DROWNINGS, GAS LEAKAGE, ETC.
OPENING OF PWD'S NEW PHOTOGRAMMETRIC UNIT
*****
NOTE TO EDITORS:
THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT'S NEW PHOTOGRAMMETRIC UNIT WILL BE OFFICIALLY OPENED AT 4 P.M. TOMORROW (FRIDAY) BY THE DIRECTOR OF LANDS AND SURVEY DEPARTMENT, MR. IVOR STANTON.
THE UNIT, HOUSED IN THE SAN PO KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICES, FORMS PART OF THE CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE AND NOW MAKES HONG KONG COMPLETELY SELF-SUFFICIENT IN THE MAPPING OF ITS TERRITORY.
IT IS EQUIPPED WITH SOPHISTICATED NEW MACHINERY WHICH PRODUCE THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGES OF TOPOGRAPHICAL DETAILS FROM AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE AREAS TO BE MAPPED, ENABLING CARTOGRAPHERS TO ACCURATELY PLOT DETAILS WITHIN ONE-HUNDREDTH OF A MILLIMETRE. PREVIOUSLY SUCH PLOTTING HAD TO BE DONE OVERSEAS.
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY. AFTER THE CEREMONY, GUESTS WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY OF TOURING THE UNIT AND SEE THE NEW EQUIPMENT IN OPERATION. THERE WILL ALSO BE A BRIEF FILM ON PHOTOGRAMMETRY THE SCIENCE OF PLOTTING MAPS FROM AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS.
OFFICIAL TRANSPORT (AM2173 AND AM2174) WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE PWD HEADQUARTERS, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG, TO TAKE MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES TO THE UNIT AND BACK.
THOSE WISHING TO MAKE USE OF THE FACILITY ARE REQUESTED TO ASSEMBLE AT THE PODIUM CARPARK OF MURRAY BUILDING NOT LATER THAN 3.15 P.M. TOMORROW.
-
13