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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1976.
FIRST CASE OF SMALL CLAIM HEARD
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THE FIRST CASE FILED UNDER THE SMALL CLAIMS TRIBUNAL ORDINANCE WHICH DEALS WITH LEGAL CLAIMS NOT EXCEEDING $3,000, WAS HEARD IN THE KOWLOON DISTRICT COURT TODAY.
THE JUDGEMENT OF THE CASE WAS IN FAVOUR OF THE PLAINTIFF OR THE CLAIMANT.
ANOTHER CASE, WHICH WAS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD TODAY, WAS SETTLED OUTSIDE THE COURT (SMALL CLAIMS TRIBUNAL).
SINCE THE ORDINANCE CAME INTO OPERATION AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS MONTH, 58 CASES HAVE BEEN FILED AT THE KOWLOON DISTRICT COURT AND 24 AT THE VICTORIA DISTRICT COURT ON HONG KONG ISLAND.
THE HEARING OF CASES ON HONG KONG SIDE WILL START ON FRIDAY (OCTOBER 15).
C.A.S. PASSING-OUT PARADE *****
ONE HUNDRED-AND-TEN RECRUITS OF THE CIVIL AID SERVICES, WHO HAVE COMPLETED FOUR MONTHS' BASIC TRAINING ON FOOT DRILL, FIRST AID AND LIGHT RESCUE WILL TAKE PART IN A PASSING-OUT PARADE TO BE HELD AT THE CAS KOWLOON TRAINING CENTRE ON SUNDAY (OCTOBER 17) AT 10 A.M.
THE CAS DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION, MR. HO TSE-KIN, WILL INSPECT THE PARADE AND AWARD SPECIAL CERTIFICATES TO THE MOST OUTSTANDING RECRUITS. HE WILL ALSO PRESENT CIVIL DEFENCE LONG SERVICE MEDALS TO 16 RECIPIENTS.
THE CAS CADET BAND WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE.
AFTER THE CEREMONY, A SERIES OF DEMONSTRATIONS, INCLUDING THOSE ON CADET BICYCLE TECHNIQUE, RESCUE, AND MOUNTAIN RESCUE WORK WILL BE STAGED.
THE NEW RECRUITS, SOME OF THEM WOMEN, WILL BE POSTED TO VARIOUS CAS UNITS FOR FURTHER OPERATIONAL TRAINING AND ACTIVE DUTY.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND YOUR REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE PASSING-OUT PARADE WHICH BEGINS AT 10 A.M. ON SUNDAY (OCTOBER 17) AT THE CAS KOWLOON TRAINING CENTRE AT 204 ARGYLE STREET.
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