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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1976
IF EXPANSION WERE TO TAKE PLACE TOO RAPIDLY, HE WARNED QUALIFIED GRADUATES WOULD FIND THAT THEY COULD NOT OBTAIN WORK OF A KIND AND AT A LEVEL THAT THEY WOULD HOPE FOR.
+GOVERNMENT KEEPS WATCH ON THE GROWTH IN VACANCIES IN TECHNICALLY-BASED POSTS THROUGH THE SURVEYS WHICH THE HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL CONDUCT ON A REGULAR BASIS, AND CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO EXTENDING THESE SURVEYS TO COVER OTHER AREAS OF EMPLOYMENT,+ HE ADDED.
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PASSING-OUT PARADE OF FIREMEN AND AMBULANCEMEN
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THE COMMANDER BRITISH FORCES, LT.-GEN. SIR JOHN ARCHER, WILL TAKE THE SALUTE AT A PASSING-OUT PARADE OF OVER 100 FIREMEN AND AMBULANCEMEN AT THE FIRE SERVICES TRAINING SCHOOL, PAT HEUNG, NEW TERRITORIES, ON SATURDAY (DECEMBER 4).
ALTOGETHER, FIVE SQUADS OF FIREMEN AND ONE SQUAD OF AMBULANCEMEN WILL PASS OUT AFTER COMPLETION OF SIX MONTHS' BASIC TRAINING. ALSO ON PARADE WILL BE ONE SQUAD OF FIRE OFFICERS AND ONE SQUAD OF SENIOR AMBULANCEMEN WHO ARE STILL UNDER TRAINING.
AT THE END OF THE PARADE, THERE WILL BE A FIRE FIGHTING DEMONSTRATION.
THE COMBINED PIPES AND DRUMS OF THE GURKHA ENGINEERS AND GURKHA SIGNAL WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND A REPORTER AND/OR PHOTOGRAPHER TO COVER THE EVENT WHICH WILL COMMENCE AT 10.30 A.M. A NINE-SEATER VAN HAS BEEN ARRANGED TO TAKE PRESS REPRESENTATIVES TO THE SCHOOL, LEAVING THE NORTH POINT FIRE STATION AT 8.30 A.M, SHARP AND RETURNING THERE AFTER THE CEREMONY. MR. H.F. CHUI WILL BE PRESENT TO ASSIST THE PRESS.
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