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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1977.
FIRST AREA INSPECTION BY FIREMEN SUCCESSFUL
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HUNDREDS OF FACTORIES IN FOUR INDUSTRIAL BLOCKS IN WONG CHUK HANG. ABERDEEN, WERE INSPECTED BY OFFICERS FROM THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
THIS IS THE FIRST AREA TO BE VISITED SINCE THE SCHEME ON AREA INSPECTIONS WAS LAUNCHED EARLIER THIS MONTH.
DURING A FLOOR BY FLOOR CHECK, THE OFFICERS DISCOVERED A NUMBER OF HAZARDS SUCH AS OBSTRUCTIONS TO MEANS OF ESCAPE, COMMON AREAS AND EXITS.
A FIRE SERVICES SPOKESMAN SAID: +DESPITE THIS, IT IS MOST GRATIFYING TO NOTICE THAT THE SITUATION IN THESE FACTORIES HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED,+
MOST FACTORIES VISITED TODAY HAD KEPT THEIR MEANS OF ESCAPE FREE OF OBSTRUCTIONS AND THE FIRE SERVICE INSTALLATIONS CLEARLY SEEN.
AS A RESULT, ONLY 25 FIRE HAZARD ABATEMENT NOTICES NEEDED TO BE ISSUED. THE OFFENDERS WERE GIVEN ONE OR TWO HOURS TO ABATE THESE HAZARDS.
+WHILE THIS COULD BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE ANNOUNCEMENTS OF OUR FORTHCOMING VISITS THROUGH THE MASS MEDIA AND THE STREET BROADCASTS DURING THE PAST FEW DAYS, THE SPOKESMAN STATED,+IT NEVERTHELESS SHOWS THAT WITH THE CO-OPERATION OF THE OWNERS, PREMISES, BE THEY DOMESTIC OR INDUSTRIAL, CAN BE MADE SAFE PLACES TO LIVE OR WORK IN,+
FIRE SERVICES OFFICERS WILL CONTINUE THE INSPECTIONS IN WONG CHUK HANG TOMORROW (THURSDAY), BEGINNING FROM 9.30 A.M.
SWD FAMILY SERVICES CENTRE MOVED
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THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S CHAI WAN FAMILY SERVICES CENTRE HAS MOVED TO ITS NEW PREMISES AT 29-36, HANG HING HOUSE, HING WAH ESTATE, GROUND FLOOR, CHAI WAN.
THE TELEPHONE NUMBERS OF THE FAMILY SERVICES CENTRE ARE 5-561839 AND 5-560803.
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