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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1977
FIRE FIGHTING EXERCISE IN LYEMUN
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THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL CARRY OUT A FULL-SCALE FIRE FIGHTING EXERCISE IN THE SQUATTER AREA ALONG THE SEA-FRONT OF SHUNG SHUN STREET IN SAM KAR CHUEN, LYEMUN, ON FRIDAY (FEBRUARY 4).
THERE ARE ABOUT 240 WOODEN HUTS, MOST OF WHICH ARE POSITIONED ABOVE THE WATER AND ARE SUPPORTED BY FIR POLES OR HARDWOOD PILES.
A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THESE STRUCTURES WERE SERIOUS FIRE RISKS.
THE MOCK FIRE-FIGHTING OPERATION, CODE NAMED +EXERCISE LYEMUN+, IS AIMED AT EDUCATING THE RESIDENTS ON THE DANGER OF FIRE OUTBREAKS DURING THE DRY WINTER MONTHS AS WELL AS ENABLING FIRE SERVICES PERSONNEL TO BE FAMILIAR WITH FIGHTING FIRES ON SQUATTER HUTS PARTLY BUILT OVER WATER.
NINE APPLIANCES, INCLUDING TWO AMBULANCES AND A MOBILE COMMAND UNIT, FROM YAU TONG, KWUN TONG AND TSIM SHA TSUI FIRE STATIONS WILL TAKE PART IN THE EXERCISE. IN ADDITION, A FIREBOAT WILL ALSO BE PRESENT IN THE EXERCISE.
FIRE PREVENTION PAMPHLETS AND POSTERS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE PUBLIC.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
THE PRESS, TELEVISION AND RADIO REPRESENTATIVES ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO COVER THE EXERCISE WHICH WILL START AT 10.30 A.M. ON FRIDAY. THE SITE IS SITUATED NEXT TO THE YAU MA TEI FERRY PIER AT SAM KAR CHUEN.
WATER CUT ***
WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN TSUEN WAN WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR FIVE HOURS FROM 1 A.M. ON FRIDAY (FEBRUARY 4) TO ALLOW THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT TO CARRY OUT A NIGHT LEAKAGE TEST.
PREMISES TO BE AFFECTED ARE THOSE IN TAI WO HAU ROAD AND BLOCK NOS. 27 TO 42 OF KWAI CHUNG ESTATE.
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