SUNDAY, JANUARY 15, 1978
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PAMPHLETS ON SAFE USE OF
LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS ON SMALL CRAFT
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THE MARINE DEPARTMENT HAS PRODUCED TWO INFORMATIVE PAMPHLETS ON THE SAFE USE OF LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS (LPG) ON BOARD SMALL CRAFT FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION.
THE TWO LEAFLETS ARE +ADVICE ON THE SAFE USE OF LPG ON PLEASURE CRAFT+ IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE, AND +ADVICE ON THE SAFE USE OF LPG ON FISHING BOATS, SMALL CRAFT, CARGO VESSELS AND MECHANISED JUNKS+ IN CHINESE. THEY LIST ALL THE SAFETY RULES ON INSTALLATION, USE AND MAINTENANCE OF LPG ON SMALL CRAFT, WITH ILLUSTRATIVE DIAGRAMS.
THE TWO PAMPHLETS ARE OBTAINABLE FROM MARINE DEPARTMENT'S LICENSING OFFICES IN CENTRAL, YAU MA TEI, SHAU KEI WAN, ABERDEEN, CHEUNG CHAU, CASTLE PEAK, TAI PO AND SAI KUNG.
IN ADDITION, LPG SUPPLIERS WILL HAVE COPIES OF BOTH PAMPHLETS AVAILABLE AT THEIR VARIOUS MARINE AGENCIES.
THE LEAFLETS FOR PLEASURE CRAFT WILL ALSO BE DISTRIBUTED BY LOCAL BOATING ASSOCIATIONS TO THEIR MEMBERS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MARINE DEPARTMENT SAID: +LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS IS INCREASINGLY USED BY THOSE WHO DERIVE THE IR LIVELIHOOD FROM MARINE ACTIVITY AND BY THOSE WHO USE BOATS FOR RECREATION,+
+ IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT ALL THOSE WHO USE THIS FORM OF FUEL SHOULD HAVE A KNOWLEDGE OF ITS NATURE AND PROPER USE,+ HE ADDED.
THE SPOKESMAN ALSO URGED ALL THOSE WHO USE LPG ON SMALL CRAFT TO OBTAIN A COPY OF THE PAMPHLET, TO BE CONVERSANT WITH ITS CONTENTS, AND TO DISPLAY IT PROMINENTLY ON THE BOAT IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY OF ALL CONCERNED.
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