SUNDAY, MAY 21, 1978
DROP IN NUMBER OF FIRES ******
A TOTAL OF 4,147 FIRES WERE RECORDED DURING THE FOUR MONTHS ENDED FEBRUARY 1978, COMPARED WITH 4,373 IN THE SAME PERIOD OF LAST YEAR, ACCORDING TO FIGURES RELEASED BY THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT TODAY.
BUT THE NUMBER OF FACTORY FIRES AND THE RESULTANT INJURIES HAVE RISEN.
THERE WERE 144 FIRES INVOLVING FACTORIES DURING THE PERIOD UNDER REVIEW COMPARED WITH 134 IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR AND NEARLY 60 PEOPLE, INCLUDING 30 FIREMEN, WERE INJURED IN THESE BLAZES COMPARED WITH 20.
A FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN APPEALED TO FACTORY OWNERS TO ENSURE THAT ALL FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS OR EQUIPMENT ARE PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND IN EFFICIENT WORKING ORDER. FURTHERMORE, THEY SHOULD MAKE SURE THAT NO EMERGENCY EXITS ARE BLOCKED.
THE NUMBER OF DOMESTIC FIRE DROPPED FROM 622 IN THE FOUR-MONTH PERIOD ENDED FEBRUARY 1977 TO 558 IN THE CORRESPONDING PERIOD THIS YEAR. THE NUMBER OF RESULTING DEATHS FROM THESE FIRES WERE 13 AND 11 RESPECTIVELY.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT MOST OF THESE FIRES WERE CAUSED BY CARELESSNESS ON THE PART OF HOUSEHOLDS. HE ALSO WARNED THE PUBLIC THAT ALTHOUGH WE ARE IN THE WET SEASON, THEY SHOULD NOT BE COMPLACENT ABOUT FIRE PRECAUTIONS.
AS TO THE DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF HILL FIRES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE HUMID WEATHER MAY BE THE REASON FOR THE GENERAL DECLINE.
REGISTRATION TEAM TO OPERATE IN CHAI WAN
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A TEAM FROM THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS OFFICE WILL CONDUCT REGISTRATIONS IN YUE WAN ESTATE OFFICE, CHAI WAN FOR PEOPLE LIVING NEARBY FOR FIVE DAYS FROM MAY 29.
REGISTRATIONS WILL BE CONDUCTED BETWEEN 9.30 A.M. AND 4.30 P.M. DAILY.
THE VISIT IS TO ENABLE PARENTS AND GUARDIANS TO REGISTER THEIR CHILDREN AND WARDS BETWEEN 11 AND 17 YEARS OF AGE FOR JUVENILE IDENTITY CARDS AND HOLDERS OF JUVENILE IDENTITY CARDS TO REGISTER FOR ADULT IDENTITY CARDS ON REACHING 18 YEARS OF AGE.
ALL PERSONS LIVING IN THIS AREA ARE REMINDED OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO REGISTER THEMSELVES AND THEIR CHILDREN FOR IDENTITY CARDS AND TO REPORT CHANGES OF EMPLOYMENT OR RESIDENTIAL ADDRESSES, MARITAL STATUS, OR ANY OTHER PARTICULARS WHICH HAVE CHANGED SINCE REGISTERING FOR THEIR IDENTITY CARDS.