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FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1978
RECRUITMENT OF FIREMEN
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THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS INVITING APPLICATIONS FROM PHYSICALLY FIT YOUNG MEN TO FILL ABOUT 320 VACANCIES FOR THE POST OF FIREMEN.
THE RECRUITS WILL BE TRAINED FOR GENERAL FIRE FIGHTING AND RESCUE DUTIES.
APPLICANTS SHOULD BE AGED BETWEEN 18 AND 3D, HAVE GOOD PHYSIQUE AND NORMAL EYE SIGHT, BE ABLE TO SPEAK FLUENT CANTONESE AND READ AND WRITE CHINESE.
THEY SHOULD HAVE LIVED IN HONG KONG FOR A CONTINUOUS PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS OR MORE AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION.
THE STARTING SALARY FOR A FIREMAN IS $1,210 A MONTH AND THE MAXIMUM IS $1,770.
PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED SHOULD APPLY IN PERSON BETWEEN 9 A.M. AND 6 P.M. DAILY FROM JUNE 26 TO JULY 4, INCLUDING SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS TO THE TSIM SHA TSUI FIRE STATION, CANTON ROAD, KOWLOON.
THE APPLICANT SHOULD BRING ALONG HIS IDENTITY CARD, DOCUMENTS VERIFYING HIS RESIDENTIAL AND EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND A DULY COMPLETED G.F. 340 FORM, COPIES OF WHICH ARE OBTAINABLE FROM ANY CITY DISTRICT OFFICE.
HE SHOULD ALSO BRING ALONG A PAIR OF RUBBER-SOLED GYMNASTIC SHOES AND SHORTS FOR USE IN THE STRENGTH TEST AT THE RECRUITMENT CENTRE.
BILL TO PROTECT MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS GAZETTED
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A BILL WHICH INCLUDES PROVISIONS FOR PREVENTING OPPRESSION OF MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS IS PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY.
THE BILL IS THE COMPANIES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1978 AND IT AMENDS THE PRINCIPAL ORDINANCE BY IMPLEMENTING A NUMBER OF RECOMMENDATIONS CONTAINED IN THE SECOND REPORT OF THE COMPANIES LAW REVISION COMMITTEE PUBLISHED IN 1973.
BESIDES PREVENTING MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS FROM BEING OPPRESSED, THE BILL ALSO CONFERS ON THE REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES WIDER POWERS TO AUTHORISE LIMITED COMPANIES TO DISPENSE WITH THE WORD +LIMITED+ IN THEIR TITLES AND EXEMPTS CERTAIN CLASSES OF FIRMS FROM BEING PROHIBITED FROM HAVING MORE THAN 20 MEMBERS IN A PARTNERSHIP.
/A GOVERNMENT