THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1978
OVER 500 PEOPLE APPLY FOR FIREMAN'S JOB
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ABOUT 580 PEOPLE HAVE APPLIED FOR THE POST OF FIREMAN IN THE FIRST THREE DAYS OF THE CURRENT RECRUITMENT DRIVE BY FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID: THE FIGURE REPRESENTS A FAIR RESPONSE AND WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE MANY MORE APPLICANTS TO COME FORWARD.+
OF THE NUMBER, ABOUT 200 HAVE BEEN INITIALLY ACCEPTED FOR FURTHER INTERVIEWS AND TESTS. SEVENTY-FIVE FAILED IN PRELIMINARY EYESIGHT TEST, 176 IN PHYSICAL MEASUREMENTS AND 134 IN STRENGTH TEST.
THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED THAT THE STANDARDS SET FOR THE POST CANNOT BE LOWERED BECAUSE A FIREMAN'S JOB IS VERY DEMANDING AND REQUIRES STRENGTH, INITIATIVE, COURAGE AND CLEAR THINKING.
+BY MAINTAINING OUR PRESENT STANDARDS, WE ARE CERTAIN OF TAKING INTO THE SERVICE THE RIGHT CALIBRE OF MEN WHO WILL MAKE FIRST CLASS FIREMEN, HE ADDED.
THE DEPARTMENT IS UNDERGOING RAPID EXPANSION TO MEET FUTURE REQUIREMENTS AND ABOUT 320 MEN WILL. BE NEEDED TO FILL EXISTING VACANCIES.
+PROMOTION PROSPECTS FOR THOSE WHO ARE PREPARED TO WORK HARD AND TO FURTHER THEIR STUDIES ARE EXCELLENT, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
+IN FACT, A LARGE NUMBER OF THE SERVING SENIOR OFFICERS BEGAN THEIR CAREERS WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS FIREMEN.+
THE SPOKESMAN ALSO CALLED ON YOUNG AND ENERGETIC PERSONS WHO WANT A JOB THAT BRINGS AN ACTIVE AND OUTDOOR LIFE WITH ADVENTURE AND RESPONSIBILITY TO IMMEDIATELY COME FORWARD TO APPLY,
THE STARTING SALARY FOR A FIREMAN IS $1,210 A MONTH AND THE MAXIMUM IS $1,770.
ANYONE WHO IS INTERESTED SHOULD APPLY NOW IN PERSON BETWEEN 9 A.M. AND 6 P.M. AT TSIM SHA TSUI FIRE STATION, CANTON ROAD KOWLOON. APPLICATIONS WILL BE RECEIVED DAILY (EXCEPT SATURDAY AND SUNDAY) UNTIL JULY 4.
AN APPLICANT SHOULD BRING ALONG HIS IDENTITY CARD, DOCUMENTS PROVING HIS RESIDENTIAL AND EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND A DULY COMPLETED G.F. 340 WHICH IS 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.
FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO OBTAIN MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO JOIN AS A FIREMAN, THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAS PUBLISHED A PAMPHLET IN CHINESE WHICH IS AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION FROM ANY FIRE STATION OR CITY DISTRICT OFFICE.
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