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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1978
THE STARTING SALARY FOR AN ASSISTANT STATION OFFICER VARIES FROM $2,425 TO $2,835 DEPENDING ON QUALIFICATIONS AND IT RISES TO $3,155.
AN INCREMENT IS AWARDED ON SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF SIX MONTHS' RESIDENTIAL TRAINING COURSE IN THE FIRE SERVICES TRAINING SCHOOL AT PAT HEUNG, THE NEW TERRITORIES,
THE OFFICER WILL BE PUT ON PROBATION FOR THE FIRST THREE YEARS, AFTER WHICH, PROVIDED HE HAS CARRIED OUT ALL HIS DUTIES SATISFACTORILY AND PASSES THE REQUIRED EXAMINATIONS, HE WILL BE CONFIRMED TO THE PERMANENT AND PENSIONABLE ESTABLISHMENT AND ADVANCED TO THE RANK OF STATION OFFICER AUTOMATICALLY. THE PRESENT SALARY SCALE FOR A STATION OFFICER IS $3,850 TO $5,865 PER MONTH.
COMMENTING ON THE RECRUITMENT, A FIRE SERVICES SPOKESMAN SAID: +A CAREER WITH THE FIRE SERVICES OFFERS VARIETY AND INTEREST TO THOSE JOINING THE DEPARTMENT, ALTHOUGH IT MUST BE POINTED OUT THAT THE WORK OF A FIRE OFFICER IS OFTEN DEMANDING, BOTH MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY.
+AND AMONG THE MANY QUALITIES WE ARE LOOKING FOR IN A SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE IS THAT OF LEADERSHIP,+ HE SAID.
THE SPOKESMAN NOTED THAT WITH THE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF HIGH RISE BUILDINGS AND SOPHISTICATION OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY IN HONG KONG, THE FIRE SERVICES IS ALSO EXPANDING TO KEEP PACE BY CREATING ADDITIONAL PROMOTION OPPORTUNITIES.
+THE HIGHER RANKS OF THE DEPARTMENT ARE OPEN TO THOSE WHO SHOW APTITUDE AND ARE PREPARED TO STUDY HARD TO ATTAIN HIGHER QUALIF |- CATIONS, HE SAID.
ANYONE WHO IS INTERESTED IN A CAREER WITH THE FIRE SERVICES SHOULD APPLY IN PERSON BETWEEN 9 A.M. AND 6 P.M. FROM WEDNESDAY TO FRIDAY (OCTOBER 11-13) AT TSIM SHA TSUI FIRE STATION ON CANTON ROAD, KOWLOON.
HE SHOULD BRING HIS IDENTITY CARD, DOCUMENTS PROVING HIS EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND A DULY COMPLETED APPLICATION FORM (G.F. 340) WHICH IS OBTAINABLE FROM ANY CITY DISTRICT OFFICE, THE PUBLIC ENQUIRY CENTRE OF THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION AND THE LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT.
CANDIDATES SHOULD ALSO BRING ALONG A PAIR OF RUBBER-SOLED GYM SHOES AND SHORTS FOR USE IN THE STRENGTH TEST AT THE RECRUITMENT CENTRES. A PAMPHLET ENTITLED +HOW TO JOIN AS A FIREMAN+ GIVES FULL DETAILS OF THE STRENGTH TEST AND IS AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE FROM CITY DISTRICT OFFICES.
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