SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1978
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PUBLIC SHOW MORE INTEREST IN FIRE PREVENTION
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INTEREST SHOWN BY THE PUBLIC IN FIRE PREVENTION IS INCREASING
ANNUALLY.
DURING THE FIRST NINE MONTHS OF THIS YEAR, OVER 140 LECTURES, DEMONSTRATIONS AND TALKS ON FIRE SAFETY WERE CONDUCTED BY OFFICERS OF THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT COMPARED WITH 170 IN 1977 AND 59 IN 1976.
OF THESE, 32 WERE ORGANISED FOR HOSPITAL STAFF WITH EMPHASIS ON THE STORAGE OF DANGEROUS GOODS.
THE REST WERE GIVEN TO PERSONNEL IN SCHOOLS, FACTORIES, HOTELS, COMMERCIAL FIRMS, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.
+MOST OF THE LECTURES WERE CONDUCTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE MANAGEMENTS AND IT SHOWS MORE PEOPLE ARE TAKING INITIATIVE IN ACQUIRING THE BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF FIRE PREVENTION, A FIRE SERVICES SPOKESMAN SAID.
APART FROM THESE LECTURES, SHORT FILMS, SLIDES AND OTHER FORM OF VISUAL AID ARE CONSTANTLY USED TO GIVE PARTICIPANTS AN INSIGHT INTO SPECIAL FIRE PREVENTION MEASURES.
DURING THE SAME PERIOD, THE DEPARTMENT TOOK PART IN FOUR DISTRICT EXHIBITIONS ORGANISED BY CITY DISTRICT OFFICES.
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