SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1979
FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT EXTENDS RECRUITMENT DRIVE
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THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAS EXTENDED ITS CURRENT RECRUITMENT DRIVE TO ENABLE MORE YOUNG MEN TO APPLY.
THE FOUR-DAY DRIVE, WHICH ENDED YESTERDAY (FRIDAY), WILL NOW BE EXTENDED TO NEXT WEDNESDAY.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID 160 POSTS OF FIREMEN ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR PHYSICALLY FIT YOUNG MEN.
HE SAID APPLICANTS SHOULD HAVE LIVED IN HONG KONG FOR A CONTINUOUS PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS. THEY SHOULD BE BETWEEN 18 AND 30 YEARS OF AGE, WITH GOOD PHYSIQUE AND NORMAL EYESIGHT, AND CAN SPEAK FLUENT CANTONESE AND READ AND WRITE CHINESE.
A FIREMAN STARTS WITH MINIMUM SALARY OF $1,315, RISING TO A MAXIMUM OF $1,925 WITH AN AWARD OF INCREMENT AFTER SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF A SIX-MONTH BASIC TRAINING.
HIS DUTIES ARE MAINLY CONCERNED WITH GENERAL FIRE FIGHTING AND RESCUE.
THREE CENTRES WILL BE OPENED TO APPLICANTS FROM NEXT MONDAY TO WEDNESDAY (JANUARY 8 TO 10) FOR THIS RECRUITMENT EXERCISE AND THE OPERATING HOURS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
MONDAY (JANUARY 8)
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HARBOUR ROAD FIRE STATION 10 A.M.
-
6 P.M.
TSIM SHA TSUI FIRE STATION 10 A.M.
7 P.M.
TUESDAY (JANUARY 9)
HARBOUR ROAD FIRE STATION 10 A.M.
←
6 P.M.
TSIM SHA TSUI FIRE
STATION
10 A.M.
6 P.M.
PAT HEUNG FIRE SERVICES TRAINING SCHOOL (YUEN
LONG)
10 A.M.
7 P.M.
WEDNESDAY (JANUARY 10)
HARBOUR ROAD FIRE
STATION
10 A.M.
- 6 P.M.
TS IM SHA TSUI FIRE
STATION
10 A.M.
-
7 P.M.
APPLICANTS ARE REQUESTED TO BRING ALONG THE IR IDENTITY CARDS, ACADEMIC DOCUMENTS, RUBBER GYMNASTIC SHOES AND SHORTS WHEN CALLING AT THESE STATIONS.
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