SATURDAY, JULY 14, 1979
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800 WANT TO BECOME FIREMEN
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ABOUT 800 YOUNG MEN HAVE SO FAR APPLIED TO BECOME FIREMEN IN THE CURRENT FIRE SERVICES RECRUITING DRIVE, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE SERVICES SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
+BECAUSE OF THIS GOOD RESPONSE, WE HAVE DECIDED TO EXTEND THE DRIVE UNTIL JULY 27 TO GIVE OTHER PHYSICALLY FIT YOUNG MEN INTERESTED IN THIS EXCITING AND CHALLENGING CAREER MORE TIME TO COME FORWARD AND JOIN US, HE SAID.
THE THREE RECRUITING CENTRES NOW IN OPERATION FROM 10 A.M. TO 7 P.M. ARE:
* HONG KONG ISLAND
* KOWLOON
HARBOUR ROAD FIRE STATION (NEAR THE WANCHA I FERRY PIER) OPEN FROM JULY 16 TO JULY 27 (EXCEPT SATURDAY AND SUNDAY).
TSIM SHA TSUI FIRE STATION (CANTON ROAD) OPEN FROM JULY 16 TO JULY 27 (EXCEPT ŠATURDAY AND SUNDAY).
* NEW TERRITORIES
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LEI MUK SHUE FIRE STATION (WO YEE HOP ROAD, SHEUNG KWAI CHUNG) OPEN ON JULY 18, 19, 20, 25, 26 AND 27.
IN ADDITION, THE FIRE SERVICES TRAINING SCHOOL IN FAN KAM ROAD, PAK HEUNG WILL ALSO BE OPEN ON JULY 16, 17, 23 AND 24 TO PROCESS APPLICATIONS.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID APPLICANTS SHOULD PREFERABLY BE AGED BETWEEN 18 AND 30 AND HAVE LIVED IN HONG KONG FOR A CONTINUOUS PERIOD OF AT LEAST FIVE YEARS.
+APPLICANTS SHOULD SPEAK FLUENT CANTONESE AND BE ABLE TO READ AND WRITE CHINESE. THEY SHOULD BE AT LEAST FIVE FOOT SIX, WEIGH 120. POUNDS OR MORE AND HAYE GOOD PHYSIQUE AND NORMAL EYESIGHT, HE SAID.
A FIREMAN STARTS WITH A MINIMUM SALARY OF $1,315 RISING TO A MAXIMUM OF $1,925. AN INCREMENT WILL BE AWARDED ON SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF 26 WEEKS' BASIC TRAINING AT THE PAK HEUNG TRAINING SCHOOL. HE IS THEN POSTED TO AN OPERATIONAL FIRE STATION AND IN DUE COURSE MAY BE SELECTED FOR SPECIALISED TRAINING SUCH AS DRIVING, DIVING, NAVIGATION AND ENGINEERING.
APPLICANTS CALLING AT THE CENTRES SHOULD TAKE ALONG THEIR IDENTITY CARDS, À DULY COMPLETED APPLICATION FORM (6.F. 340) OBTAINABLE FROM ANY CITY DISTRICT OFFICE OR FIRE STATION AND ACADEMIC DOCUMENTS (UP TO PRIMARY SIX STANDARD).
CANDIDATES ARE ALSO REQUESTED TO BRING ALONG RUBBER GYMNASTIC SHOES AND SHORTS FOR PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST. THE TEST IS DIVIDED INTO THREE PARTS: PRELIMINARY EYESIGHT TEST, PHYSICAL MEASUREMENTS AND STRENGTH TEST.
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