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THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1979
RECRUITMENT FOR FIRE OFFICERS
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THE FIRE SERVICES ARE LOOKING FOR RESPONSIBLE, ACTIVE AND BRIGHT YOUNG MEN TO FILL VACANCIES FOR ASSISTANT STATION OFFICERS.
A FOUR-WEEK-RECRUITING EXERCISE FOR ASSISTANT STATION OFFICERS WILL BE LAUNCHED FROM NEXT MONDAY, A FIRE SERVICES SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY).
+WE ARE OFFERING A CAREER FULL OF VARIETY, INTEREST AND OPPORTUNITIES TO THOSE WHO WISH TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
APPLICANTS SHOULD HAVE GOOD PHYSIQUE, NORMAL EYESIGHT AND PREFERABLY BE UNDER 30 YEARS OF AGE.
A SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT, APART FROM BEING TRAINED FOR GENERAL FIRE FIGHTING AND RESCUE WORK, IS ALSO REQUIRED TO PERFORM SUPERVISORY AND ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES.
THE MINIMUM ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION AN APPLICANT MUST POSSESS IS FIVE SUBJECTS INCLUDING ENGLISH LANGUAGE (SYLLABUS B) AT GRADE E IN THE HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION.
THE STARTING SALARY FOR AN ASSISTANT STATION OFFICER VAR IES FROM $2,605 TO $3,045 DEPENDING ON QUALIFICATION AND RISES TO A MAXIMUM OF $3,390.
AN INCREMENT IS AWARDED ON SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF SIX MONTHS' RESIDENTIAL TRAINING COURSE IN THE FIRE SERVICES TRAINING SCHOOL AT PAT HEUNG, NEW TERRITORIES.
A RECRUIT WILL BE PLACED ON PROBATION FOR THE FIRST. THREE YEARS, AFTER WHICH, PROVIDED HE HAS CARRIED OUT ALL HIS DUTIES SATISFACTORILY AND PASSED 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 $4,135 TO $6,295.
THOSE INTERESTED SHOULD APPLY IN PERSON BETWEEN 10 A.M. AND 7 P.M. AT THE FOLLOWING CENTRES1
* HARBOUR ROAD FIRE STATION - FROM JULY 30 TO AUGUST 24
(EXCEPT SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS).
* TSIM SHA TSUI FIRE STATION
FROM JULY 30 TO AUGUST 24 (EXCEPT SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS).
* FIRE SERVICES TRAINING SCHOOL - ON JULY 30, 31- AUGUST 6, 7,
13, 14, 20 ̊ AND 21.
* LEI MUK SHUE FIRE STATION
ON AUGUST 1, 2, 3, 8 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23 AND 24.
MEANWHILE, THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT, MORE THAN 1,200 YOUNG MEN HAVE RESPONDED TO THE CURRENT RECRUITING CAMPAIGN FOR FIREMEN,
→IN VIEW OF THE GOOD RESPONSE IT HAS BEEN DECIDED TO EXTEND THE CAMPAIGN FOR TWO MORE WEEKS, HE ADDED.
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