THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1979
DEMONSTRATION TO EXPLAIN SERIOUSNESS OF HILL FIRE
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THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT WILL EXPLAIN TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE MEDIA THE SERIOUSNESS OF COUNTRYSIDE FIRES IN A CONTROLLED BURNING DEMONSTRATION TO BE HELD AT ROUTE TWISK TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AFTERNOON.
+THE DEMONSTRATION WILL BE A CURTAIN-RAISER TO THE GOVERNMENT'S FIRE PREVENTION CAMPAIGN WHICH WILL BE LAUNCHED NEXT MONTH,✦ SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.
DURING THE DEMONSTRATION, FIRE CREWS FROM THE DEPARTMENT WILL USE VARIOUS APPARATUS TO COMBAT THE FIRE WHILE HELICOPTERS FROM THE ROYAL AIR FORCE AND THE ROYAL HONG KONG AUXILIARY AIR FORCE WILL ASSIST IN FIRE FIGHTING BY WATER BOMBING FROM THE AIR, HE SAID.
+AFTER THE DEMONSTRATION, MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE TAKEN TO THE KOWLOON HILLS FIRE CONTROL CENTRE WHERE THE DEPARTMENT'S COMMUNICATIONS AND FIRE DETECTION SYSTEMS WILL BE EXPLAINED, + KE
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NOTE TO EDITORS
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND A REPORTER/PHOTOGRAPHER TO COVER THE DEMONSTRATION OF CONTROLLED BURNING OF HILL FIRE AT THE COUNTRY PARKS MANAGEMENT CENTRE AT ROUTE TWISK, ABOUT HALF A MILE NORTH OF THE 12 MILESTONE, AT 2.30 P.M. TOMORROW (FRIDAY). PRESS TRANSPORT WILL LEAVE KOWLOON PUBLIC PIER AT 1.30 P.M. SHARP. SENIOR
INFORMATION OFFICER OF THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, MR. MARK PINKSTONE WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST THE PRESS.
TWO BUILDINGS IN TAI PO DECLARED DANGEROUS
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THE BUILDING AUTHORITY TODAY (THURSDAY) DECLARED TWO BUILDINGS AT 54 AND 56 FU SHIN STREET IN TAI PO TO BE IN A DANGEROUS CONDITION.
IN A STATEMENT ISSUED THIS MORNING THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT BUILDING SURVEYOR SAID THESE TWO-STOREY PRE-WAR BUILDINGS OF TRADITIONAL CONSTRUCTION HAD BEEN UNDER REGULAR OBSERVATION FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS.
+THEY ARE VERY DILIPIDATED AND RECENT INSPECTIONS HAVE SHOWN THAT PART OF THE FRONT WALL MAY COLLAPSE ONTO FU SHIN STREET. IN SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES IT IS CONSIDERED NECESSARY TO CLOSE AND DEMOLISH THESE BUILDINGS, HE SAID.
NOTICES OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR CLOSURE ORDERS IN KOWLOON DISTRICT COURT AT 9.30 A.M. ON NOVEMBER 15, 1979 WERE POSTED TODAY,
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