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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1979
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT LETTERS WOULD BE GOING OUT TODAY TO SUCCESSFUL TENDERERS AND THAT THE FIRST OF THE 300 TAXIS WOULD BE INSPECTED NEXT MONTH,
ALL 300 TAXIS SHOULD BE ON THE ROAD BY THE END OF JANUARY NEXT YEAR, HE ADDED.
GRAVEYARD VISITORS WARNED OF FIRE DANGER
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THOUSANDS OF VISITORS GOING TO GRAVEYARDS IN THE COUNTRYSIDE THIS WEEKEND ARE WARNED OF THE EXTREMELY HIGH RISK OF FIRE OUTBREAKS.
THE COUNTRY PARKS AUTHORITY HAS TAKEN SUCH A SERIOUS VIEW OF THE FIRE RISKS THAT IT APPEALS TO WORSHIPPERS TO REFRAIN, IF POSSIBLE, FROM BURNING TRADITIONAL JOSS-STICKS AND PAPER AT GRAVEYARDS.
+WORSHIPPERS ARE ALSO ADVISED TO TAKE PRE-COOKED FOOD WITH THEM INSTEAD OF PREPARING BARBECUES TO CLEAR THE VEGETATION AWAY FROM THE GRAVEYARDS BY HAND AND TO HAVE A CONTAINER OF WATER HANDY TO DOUCE ANY FIRE WHICH MAY OCCUR,
+EXPERIENCE SHOWS THAT DURING THE CHUNG YEUNG FESTIVAL MOST OF THE COUNTRYSIDE FIRES HAVE BEEN STARTED BY UNATTENDED SMOULDERING JOSS-STICKS,+ THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT'S COUNTRY PARKS PROTECTION OFFICER, MR. CHONG SING-LAI, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
HE SAID THAT IN AN EFFORT TO MINIMISE THE FIRE RISKS IN THE HEAVILY WOODED AREAS, PICNICKERS WERE ASKED TO AVOID VISITING THE TAI LAM CHUNG, SHING MUN AND KAM SHAN COUNTRY PARKS AS WELL AS THE TAI PO KAU SPECIAL AREA.
+ IF VISITORS TO THE COUNTRYSIDE TAKE OUR ADVICE, OUR STAFF WILL BE ABLE TO CONCENTRATE ON PATROLLING GRAVEYARDS, HE SAID.
MR. CHONG SAID THE BARRIER AT THE TAI LAM CHUNG COUNTRY PARK AT THE SHEK KONG/PAT HEUNG CATCHWATER NEAR THE ARMY CINEMA, AND THE BARRIER AT KAM SHAN COUNTRY PARK AT THE FOUR-AND-A-HALF MILESTONE ON TAI PO ROAD WOULD ALSO BE CLOSED TO VEHICLES FROM ENTERING THE PARKS.
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