FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1979
VALUE OF VOLUNTARY LIFEGUARDS STRESSED
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THE DIRECTOR OF URBAN SERVICES, MR. BRIAN WILSON, TODAY (FRIDAY) PRAISED THE HONG KONG LIFE GUARD CLUB FOR PROVIDING HONORARY LIFE GUARDS DURING THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS AT PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS AND BATHING BEACHES.
MR. WILSON WAS SPEAKING AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE SUMMER YOUTH TRAINING PROGRAMME ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG LIFE GUARD CLUB AT REPULSE BAY.
HE SAID THAT NO FEWER THAN 3 263 HONORARY LIFE GUARDS WERE PROVIDED THIS SUMMER AT SWIMMING POOLS AND BEACHES MANAGED BY THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT IN HONG KONG AND KOWLOON- AND 2 686 HONORARY LIFE GUARDS AT NEW TERRITORIES BEACHES.
+ORGANISING SUCH A PROGRAMME IS NOT SOME MINOR FUN THING, MR. WILSON SAID.
HE ALSO SAID THAT MANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WERE PROBABLY UNFAMILIAR WITH THE SCOPE AND THE VALUE OF THE SUMMER YOUTH TRAINING PROGRAMME, ALTHOUGH IT HAS BEEN TAKING PLACE ANNUALLY FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.
+THIS PROGRAMME IS A QUITE REMARKABLE EFFORT ON THE PART OF SEVERAL DIFFERENT ORGANISATIONS DURING THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS TO PROVIDE A SERIES OF TRAINING COURSES ON USEFUL WATER ACTIVITIES SUCH AS LIFE SAVING, SWIMMING, DIVING, CANOEING, FIRST AID, AND ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION, HE SAID.
USD PUBLIC INFORMATION UNIT MOVES TO NEW OFFICES
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THE PUBLIC INFORMATION UNIT, ACCOUNTS SECTION AND SUPPLIES SECTION OF THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL MOVE TO NEW OFFICES IN THE CLUB LUSITANO BUILDING, ICE HOUSE STREET, HONG KONG TOMORROW (SATURDAY).
THE NEW OFFICES WILL START OPERATING ON MONDAY (NOVEMBER 19) AND THE ENQUIRIES TELEPHONE NUMBER IS 5-214113.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
THE PUBLIC INFORMATION UNIT OF THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL MOVE TO THE FIRST FLOOR OF CLUB LUSITANO BUILDING, ICE HOUSE STREET, HONG KONG TOMORROW (SATURDAY).
FOLLOWING ARE THE NEW TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR YOUR REFERENCE :
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