SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1979
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INAUGURATION OF NEW FIRE WATCH PATROLS
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TWENTY-FIVE NEW PATROLS HAVE JOINED THE FIRE WATCH SCHEME IN VILLAGES AND SQUATTER AREAS, INCREASING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PATROLS TO 51.
THE SCHEME, LAUNCHED IN FEBRUARY THIS YEAR, IS AIMED AT AROUSING PUBLIC ́AWARENESS OF THE DANGER OF FIRE" AND ENLISTING COMMUNITY SUPPORT IN FIRE PREVENTION,
THE FIRE WATCH PATROLS ARE TRAINED BY THE FIRE SERVICES IN THE OPERATION OF FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT SO THAT THEY CAN ACT AS +FIRST-AIDERS+ TO TACKLE A FIRE IN ITS EARLY STAGES BEFORE THE ARRIVAL OF FIREMEN,
THEY ARE ALSO TAUGHT ON HOW TO PREVENT FIRE OUTBREAKS.
THE NEW PATROLS WILL BE INAUGURATED AT A CEREMONY TO BE HELD AT THE TSIM SHA TSUI FIRE STATION ON MONDAY (NOVEMBER 19) AT 3 P.M.
OFFICIATING WILL BE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE FIRE SERVICES, THE HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT, THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES AND THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE FIRE WATCH PATROL INAUGURATION CEREMONY AT 3 P.M. ON MONDAY (NOVEMBER 19) AT TSIM SHA TSUI FIRE STATION, 333 CANTON ROAD (NEAR AUSTIN ROAD), KOWLOON.
72 CITIZENS TO JOIN SWD'S VOLUNTEER SCHEME FOR PROBATIONERS
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SEVENTY-TWO CITIZENS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE WILL TOMORROW (SUNDAY) REGISTER WITH THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT TO JOIN ITS VOLUNTEER SCHEME FOR PROBATIONERS.
THEY WILL BE GIVEN AN ORIENTATION COURSE ON THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF PROBATION WORK.
THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE (OPERATIONS), MRS. EVELYN DOE. WILL ADDRESS THE NEW RECRUITS AT A CEREMONY IN WHICH SHE WILL WELCOME THEM TO THE SCHEME.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S VOLUNTEER SCHEME FOR PROBATIONERS WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE AT 2 P.M. TOMORROW (SUNDAY) AT THE DUKE OF WINDSOR SOCIAL SERVICES BUILDING, SECOND FLOOR, ROOMS 204/6 AT 15 HENNESSY ROAD, WAN CHAI.
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