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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1980
CAS EXERCISE AT +SUICIDE WALL+
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THE CIVIL AID SERVICES MOUNTAIN RESCUE UNIT WILL CARRY OUT A SERIES OF EXERCISES IN HILLY AND COUNTRYSIDE AREAS THROUGHOUT HONG KONG THE WHOLE OF NEXT WEEK AS PART OF ITS BIENNIAL INSPECTION.
THE INSPECTOR OF LAND RESCUE FROM THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, SQUADRON LEADER GORDON BLACKBURN ARRIVED YESTERDAY (WEDNESDAY) TO CONDUCT THE INSPECTION.
ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EXERCISES WILL BE A TWO-HOUR MOCK CLIFF RESCUE AT SUICIDE WALL ON KOWLOON PEAK ON NOVEMBER 25, TUESDAY.
THERE WILL BE DEMONSTRATIONS OF ROCK CLIMBING AS WELL AS VARIOUS CLIFF RESCUE TECHNIQUES.
OTHER EXERCISES INCLUDING A CROSS-COUNTRY EXPEDITION AND A NIGHT NAVIGATION WILL ALSO BE CARRIED OUT.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE CLIFF RESCUE EXERCISE BY THE CAS MOUNTAIN RESCUE UNIT AT +SUICIDE WALL+ ON KOWLOON PEAK.
THE EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE NEXT TUESDAY (NOVEMBER 25) BEGINNING AT 10.30 AM. TRANSPORT WILL BE PROVIDED, BUT THERE WILL BE A 45-MINUTE WALK OVER FAIRLY ROUGH HILL PATHS TO THE DEMONSTRATION AREA.
THOSE WISHING TO MAKE USE OF THE FACILITY ARE REQUESTED TO MEET THE ASSISTANT COMMANDER OF THE MOUNTAIN RESCUE UNIT, MR HO KAI SHEK AT CAS KOWLOON TRAINING CENTRE, 204 ARGYLE STREET (NEXT TO KOWLOON CITY POLICE STATION) AT 9.15 AM. THEY ARE ADVISED TO PUT ON PROPER FOOTWEAR AND TO CARRY TELE-LENSES FOR THEIR CAMERAS.
PERFORMANCE BY NT DANCE TROUPES ****
DANCE TROUPES FROM TAI PO, TSUEN WAN AND TUEN MUN WILL GIVE A JOINT PERFORMANCE ON SATURDAY (NOVEMBER 22) TO REFINE THEIR ART.
THE EVENT, ORGANISED BY TAI PO ARTS ADVANCEMENT ASSOCIATION AND SPONSORED BY THE LOCAL DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD, WILL BE HELD AT TAI PO VALTORTA COLLEGE.
TWO LOCAL SCHOOLS WILL ALSO SEND TEAMS TO PARTICIPATE.
PROGRAMMES WILL INCLUDE CHINESE, JAPANESE, SPANISH AND BANGLADESHI DANCES DEPICTING RURAL LIFE.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TAI PO DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD SAID THE TROUPES WERE BACKED BY THE IR RESPECTIVE DAB'S AND THE JOINT PERFORMANCE WAS TO GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXCHANGE EXPERIENCE.
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