FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 1981
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VACANCIES FOR AMBULANCEMEN
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THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL LAUNCH AN AMBULANCEMEN RECRUITMENT DRIVE ON MONDAY (JANUARY 5).
RECRUTH
DURING THE FOUR-WEEK EXERCISE, THE DEPARTMENT HOPES TO FIND SCORES OF SUITABLE APPLICANTS TO FILL EXISTING AND NEW VACANCIES.
THE NEED FOR MORE AMBULANCEMEN HAS BEEN DICTATED BY THE INCREASING DEMAND FOR AMBULANCE SERVICE THROUGHOUT HONG KONG.
LAST YEAR, THE AMBULANCE COMMAND RESPONDED TO SOME 220 000 CALLS DURING WHICH ABOUT 280 000 PEOPLE WERE TREATED AND CONVEYED TO HOSPITAL - REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF 11 PER CENT OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR FIGURE.
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ON JUNE 18, A RECORD NUMBER OF 811 CALLS, OR ABOUT 34 CALLS PER HOUR, WERE RECEIVED BY THE COMMAND.
+FROM THE FIGURES IT IS OBVIOUS THAT WE NEED MANY MORE AMBULANCEMEN TO COPE WITH THE DEMAND, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.
FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF APPLICANTS, TWO RECRUITING CENTRES WILL BE SET UP ONE ON HONG KONG ISLAND AND THE OTHER IN KOWLOON.
THEY ARE THE HARBOUR ROAD FIRE STATION, OPPOSITE THE ARTS CENTRE NEAR WAN CHAI FERRY PIER, AND TSIM SHA TSUI FIRE STATION, CANTON ROAD, NEAR CANTON ROAD GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING.
THE CENTRES WILL OPEN BETWEEN 9 AM AND 6 PM ON WEEKDAYS,
9 AM TO NOON ON SATURDAYS AND CLOSE ON SUNDAYS.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID APPLICANTS SHOULD BE UNDER 30 YEARS OF AGE HAVE LIVED IN HONG KONG FOR A CONTINUOUS PERIOD OF AT LEAST FIVE YEARS, SHOULD SPEAK FLUENT CANTONESE AND BE ABLE TO READ AND WRITE CHINESE.
THEY SHOULD BE AT LEAST 1.65 METRES TALL, WEIGHT 52 KILOGRAMS AND HAVE GOOD PHYSIQUE.
WITH THE MINIMUM EDUCATION QUALIFICATION AT PRIMARY SIX OR EQUIVALENT THE STARTING SALARY FOR AN AMBULANCEMAN RANGES FROM $1 870 TO $2 065.
AN APPLICANT CALLING AT EITHER OF THE RECRUITING CENTRES SHOULD BRING HIS IDENTITY CARD, A COMPLETED APPLICATION FORM (GF 340) OBTAINABLE FROM ANY CITY DISTRICT OFFICE OR FIRE STATION, ACADEMIC DOCUMENTS AND A PAIR OF SHORTS AND SHOES FOR A FITNESS TEST.
ALL THOSE SUCCESSFUL WILL UNDERGO EIGHT WEEKS OF TRAINING AT THE FIRE SERVICES TRAINING SCHOOL IN PAT HEUNG, NEW TERRITORIES.
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