FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1981
+FIRE IS THE BIGGEST SINGLE THREAT TO THE COUNTRYSIDE AND NO ONE SHOULD UNDERESTIMATE THE DANGER TO LARGE AREAS OF THE TERRITORY BY THE CARELESSNESS OF PERSONS VISITING THE COUNTRYSIDE.+
THE SPOKESMAN ALSO ADVISED FARMERS TO TAKE SPECIAL CARE WHEN BURNING RUBBISH AND WEEDS ON THEIR FARMS IN THE COUNTRYSIDE.
THEY SHOULD INFORM STAFF AT THE NEAREST COUNTRY PARK MANAGEMENT CENTRE OR SEEK THEIR ASSISTANCE WHERE NECESSARY, BEFORE LIGHTING A FIRE.
FARMERS SHOULD ALSO HAVE BUCKETS OF WATER AND FIRE BEATERS READY TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF FIRE TO ADJOINING COUNTRYSIDE. THEY SHOULD POSTPONE THE BURNING WHEN WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE DRY AND WINDY.
U.C. NOMINATIONS
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THE RETURNING OFFICER, MR THOMAS TSO MAN-TAI, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT NINE NOMINATIONS HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED FOR THE URBAN COUNCIL ELECTION ON MARCH 5.
THE CANDIDATES ARE: MESSRS FRANCIS CHAINE, CHAM PO-CHEUNG, CHAN CHAN-NAM, PETER CHAN CHI-KWAN, PETER CHAN PO-FUN, CHOI KWOK-CHING, CHOW WAI-HUNG, SHÚM KUI-CHUNG AND TSIN SAI-NIN.
THE ELECTION WILL BE FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM.
RECRUITMENT DRIVE FOR FIRE OFFICERS
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THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS TO LAUNCH A RECRUITING DRIVE FOR STATION OFFICERS FROM MONDAY (FEBRUARY 23).
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID APPLICANTS WHO MEET BASIC EDUCATIONAL AND PHYSICAL FITNESS REQUIREMENTS BUT WITH ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE USEFUL IN THEIR NEW CAREER WILL BE OFFERED HIGHER STARTING SALARY.
THIS INCLUDES EXPERIENCE IN PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT OR ADMINISTRATION, TECHNICAL OR SCIENTIFIC FIELDS, TEACHING OR ANY OF THE AUXILIARY SERVICES.
+UP TO TWO ADDITIONAL INCREMENTS CAN BE AWARDED TO A RECRUIT STATION OFFICER, A MATRICULANT WITH CONSIDERABLE RELEVANT EXPERIENCE, FOR EXAMPLE, CAN START WITH A SALARY OF $4 720, RISING TO $8 450 AND WITH PROSPECTS OF PROMOTION TO HIGHER RANKS, HE SAID.
+A FIRE OFFICER IN HONG KONG IS A CAREER WORTH PURSUING FOR IT OFFERS JOB SATISFACTION, COMRADESHIP AND A HEALTHY ACTIVE LIFE AS A RESPONSIBLE MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY.+
LAST YEAR THE SERVICES RESPONDED TO SOME 241 000 EMERGENCIES OF WHICH MORE THAN 19 500 WERE FIRE AND SPECIAL SERVICES ALARMS. IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR, ABOUT 218 000 CALLS WITH MORE THAN 18 700 FIRE AND SPECIAL SERVICES ALARMS WERE RECEIVED,
/DURT'S