SUNDAY, MAY 31, 1981
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HE SAID THAT MR PATRICK LAI, A MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEER FROM THE DEPARTMENT HAS JUST LEFT FOR BRITAIN TO COMMISSION AND TO INSPECT THE APPLIANCES BEFORE THEY ARE SHIPPED TO HONG KONG.
EACH OF THE THREE MAJOR PUMPS FOR CHAI WAN, POKFULAM AND SHEUNG WAN STATIONS COSTS MORE THAN $600 000, WHILE THE PRICE FOR THE CHASSIS OF A RESERVE HEAVY PUMP IS MORE THAN $360 000. THE MOST EXPENSIVE IS THE SNORKEL WHICH IS TAGGED AT ABOUT $1.19 MILLION EACH.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE MAJOR PUMP, PRODUCED BY HESTA IR DENNIS LTD., HAS AN ALL STEEL FRAMEWORK GIVING EXTRA STRENGTH TO THE BODY OF THE APPLIANCE AND PROTECTION TO THE DRIVER AND CREW.
+WHEN COMPARED WITH THE PRESENT TYPE, WHICH IS A COMPOSITE OF STEEL AND WOOD, THE ONES ORDERED ARE MUCH SAFER AND MORE DURABLE, HE SAID.
OF THE 10 NEW SNORKELS, EACH OF WHICH IS FITTED WITH A 16-METRE ARM USED FOR RESCUE AND FIRE FIGHTING WORK, SIX ARE REPLACEMENTS FOR OLD PUMP-ESCAPES.
+THEY ARE EASIER TO CONTROL AND MORE SUITED FOR THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT WHERE RAPID AND PRECISE MANOEUVRING IN DENSELY BUILT-UP AREAS IS OFTEN VITAL IN PREVENTING FIRES FROM SPREADING OUT OF CONTROL, HE ADDED.
SIR DAVID TRENCH FUND INVITES APPLICATIONS
FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS GRANTS
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APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS ARE NOW INVITED FROM VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS IN THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1981-82 FROM THE SIR DAVID TRENCH FUND FOR RECREATION.
THE FUND IS DESIGNED TO ASSIST IN PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR A WIDE RANGE OF RECREATIONAL, SPORTS AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES.
THIS YEAR, APPROXIMATELY $1 MILLION IS AVAILABLE FOR SPECIFIC PROJECTS WHICH ARE PRINCIPALLY FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES AND ARE OF THE +BRICK AND MORTAR+ TYPE AND WHICH CANNOT BE FINANCED THROUGH NORMAL GOVERNMENT CHANNELS AND FOR WHICH FUNDS FROM OTHER SOURCES ARE UNAVAILABLE.
PROJECTS OF CONSTRUCTIVE AND LONG TERM BENEF IT, DESIGNED TO DEVELOP THE INDIVIDUAL AND ENCOURAGE PURPOSEFUL USE OF LEISURE TIME BY YOUNG PEOPLE, ARE GIVEN PRIORITY.
THE FUND IS ADMINISTERED BY THE COUNCIL FOR RECREATION AND SPORT.
/APPLICATION FORMS