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TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1981
AMS TO BOOST CANOE RESCUE TEAMS
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SWIMMING IN PUBLIC BEACHES IN HONG KONG WILL BE MADE SAFER WHEN REGULAR LIFEGUARDS ARE JOINED BY MEMBERS OF AUXILIARY MEDICAL SERVICE WHO WILL PATROL THE WATER IN CANOES TO CARRY OUT LIFE-SAVING DUTIES.
SOME 850 AMS LIFEGUARDS ARE TO BE TRAINED IN CANOE RESCUE TECHNIQUES IN A NEWLY-SET-UP CANOE TRAINING CENTRE AT TSAM CHUK WAN, SAI KUNG.
THE CENTRE, FINANCED BY GOVERNMENT FUNDS AND DONATIONS FROM A GROUP OF AMS OFFICERS WILL BE OPENED ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, BY THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, DR K.L. THONG, WHO IS ALSO THE UNIT CONTROLLER OF THE AUXILIARY MEDICAL SERVICE.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE SERVICE SAID ALL AMS LIFEGUARDS WILL BE TRAINED AT THE NEW CENTRE IN THE USE OF SPECIALLY-BUILT RESCUE CANOES TO SAVE LIFE AT SEA.
+THE CANOE HAS PROVED TO BE A FAST AND EFFECTIVE MEANS OF LIFE-SAVING, HE SAID.
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COURSES TO BE CONDUCTED AT THE TSAM CHUK WAN CENTRE WILL BE DIVIDED INTO THREE PARTS BASIC CANOE TRAINING, CANOE RESCUE TECHNIQUES AND LIFE-SAVING PROFICIENCY. ALL AMS REGULAR LIFEGUARDS WILL HAVE TO COMPLETE THE THREE PARTS OF THE COURSE.
THE NEW AMS CANOE CENTRE WILL ALSO BE USED FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES BY AMS MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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