SUNDAY, AUGUST 15, 1982
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LIFEGUARD TRAINING COURSES EXTEND TO KWAI CHUNG AND SHA TIN
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THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS TO EXTEND ITS LIFEGUARD TRAINING COURSES TO KWAI CHUNG AND SHA TIN DISTRICTS FOLLOWING A SUCCESSFUL ONE AT FANLING.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NTSD SAID SOME 200 BUDDING LIFEGUARDS HAD RECEIVED TRAINING UNDER THE SCHEME HELD AT THE FANLING PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL.
STARTING AUGUST 31 (TUESDAY), FOUR 13-SESSION LIFEGUARD TRAINING COURSES WILL BE LAUNCHED AT THE KWAI SHING PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL AND THE SHA TIN JOCKEY CLUB PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL. EACH COURSE WILL BE HELD THREE TIMES A WEEK FROM 7.45 PM TO 9.45 PM.
THESE FREE TRAINING COURSES, WHICH LAST UNTIL THE END OF SEPTEMBER, WILL HELP RECRUIT MORË LIFEGUARDS TO SERVE AT THE VARIOUS PUBLIC BEACHES AND SWIMMING POOLS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
APPLICANTS FOR THE LIFEGUARD TRAINING COURSES SHOULD BE AGED 18 OR ABOVE AND SHOULD HAVE STRONG PHYSIQUE AND GOOD EYE-SIGHT. THEY MUST ALSO BE CAPABLE OF SWIMMING A DISTANCE OF 200 METRES.
TOWARDS THE END OF THE CLASS. TRAINEES WILL SIT FOR A TEST FOR A BRONZE MEDALLION ORGANISED BY THE ROYAL HONG KONG LIFE-SAVING SOCIETY. AFTER ACQUIRING THE STIPULATED QUALIFICATION, THEY WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR THE POST OF LIFEGUARD IN THE NTSD AND EARN $2 350 A MONTH.
APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT SHA TIN JOCKEY CLUB PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL, KWAI SHING PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL, OSMAN RAMJU SADICK MEMORIAL GAMES HALL IN KWAI CHUNG AND THE RECREATION PROMOTION UNIT (SOUTH REGION) OF THE NTSD AT 9TH FLOOR, FOURSEAS BUILDING, 208-212 NATHAN ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI.
COMPLETED FORMS SHOULD BE RETURNED TO THE RECREATION
PROMOTION UNIT (SOUTH REGION) OF THE NTSD AND SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL BE NOTIFIED ON THE DATE OF THE TRAINING COURSE.
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