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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1982
WATER LEAKAGE TEST
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FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO CERTAIN PREMISES IN WAN CHAI WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR SEVEN HOURS FROM 11 PM ON FRIDAY (NOVEMBER 5) TO 6 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY FOR A LEAKAGE TEST.
THE AREA AFFECTED IS BOUNDED BY LUARD ROAD, JOHNSTON ROAD, HENNESSY ROAD, FLEMING ROAD AND GLOUCESTER ROAD.
RECORD 939 AMBULANCE CALLS IN A DAY
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THE FIRE SERVICES AMBULANCE COMMAND RESPONDED TO A RECORD NUMBER OF 939 CALLS DURING THE 24-HOUR PERIOD ENDING AT 8.30 AM TODAY (TUESDAY).
+THE CALLS INCLUDED BOTH EMERGENCIES AND REMOVAL CASES,+ A SPOKESMAN FOR THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID.
+THE PREVIOUS RECORD, THE SPOKESMAN RECALLED, WAS IN JUNE WHEN 899 CALLS WERE RECEIVED BY THE FIRE SERVICES COMMUNICATION CENTRE.+
THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT THE NUMBER OF AMBULANCE CALLS RECEIVED HAS BEEN INCREASING STEADILY IN THE LAST FEW YEARS.
LAST YEAR, 252 967 CALLS WERE RECEIVED, COMPARED WITH 221 057 IN 1980, AN INCREASE OF 14.4 PER CENT.
IN THE FIRST HALF OF THIS YEAR, THE AMBULANCE COMMAND RESPONDED TO 134 464 CALLS, COMPARED WITH 119 844 DURING THE SAME PERIOD IN 1981, AN INCREASE OF 12.2 PER CENT.
TSIM SHA TSUI SQUATTER AREA CLEARED
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THE ONLY SQUATTER AREA IN TSIM SHA TSUI ALONG KOWLOON PARK DRIVE WAS CLEARED TODAY (TUESDAY) TO MAKE WAY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND AND REST AREA.
THE OPERATION, CO-ORDINATED BY THE YAU MA TEI DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTÉE FORMED LAST YEAR, WAS CARRIED OUT BY STAFF FROM THE SQUATTER CONTROL DIVISION OF THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT.
THE MANAGEMENT
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