SATURDAY, JULY 2, 1983
BEACHGOERS SHOULD OBSERVE DANGER SIGNALS
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BEACHGOERS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO STAY OUT OF WATER AT ANY PUBLIC BEACH WHERE A RED FLAG IS HOISTED.
THIS SIGNAL MEANS THAT IT IS DANGEROUS TO ENTER THE WATER AT THE BEACH, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY.
THE SIGNAL IS RAISED WHEN THERE IS STRONG WIND OR WHEN THE SEA IS ROUGH,
A BLUE FLAG MEANS THAT THE WAVES MAY BE TOO STRONG FOR LESS EXPERIENCED SWIMMERS AND CHILDREN.
+THOSE WHO FAIL TO OBSERVE EITHER WARNING MAY ENDANGER THEIR LIVES, THE SPOKESMAN WARNED.
HE RECALLED THAT THREE BATHERS DROWNED LAST SUNDAY BECAUSE THEY IGNORED THE RED FLAG SIGNAL OR FAILED TO OBSERVE SAFETY RULES.
THE SPOKESMAN ALSO WARNED THAT IT IS DANGEROUS TO SWIM OUTSIDE THE SAFETY LIMITS MARKED BY BUOY LINES OR AT UNGAZETTED BEACHES WITH ROCKY HEADLANDS AND STRONG TIDES.
TONG FUK BEACH ON LANTAU ISLAND IS PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID,
OTHER UNGAZETTED BEACHES WHERE DANGER SIGNALS ARE HOISTED INCLUDE TAI LONG SAI WAN, TAI LONG TUNG WAN AND HAM TIN BAY AT SAI KUNG.
UK POLICE ADVISER ARRIVES ***
SIR JAMES CRANE, FORMERLY HER MAJESTY'S CHIEF INSPECTOR OF CONSTABULARY, ARRIVED IN HONG KONG TODAY (SATURDAY) FOR A THREE-WEEK VISIT AT THE INVITATION OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.
THIS IS SIR JAMES FOURTH VISIT TO HONG KONG AND CONTINUES THE USEFUL ASSOCIATION DEVELOPED IN THE COURSE OF HIS PREVIOUS VISITS. HE FIRST CAME TO HONG KONG IN EARLY 1978 TO ADVISE THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE ON THE ORGANISATION AND OPERATION OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE. A WIDE RANGE OF RECOMMENDATIONS WERE MADE AND THE PROGRESS MADE IN THEIR IMPLEMENTATION WAS REVIEWED IN THE COURSE OF HIS TWO SUBSEQUENT VISITS IN 1979 AND 1981.
/DUMING KIC