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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1983
+OVER THE YEARS THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAS DEVELOPED EFFICIENT SYSTEMS OF FIRE PREVENTION, FIRE DETECTION AND FIRE FIGHTING.
*WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG AUXILIARY AIR FORCE, THE ROYAL AIR FORCE AND THE CIVIL AID SERVICES, OUTBREAKS OF FIRE AND RESULTANT LOSSES ARE KEPT TO A MINIMUM.
+BUT I CAN SAY WITH CERTAINTY THAT WITH THE EXERCISE OF GREATER CARE AND RESPONSIBILITY ON THE PART OF THE PUBLIC, THESE LOSSES CAN BE FURTHER REDUCED OR EVEN COMPLETELY AVOIDED.+
MR IU DISCLOSED THAT A TOTAL OF 204 FIRES WERE DEALT WITH BY AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT IN THE COUNTRYSIDE LAST YEAR, WITH AFFECTED AREA TOTALLING 846 HECTARES AND 30 300 TREES DAMAGED.
AFTER THE PRESS CONFERENCE, STAFF OF THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT DEMONSTRATED HOW HILLFIRES ARE PUT OUT.
THE ROYAL HONG KONG AUXILIARY AIR FORCE ALSO DEMONSTRATED FIRE FIGHTING BY WATER BOMBING FROM A HELICOPTER.
TRADE, INDUSTRY CHIEF VISITS FACTOR IES
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THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR E.P. HO TODAY (FRIDAY) VISITED A GARMENT FACTORY AND A DYEING AND PRINTING PLANT IN KWAI CHUNG AS PART OF HIS FAMILIARISATION PROGRAMME TO LOCAL INDUSTRY.
ON ARRIVAL AT MANHATTAN GARMENTS LTD. AT KWAI CHEONG ROAD, MR HO WAS GREETED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, MR FRANCIS TIEN.
MANHATTAN GARMENTS HAS FOUR FACTORIES PRODUCING TROUSERS (MAINLY JEANS), SLACKS AND SHORTS. ABOUT 80 PER CENT OF THE COMPANY'S PRODUCTION IS TAKEN BY THE UNITED STATES, WHILE THE REMAINDER IS SOLD LOCALLY AND TO BRITAIN, WEST GERMANY AND THE NETHERLANDS.
MR HO ALSO VISITED ISLAND DYEING AND PRINTING CO. LTD. AT WO YIP HOP ROAD WHERE HE WAS MET AND ACCOMPANIED ON A TOUR OF THE FACTORY BY THE DIRECTOR, MR H.C. YUNG.
ABOUT 85 PER CENT OF FABRICS DYED, PRINTED AND FINISHED BY THE COMPANY IS SOLD LOCALLY, WHILE THE REST IS FOR EXPORT TO BRITAIN, WEST GERMANY, AUSTRALIA, USA AND NEW ZEALAND.
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