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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1983
ABOUT $600 000 WILL BE SPENT ON THE FESTIVAL, OF WHICH $100 000 IS FROM THE DISTRICT BOARD AND THE REST FROM LOCAL DONATIONS.
ADMISSION TO MOST OF THE FESTIVAL PROGRAMME IS FREE. TICKETS FOR EACH PROGRAMME WILL BE AVAILABLE TWO WEEKS IN ADVANCE ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED BASIS AT THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, AND THE CENTRAL ENQUIRY AND KENNEDY TOWN SUB-OFFICES.
THE FESTIVAL IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD, THE DISTRICT OFFICE, THE URBAN COUNCIL, RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG, AND THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT.
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FIRE SERVICES OFFICERS PARADE
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THE REPUTATION OF THE HONG KONG FIRE SERVICES IS EXTREMELY HIGH AND ITS PROFESSIONALISM RESPECTED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD,
THIS WAS SAID BY THE DEPUTY CHIEF FIRE OFFICER, HONG KONG FIRE COMMAND, MR JOHN BREDBURY TODAY.
SPEAKING AT A PASSING OUT PARADE AT THE FIRE SERVICES TRAINING SCHOOL AT PAT HEUNG, NEW TERRITORIES, MR BREDBURY TOLD THE GRADUATING OFFICERS TO KEEP UP THE REPUTATION OF THE SERVICES.
+YOU HAVE NOW EMBARKED ON A DANGEROUS AND DEMANDING OCCUPATION, WWE HOURS OF DUTY ARE LONG AND DISCIPLINE IS STRICTLY OBSERVED,+ HE SAID.
+THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE READ ABOUT THE FIRE SERVICES INVOLVEMENT IN TYPHOON ELLEN, WHICH STRUCK HONG KONG RECENTLY, WILL ALSO BE AWARE OF THE SACRIFICES YOU MAY IN THE FUTURE BE CALLED UPON TO MAKE, HE ADDED.
DB MEMBERS TO SEE POLICE AT WORK
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ABOUT 15 SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WILL VISIT THE CHEUNG SHA WAN POLICE STATION TOMORROW (SATURDAY) MORNING TO SEE ITS OPERATION AND FACILITIES,
MEMBERS WILL ALSO BE BRIEFED ON THE CRIME SITUATION IN SHAM SHUI PO BY THE DISTRICT COMMANDER, MR PETER LEE.
YOU ARE WELCOME TO COVER THE VISIT WHICH WILL BEGIN AT 9.30 AM AT THE POLICE OFFICERS' MESS ON THE 9TH FLOOR, CHEUNG SHA WAN POLICE STATION, 888 LAI CHI KOK ROAD.
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