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THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1934
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FIRE SERVICES SEEKS RECRUITS
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THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS OFFERING A CHALLENGING CAREER TO YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE FORM FIVE GRADUATES OR ABOVE.
THE STARTING SALARY FOR A STATION OFFICER RANGES FROM $5 920 TO $7 340, DEPENDING ON QUALIFICATIONS, AND RISES TO $13 080.
+AN APPLICANT MUST BE ACTIVE, INTELLIGENT AND UNDER 30 YEARS OF AGE, HAVE GOOD PHYSIQUE AND NORMAL EYESIGHT,+ A SPOKESMAN FOR THE FIRE SERVICES SAID TODAY.
+HE SHOULD BE ABOVE 168 CM TALL AND WEIGH AT LEAST 55 KILOGRAMS. HIS CHEST MEASUREMENT SHOULD NOT BE LESS THAN 86 CM DEFLATED, WITH AN EXPANSION OF AT LEAST 5 CM, HE ADDED.
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THE ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED ARE FIVE PASSES, INCLUDING ENGLISH LANGUAGE (SYLLABUS B) AT GRADE E IN THE HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION.
APPLICATION FORMS (GF 340) MAY BE OBTAINED FROM ALL DISTRICT OFFICES AND SHOULD BE COMPLETED AND RETURNED TO THE RECRUITMENT UNIT, FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT, 323 JAVA ROAD, NORTH POINT.
LIBERAL MP ARRIVING ***
LIBERAL MP, MR J.J.D. ('PADDY') ASHDOWN WILL ARRIVE IN HONG KONG ON SATURDAY (AUGUST 11) FOR A NINE-DAY VISIT AT THE INVITATION OF THE GOVERNMENT.
MR ASHDOWN WILL TOUR EASTERN DISTRICT ON HONG KONG ISLAND AND HAVE LUNCH WITH MEMBERS OF THE DISTRICT BOARD. HE WILL ALSO VISIT A TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA AND A PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE IN SHA TIN, AND CALL ON THE ESTATE'S MUTUAL AID COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN AS WELL AS A FAMILY LIVING IN ONE OF THE HOUSING BLOCKS.
MR ASHDOWN WILL ALSO MEET UMELCO AND MEMBERS OF THE URBAN COUNCIL AND WILL BE BRIEFED BY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. KIS ITINERARY INCLUDES VISITS TO A KWUN TONG FACTORY AND CHI MA WAN CLOSED CENTRE AND A BRIEF ING WITH THE AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
HE WILL MEET THE PRESS ON AUGUST 18 BEFORE HE LEAVES HONG KONG THE FOLLOWING DAY.
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