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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1984
+1 AM CONFIDENT THAT THIS COMMUNITY SPIRIT WILL BE MAINTAINED AND FURTHER DEVELOPED IN THE YEARS AHEAD, SIR EDWARD SAID.
IT HAD BEEN A LONG-STANDING AIM OF THE GOVERNMENT AND THE HONG KONG RED CROSS TO INTRODUCE A CENTRALISED TRANSFUSION SERVICE.
THE OPENING OF THE CENTRE TODAY WAS THUS AN IMPORTANT ACHIEVEMENT, SIR EDWARD SAID,
THE CENTRALISED SERVICE WOULD BE DEALING WITH ALL ASPECTS OF BLOOD TRANSFUSION. EVERYDAY BLOOD FROM SOME 500 DONORS WOULD BE PROCESSED IN THE CENTRE.
+EVERY UNIT OF BLOOD DONATED WILL BE PUT TO GOOD USE WITH THE UTMOST SAFETY AND ECONOMY, THE GOVERNOR SAID.
THE CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPPING OF THE IMPRESSIVE BUILDING, SIR EDWARD SAID, HAD BEEN A JOINT EFFORT BETWEEN THE BRADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST, AFTER WHICH THE BUILDING HAD BEEN NAMED; SIR RUN RUN SHAW, PRESIDENT OF THE HONG KONG RED CROSS; THE HONG KONG RED CROSS ITSELF, AND THE GOVERNMENT, HE SAID.
+1 PAY TRIBUTE TO ALL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROJECT, HE SAID, IN DECLARING OPEN THE CENTRE.
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SIR PHILIP STRESSES VITAL ROLE OF FIREMEN
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THE FIREMAN'S ROLE WAS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT IN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT OF HONG KONG, WITH ITS HIGH-RISE AND HIGH-DENSITY HOUSING, AND COMPLEXITY OF ASSOCIATED FIRE RISKS, THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR PHILIP HADDON-CAVE, SAID TODAY.
THERE WERE ALSO THOUSANDS OF INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES HOUSED IN MULTI-STOREY BUILDINGS, SOME CONSTITUTING POTENTIALLY VERY SERIOUS FIRE RISKS THROUGH THE IGNORANCE, CARELESSNESS OR SELFISHNESS OF THE IR OCCUPANTS, SIR PHILIP SAID.
THE FIREMAN'S LIFE, SIR PHILIP SAID, WAS A TOUGH ONE. HE WAS EXPECTED TO DEAL WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF DANGERS, AND HE WOULD, OFTEN DURING HIS CAREER RISK SERIOUS INJURY AND EVEN DEATH.
THE FIREMAN, SIR PHILIP SAID, WAS CONSTANTLY JUDGED BY THE PUBLIC FOR THE SPEED WITH WHICH HE ARRIVED ON THE SCENE THE EFFICIENCY WITH WHICH HE COPED WITH ALL MANNER OF ACCIDENTS AND SITUATIONS, THE COMPASSION WHICH HE SHOWED TO VICTIMS, AND GENERALLY, FOR THE WAY IN WHICH HE REACTED TO THE DEMANDS MADE ON HIM,
+BUT A FIREMAN'S LOT IS ALSO A REWARDING ONE FOR HE DE VOTES HIS WORKING LIFE TO THE SERVICE OF HIS FELLOW MEN.
/+THAT IS