SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1985
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PUBLIC WARNED ABOUT FIRE DANGER
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THE PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE EXTRA CARE WHEN HANDLING WORSHIPPING ITEMS AND INFLAMMABLE MATERIALS DURING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR. A SPOKESMAN FOR THE FIRE PREVENTION CAMPAIGN PUBLICITY WORKING GROUP SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).
THE SPOKESMAN SAID, +WITH THE TRADITIONAL WORSHIPPING RITUALS AND THE FREQUENT USE OF COOKING STOVES DURING THE FESTIVE SEASON, FIRE RISKS TEND TO BE MUCH HIGHER.+
HE ADVISED PEOPLE TO BURN ALL WORSHIPPING ITEMS IN METAL CANS, AND NOT TO STORE MORE THAN ONE CONTAINER OF FUEL AT ONE TIME.
+PEOPLE SHOULD ALSO KEEP MATCHES AND LIGHTERS OUT OF CHILDREN'S REACH,+ HE ADDED.
PEOPLE WHO VISIT THE COUNTRYSIDE SHOULD TAKE CARE NOT TO CAUSE HILL FIRES.
+THEY SHOULD BARBECUE ONLY AT DESIGNATED PITS AND EXTINGUISH ALL FIRES BEFORE LEAVING THE SITES, HE SAID.
ANYONE WHO CAUSES A FIRE IN THE COUNTRY PARK IS LIABLE TO PROSECUTION, HE WARNED.
'PROSPERITY AND BLESSINGS TO ALL'
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YUEN LONG IS TO CELEBRATE THE LUNAR NEW YEAR WITH A DISPLAY OF GLITTERING LIGHTS AND COLOURFUL DECORATIONS.
THE DECORATIONS INCLUDE THREE CHINESE PAINTINGS, A LARGE SET OF CITY DISPLAY AND AN ARRAY OF 10 000 LIGHT BULBS ALONG MAJOR ROADS.
THE LIGHTING AND DECORATIONS COST ABOUT $110 000 WITH THE DISTRICT BOARD CONTRIBUTING ABOUT 90 PER CENT AND THE REST BY THE YUEN LONG TOWN HALL.
A DISTRICT BOARD SPOKESMAN SAID THE THEME OF THE DECORATIONS WAS +PROSPERITY AND BLESSINGS TO RESIDENTS+,
/THE LARGE