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TUESDAY, MAY 7, 1985
+LAST YEAR, MORE THAN 280 LAWYERS, DRAWN FROM PRACTISING SOLICITORS AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, CONTRIBUTED THEIR
SERVICES AT THE FREE LEGAL ADVICE EVENING BUREAUX, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
APART FROM THE FREE LEGAL ADVICE SCHEME, THE PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRES ALSO OFFER A WIDE RANGE OF OTHER SERVICES SUCH
GENERAL AS OATHS AND DECLARATIONS, RENT OFFICER SCHEME ENQUIRIES ON GOVERNMENT SERVICES, AND DISTRIBUTION OF FORMS AND LEAFLETS.
SCHOOLS URGED TO TAKE UP FIRST AID
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SCHOOL HEADS ARE BEING URGED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO ENCOURAGE THEIR STAFF AND STUDENTS TO TAKE COURSES ON FIRST AID SO THAT THEY CAN BE OF HELP IN THE EVENT OF EMERGENCIES.
AN INCREASING NUMBER OF SCHOOLS ARE ORGANISING COURSES OF INSTRUCTION IN FIRST AID AS PART OF THEIR EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES EITHER BY THEMSELVES OR IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER AGENCIES; A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
FIRST AID COURSES ARE ARRANGED BY THE ST. JOHN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION FOR SCHOOLS.
IN ADDITION TO FIRST AID AND HOME NURSING, THE ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE'S CADET SECTION ALSO OFFERS COURSES IN FIRE FIGHTING, SWIMMING AND LIFE SAVING, MAP READING, CAMPING AND SILK SCREEN PAINTING TO ITS MEMBERS.
SCHOOLS INTERESTED IN ORGANISING FIRST AID COURSES AND FORMING CADET DIVISIONS SHOULD CONTACT THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE ST. JOHN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION AND BRIGADE AT 2 MACDONNELL ROAD, HONG KONG, OR BY TELEPHONING 5-247034.
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