FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1986
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+SINCE THE PUBLICATION OF THE GUIDELINES, MORE THAN 1 500 IN-SERVICE TEACHERS AND HEADS OF SCHOOLS HAVE ATTENDED SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS ORGANISED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO INTEGRATE CIVIC EDUCATION INTO THE SCHOOL PROGRAMME, MR WIGGHAM SAID.
HE SAID THAT AMONG THE MANY RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF A CITIZEN WERE THE RIGHT TO STAND FOR ELECTION AND THE RIGHT TO VOTE.
HE REMINDED THE GATHERING THAT THE NOMIATION PERIOD FOR CANDIDATES IN THE FORTHCOMING URBAN COUNCIL AND REGIONAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS WOULD CLOSE ON JANUARY 31.
+THE RESPONSE HAS BEEN SATISFACTORY SO FAR BUT STILL HOPE THAT MORE CANDIDATES WILL BE NOMINATED IN THE FEW REMAINING DAYS OF THE NOMINATION PERIOD, HE SAID.
MR WIGGHAM ALSO URGED ALL REGISTERED VOTERS TO TURN OUT ON MARCH 6 TO CAST THE IR VOTES.
FIREMEN TOLD TO BE PATIENT
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FIREMEN SHOULD SHOW PATIENCE AND COMPASSION EVEN THOUGH THEY MIGHT RECEIVE BRICK BAT INSTEAD OF BOUQUET FOR THEIR GOOD WORK, THE CIVIL SECRETARY FOR THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT, MR PETER WALKER, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
SPEAKING AT A PASSING-OUT CEREMONY FOR 37 RECRUITS AT THE DEPARTMENT'S TRAINING SCHOOL IN PAT HEUNG, MR WALKER SAID: +SOMETIMES THE PUBLIC YOU SERVE MAY BE CRITICAL BUT THAT IS BECAUSE THEY ARE UNDER STRESS DUE TO FIRE, CALAMITY OR BEREAVEMENT.+
+WHEN IT HAPPENS BE PATIENT AND COMPASSIONATE, HE ADDED.
MR WALKER SAID THE FIREMEN'S FUNCTION WAS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY, USUALLY IN DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS DEMANDED GREAT COMMITMENT AND DEDICATION AS WELL AS COURAGE.
+TO HELP YOU TO DO THIS, YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT ORDINARY CIVILIAN JOBS CANNOT PROVIDE - AND THAT IS COMRADESHIP, THAT WILL SUSTAIN YOU IN TIMES OF DANGER: YOU WILL NOT BE ALONE BUT WILL HAVE YOUR COMRADES TO RELY ON AND WHO WILL RELY ON YOU, HE ADDED.
MR WALKER LATER REVIEWED A PARADE BY THE GRADUATES AND A CONTINGENT OF 67 RECRUITS UNDER TRAINING AND PRESENTED THE BEST RECRUIT AWARD TO MR LEUNG KING-CHEUNG.
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