FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1986
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ALSO FROM MONDAY, PROVISIONS IN THE ROAD TRAFFIC ORDINANCE STIPULATING MANDATORY DISQUALIFICATION FOR SPEEDING OFFENCES AND MANDATORY RETESTS AFTER DISQUALIFICATION WILL BE REPEALED.
THE COURT WILL, HOWEVER, RETAIN DISCRETIONARY POWER TO DISQUALIFY AND DRIVER CONVICTED OF SPEEDING AND TO ORDER A RETEST FOLLOWING DISQUALIFICATION SHOULD IT DOUBT THE COMPETENCE OF THE CONVICTED DRIVER.
THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED THAT WHILE SPEEDING WILL NOW NORMALLY BE DEALT WITH UNDER THE FIXED PENALTY SYSTEM, THE SUMMONS PROCEDURE UNDER THE ROAD TRAFFIC ORDINANCE WILL CONTINUE TO BE USED IN SERIOUS SPEEDING CASES.
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GRADUATING FIREMEN TOLD TO DO THEIR BEST
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THE COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, MR CHAN WA-SHEK, TODAY (FRIDAY) TOLD A GROUP OF RECRUIT FIREMEN TO DO THEIR BEST AND TO BE ON THE ALERT TO GIVE A HELPING HAND.
SPEAKING AT A PASSING-OUT PARADE AT THE FIRE SERVICES TRAINING SCHOOL IN PAT HEUNG, MR CHAN SAID A FIREMAN'S DUTY WHICH WAS MORE IMPORTANT THAN ANY MONETARY REWARD, WAS TO SAVE LIVES AND PROPERTY IN A FIRE OR DURING OTHER CALAMITIES.
GRADUATES WERE ALSO REMINDED TO MAINTAIN HIGH STANDARDS OF PERSONAL FITNESS, TO KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST FIRE-FIGHTING TECHNIQUES AND TO HAVE CONTINUOUS TRAINING ON THE USE OF HIGHLY- SOPHISTICATED EQUIPMENT.
+HONG KONG RELIES GREATLY ON THE HARD WORK, DEDICATION, PROFESSIONALISM AND THE ESPRIT DE CORPS OF THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR ITS PART IN ENSURING PUBLIC SAFETY,
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MR CHAN THEN INSPECTED A PARADE OF 14 OFFICERS AND 101 FIREMEN, AND PRESENTED THE BEST RECRUIT AWARD TO FIREMAN CHEUNG KWOK-MAN.
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PASSING-OUT PARADE
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THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DONALD LIAO, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE PASSING-OUT PARADE OF THE HONG KONG REGIMENT, THE VOLUNTEERS, AT 10.30 AM THIS SUNDAY (JULY 27) AT THE REGIMENT HEADQUARTERS, NO. 1, SPORTS ROAD, HAPPY VALLEY.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE EVENT.
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