MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1986
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MOUNTAIN RESCUE EXERCISE AT SHEK O
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THE CIVIL AID SERVICES MOUNTAIN RESCUE UNIT IS CARRYING OUT A SERIES OF EXERCISES IN VARIOUS COUNTRY PARKS AS PART OF THE BIENNIAL INSPECTION CONDUCTED BY SQUADRON LEADER R.FOSTER, INSPECTOR OF LAND RESCUE FROM THE ROYAL AIR FORCE, UNITED KINGDOM.
THE INSPECTION IS TO ALLOW SQUADRON LEADER FOSTER TO ASSESS THE STANDARD AND PERFORMANCE OF THE MOUNTAIN RESCUE UNIT, AND TO ADVISE ON THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT OF MOUNTAIN SEARCH AND RESCUE TECHNIQUES AND EQUIPMENT.
A CLIFF RESCUE EXERCISE WILL BE HELD AT SHEK O TOMORROW (TUESDAY).
OTHER EXERCISES WILL INCLUDE MOUNTAIN SEARCH AND RESCUE, AND CROSS-COUNTRY EXPEDITION IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE CLIFF RESCUE EXERCISE BY THE CAS MOUNTAIN RESCUE UNIT AT SHEK O TOMORROW (TUESDAY).
TRANSPORT FOR MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WILL LEAVE FROM THE CAS HEADQUARTERS, 100 CAROLINE HILL ROAD, HONG KONG, AT 10 AM. GIS OFFICERS WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST.
SEMINAR ON RAISING OF IMPROVED POULTRY
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ABOUT 100 POULTRY BREEDERS WILL LEARN THE LATEST TECHNIQUES IN RAISING IMPROVED BREED OF BROILERS AT A SEMINAR ORGANISED BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT TOMORROW (TUESDAY) EVENING.
ORGANISED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NEW TERRITORIES CHICKEN BREEDERS ASSOCIATION AND THE HONG KONG BRANCH OF THE WORLD POULTRY SCIENCE ASSOCIATION, THE SEMINAR WILL BE HELD AT HANG LOK RESTAURANT, YUEN LONG, AT 7 PM.
INCLUDED WILL BE TALKS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CROSS BREEDING PROGRAMME AND THE USE OF HIGH ENERGY RATIONS IN POULTRY BREEDING.
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