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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1987
HE POINTED OUT THAT ILLEGAL LIGHTING OF FIRES IN COUNTRYSIDE WAS PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF $5,000 AND IMPRISONMENT ONE YEAR.
THE FOR
MR IU SAID THAT THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG AUXILIARY AIR FORCE AND CIVIL AID SERVICES HAD OVER THE YEARS, DEVELOPED AN EFFICIENT SYSTEM ΤΟ DEAL WITH COUNTRYSIDE FIRES.
"HOWEVER, THE DETECTION
AND REPORTING SYSTEM, TRAINED FIRE FIGHTERS, AND MODERN FIRE FIGHTING METHODS AND EQUIPMENT WILL ALL BB RENDERED INEFFECTIVE IF THE NUMBER OF FIRE OUTBREAKS REMAINS AT A HIGH LEVEL," HE SAID.
THE PRESS CONFERENCE WAS FOLLOWED BY A FIRE FIGHTING DEMONSTRATION BY THE DEPARTMENT'S FIRE CREW, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF RUKAAF HELICOPTER WHICH CARRIED OUT WATER BOMBING.
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KWUN TONG HOLDING ANTI-CRIME SEMINAR
OF A SEMINAR ON WAYS
IMPROVING COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN THE PUBLIC AND MEMBERS OF THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT FIGHT AREA COMMITTEES AND THE POLICE IN PREVENTING CRIME SUNDAY (OCTOBER 25).
CRIME COMMITTEE, WILL BE HELD ON
WHICH ROAD,
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND THE SEMINAR,
CENTRE, TSUI PING WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE KWUN TONG COMMUNITY FROM 2 PM TO 5 PM.
HAS THEME,
WITH "ANTI-TRIAD" THE SEMINAR,
AS ITS ORGANISED BY THE LOCAL FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE AS PART OF TO ENHANCE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF ANTI-CRIME MEASURES.
I
BEEN
ITS CAMPAIGN
PROBLEM OF A DFCC MEMBER, MR MA YAT-CHEUNG, WILL SPEAK ON THE
WAI-CHUNG, A POLICE JUVENILE INVOLVEMENT IN TRIAD ACTIVITIES. MR LO
MEASURES TAKEN SENIOR INSPECTOR, WILL TALK ABOUT TRIAD INFLUENCE AND BY THE POLICE TO COMBAT THE PROBLEM.
THE TALKS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY GROUP DISCUSSIONS TO EXPLORE CAUSE AND EFFECT OF TRIAD INFLUENCE AND WAYS TO DEAL WITH IT.
THE
THERE WILL