THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1988
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CAS RESCUE UNIT CARRIES OUT EXERCISE
THE MOUNTAIN RESCUE UNIT OF THE CIVIL AID SERVICES CARRIED
OUT
A GORGE RESCUE EXERCISE AT TSING LUNG TAU IN THE NEW TERRITORIES THIS (THURSDAY) MORNING.
THE EXERCISE INVOLVED THREE MOCK CASUALTIES SEPARATELY FROM BONE FRACTURES, HEAD INJURIES, AND BRUISES TO BE RESCUED FROM A 50-METRE-DEEP GORGE BY USING THREE
STRATEGIES.
THIRTY UNIT MEMBERS, IN FULL HARNESS, RESCUE OF THE THREE "INJURED" PERSONS.
— —
SUFFERING WHO HAD DIFFERENT
PARTICIPATED IN THE
STARTING AT 10 AM, THEY SET UP ANCHOR POINTS, AND CASUALTIES TO THE MAIN ROAD ONE AND A HALF HOURS LATER.
BROUGHT THE
AFTER INSPECTING THE EXERCISE, THE INSPECTOR OF LAND RESCUB FROM THE BRITISH MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, SQUADRON LEADER RICHARD PRAISED THE UNIT'S HIGH STANDARD OF PERFORMANCE AND SAID ITS AND EQUIPMENT WAS ALSO OF HIGH STANDARD.
THE UNIT, HE SAID, WAS "AS GOOD AS ANY OTHER THE UNITED KINGDOM".
MR FOSTER VISITS HONG KONG EVERY TWO YEARS TO INSPECTION OF THE UNIT.
FOSTER, TRAINING
SIMILAR
TEAM IN
CONDUCT A FULL
THE INSPECTION THIS YEAR BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 24 AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL DECEMBER 7.
THE LAND RESCUE INSPECTOR WILL THEN COMPLETE A PROFESSIONAL APPRAISAL OF THE UNIT'S ABILITY AND PERFORMANCE.
THE FULL INSPECTION INCLUDES A SERIES OF EXERCISES ON MOUNTAIN SEARCH AND RESCUE, MOUNTAIN AND CLIFF RESCUE TECHNIQUES, EVACUATION AND A CROSS-COUNTRY EXPEDITION.
THE MOUNTAIN RESCUE UNIT, WHOSE STRENGTH HAS GROWN MEMBERS SINCE 1967, ON AVERAGE CARRIES OUT ABOUT 15 SEARCH AND OPERATIONS EVERY YEAR.
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