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SUNDAY, JUNE 11, 1989
INCLUDED
AIR-SEA DEMONSTRATIONS.
THE EVENT ALSO INVOLVING HELICOPTERS, SAFETY VIDEO SHOW,
RESCUE DEMONSTRATIONS AN EXHIBITION AND A
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE, MR DERICK HALL. SAID THAT EACH YEAR WATER SPORT ACTIVITIES INCREASED THREEFOLD, AND ACCIDENTS ALSO INCREASED PROPORTIONATELY,
MR HALL SAID MANY OF THESE ACCIDENTS COULD BE AVOIDED IF PEOPLE PAID ATTENTION TO SOME SIMPLE SAFETY RULES.
THESE RULES INCLUDED LEARNING THE PROPER SKILLS FROM A QUALIFIED INSTRUCTOR; GOING BOATING, SWIMMING OR DIVING WITH AT LEAST ONE EXPERIENCED PERSON: AND LISTENING CAREFULLY TO THE WEATHER FORECAST.
IN ADDITION. PEOPLE SHOULD CHECK ALL ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENT SUCH AS BUOYANCY BAGS, LIFE JACKETS AND SO ON, STAY OUT OF BUSY SHIPPING LANES, AND COMPLY WITH THE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR NAVIGATION.
MR HALL APPEALED TO THOSE PRESENT ΤΟ "TREAT THE SEA WITH RESPECT AND EXERCISE VIGILANCE AT ALL TIMES" BECAUSE PEOPLE MIGHT NOT GET A SECOND CHANCE.
OF
THE
EARLIER, IN HIS WELCOMING SPEECH, THE CHAIRMAN COMMITTEE ON SAFETY IN OUTDOOR PURSUITS, MR ROBERT WILSON, RENEWED HIS APPEAL TO THE PUBLIC TO OBSERVE THE BASIC SAFETY RULES WHEN TAKING PART IN ANY FORM OF WATER ACTIVITIES.
HE ALSO URGED THAT EFFORTS BE MADE TO ENSURE THAT EVERY HONG KONG CHILD WAS TAUGHT TO SWIM COMPETENTLY. NOT JUST ABLE TO SWIM A SHORT DISTANCE IN A POOL, BUT ABLE TO SWIM STRONGLY ENOUGH TO GET OUT OF AN UNEXPECTED SITUATION, OR TO ASSIST IN THE RESCUE OF SOMEONE DIFFICULTY.
IN
VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
AND SPORTS
AMONG THE BODIES THAT TOOK PART IN THE EVENT.
ASSOCIATIONS
MORE ACCESS TO SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICER AND HIS STAFF
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WERE
RESIDENTS OF TSEUNG KWAN O WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEEK DIRECT ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE FROM THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICER AND HIS STAFF EVERY TUESDAY EVENING STARTING FROM THIS WEEK.
THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICER. MR CHRISTOPHER MUNN, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY} THAT THE EVENING SESSIONS WERE DESIGNED ΤΟ INCREASE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN DISTRICT OFFICE STAFF AND TSEUNG KWAN 0 RESIDENTS AND TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THEM.
RESIDENTS WHO