MONDAY. NOVEMBER 20, 1989
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SEARCH AND RESCUE TRAINING COURSE STARTS TODAY
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A SEARCH AND RESCUE TRAINING
то BE OPERATIONS BEGAN TODAY MONDAY). THE
GOVERNMENT OFFICERS LIKELY
COURSE FOR LOCAL AND OVERSEAS INVOLVED IN SEARCH AND RESCUE COURSE WILL END ON DECEMBER 1.
COUNTRIES ARE
THIRTY OFFICERS FROM HONG KONG AND NEIGHBOURING PARTICIPATING. FOUR OF THEM ARE FROM THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT. SIX FROM THE ROYAL HONG KONG AUXILIARY AIR FORCE. 12 FROM THE POLICE. FOUR FROM THE MARINE DEPARTMENT AND THE MALAYSIA. SINGAPORE AND BRUNEI.
REMAINING
COURSES HAD
MARINE FOUR FROM
то PROVED
BB OF AND RESCUE AND TECHNIQUES
A SPOKESMAN FOR CAD SAID SUCH GREAT VALUE IN TRAINING THE PARTICIPANTS TO BECOME SEARCH MISSION CO-ORDINATORS AND IN UPDATING THEIR KNOWLEDGE IN SEARCH AND RESCUE.
BY FIVE MEMBERS FROM THE U.S. COAST GUARD, LED NATIONAL SEARCH AND RESCUE SCHOOL. COMMANDER HANK CONDUCT THE COURSE.
BLANEY.
THE CHIEF OF WILL
THE COURSE IS HELD AT THE TRAINING UNIT OF CAD'S AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT DIVISION AT THE HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
COURSE. ON COMPLETION OF THE
A SEARCH AND RESCUE EXERCISE AND 8 INVOLVING A ORGANISED BY CAD WILL BE HELD BETWEEN DECEMBER 5 NUMBER OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND SEARCH AND RESCUE UNITS FROM ASIA-PACIFIC REGION.
THE
THE SPOKESMAN SAID: "THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THE EXERCISE
DEPARTMENT AND OTHER TRAIN AND FAMILIARISE STAFF OF THE UNITS WITH SEARCH AND RESCUE TECHNIQUES.
IS TO SUPPORTING
FROM
FROM
NEIGHBOURING
TO
CO-ORDINATE THEIR
REPRESENTATIVES "IT WILL ALSO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR BOTH GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND EMERGENCY SERVICES COUNTRIES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROCEDURES.
EXERCISE AND
"THE ALERTING AND CO-ORDINATING PROCEDURES AND COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES WILL ALSO BE TESTED." HE ADDED.
KONG HONG
WILL BE TAKING PART IN THIS YEAR'S SEARCH AND RESCUE EXERCISE POLICE FORCE. ROYAL THE ROYAL
NAVY. ROYAL HONG KONG AIR FORCE. CIVIL AID AUXILIARY AIR FORCE. ROYAL
SERVICES. MARINE DEPARTMENT. FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES.
THE JAPANESE THE U.S. AIR FORCE. NAVY AND COAST GUARD. AND SAFETY AGENCY.
MARITIME
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