TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1990
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CALL TO PREVENT FIRE ON FISHING VESSELS
THE FISHING COMMUNITY, IN PARTICULAR FISHING VESSEL OPERATORS, COMING HAS BEEN URGED TO TAKE ALL PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FIRE DURING THE WEEKS WHEN THEIR VESSELS RETURN TO PORT FOR THE LUNAR NEW YEAR.
AND AN
ESTIMATED
WERE RECORDED, LOSS OF OVER $10
LAST YEAR, SIX FIRES INVOLVING FISHING VESSELS
CASUALTIES RESULTING IN NINE MILLION IN PROPERTY.
"FIRE HAZARDS IN TYPHOON
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SHELTERS ARE PARTICULARLY
HIGH AT FISHING VESSELS DEPARTMENT
TIMES OF FESTIVITY WHEN THEY ARE CROWDED WITH WOODEN
AN AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES MOORED ALONGSIDE EACH OTHER, SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).
1986 A
OF
AND
OUTBREAK DISASTROUS HE RECALLED THAT IN DECEMBER FIRE IN THE ABERDEEN TYPHOON SHELTER DESTROYED 14 FISHING VESSELS MANY OTHER DWELLING BOATS.
AS FAR AS POSSIBLE GOODS ON BOARD
"TO PREVENT FIRE, FISHERMEN SHOULD AVOID
STORING INFLAMMABLE COOKING, BURNING OF INCENSE OR THEIR VESSELS, HE URGED.
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"FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AND OTHER FIRE-FIGHTING
AND
APPLIANCES SHOULD
REGULAR
BE INSTALLED IN THE WHEELHOUSE, KITCHEN AND THE ENGINE ROOM. MOVEOVER,
AT MAINTAINED BE INSPECTED THESE
SHOULD APPLIANCES INTERVALS," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
HE ADDED THAT FISHERMEN SHOULD MAINTAIN WATCH ON THEIR WHEN THEY ARE MOORED.
VESSELS
RED PACKETS FOR 11,000 ELDERLY PEOPLE
* * *
ABOUT 11,000 RESIDENTS OF 99 HOSTELS AND HOMES FOR THE TODAY (TUESDAY) RECEIVED LUNAR NEW YEAR LAISEE OF $100 EACH SHANGHAI FRATERNITY ASSOCIATION.
FROM
ELDERLY THE
CEREMONY
THE HELD AT AT A
TO REPRESENTATIVES CHEQUES WERE PRESENTED CENTRAL, INSTITUTIONS FOR THE ELDERLY FOR DISTRIBUTION TO THE RESIDENTS.
ASSOCIATION'S
HEADQUARTERS
IN
OF
THE
OFFICIATING AT THE CEREMONY,
OF
ITS
THE ACTING DEPUTY DIRECTOR COMMENDED THE ASSOCIATION FOR SOCIAL WELFARE, MR ALFRED CHUI, ZEAL AND WORK IN PROMOTING WELFARE SERVICES IN HONG KONG.
PRESENT ALSO
AT
WERE THE
MR LEE
AND MR
DISTRIBUTION CEREMONY TODAY'S
HONORARY CHAIRMAN + ASSOCIATION'S CHAIRMAN, MR WONG CHI-WA1; WAI-LEE; AND VICE-CHAIRMEN, MR LEE WOO-SING, MR RICHARD SUNG, TOMMY ZAU AND MRS H.T. LIU.
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