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THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1990
THROUGHOUT THE DIFFICULT PERIOD, THEY
HAD REMAINED DEDICATED TO THEIR DUTY AND HONOURED THEIR COMMITMENT TO THE PUBLIC AND THE COMMUNITY.
"MEMBERS OF OUR AMBULANCE SERVICE AND FIRE CONTROL DESERVE A PAT ON THE BACK AS WELL AS THEY HAVE WORKED EXTREMELY HARD TO COPE WITH THE EXTRA DEMANDS FOR SERVICE ARISING FROM THE HUNGER STRIKE, HE SAID.
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MR LAM ALSO EXPRESSED APPRECIATION OF THE EFFORTS MADE BY OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, THE LIFT COMPANIES, AND OTHERS FOR THEIR SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE AND THE PART THEY PLAYED IN THE CONTINGENCY PLAN.
HE REFERRED TO THE MARINE DEPARTMENT, CIVIL AID SERVICES, HOUSING DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, MARINE POLICE, AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, ROYAL NAVY, ARMY, AUXILIARY AIR FORCE, AND THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
"BETWEEN 9 AM ON TUESDAY, THE DAY THE HUNGER STRIKE BEGAN, AND 9 AM THIS MORNING, WE RECEIVED 131 FIRE CALLS AND 56 SPECIAL SERVICE CALLS.
"ALL THESE CALLS WERE ATTENDED BY OUR FIRE APPLIANCES. THE AVERAGE RESPONSE TIME WAS ABOUT FOUR AND A HALF MINUTES.
"DURING THE SAME PERIOD, THE CIVIL AID SERVICES RESPONDED то NINE VEGETATION FIRES AND 23 PERSONS SHUT-IN LIFT INCIDENTS WERE ATTENDED BY VARIOUS LIFT COMPANIES," MR LAM SAID.
WATER QUALITY REPORT AND NEW GRADING SYSTEM ANNOUNCED
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT (EPD) TODAY (THURSDAY) ANNOUNCED DETAILS OF A REPORT ENTITLED "BACTERIOLOGICAL WATER QUALITY OF BATHING BEACHES IN HONG KONG, 1989",
THE DEPARTMENT ALSO INTRODUCED A NEW FORTNIGHTLY GRADING SYSTEM TO PUBLICISE THE GRADES OF WATER QUALITY FOR BATHING BEACHES DURING THE SWIMMING SEASON.
SPEAKING AT A PRESS CONFERENCE, EPD'S PRINCIPAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OFFICER, MR PAUL HOLMES, SAID THE REPORT REVIEWED THE BACTERIAL WATER QUALITY OF THE BATHING BEACHES IN HONG KONG IN THE BATHING SEASON OF 1989.
/THE REPORT