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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1990
SIMULATED HELICOPTER
CRASH AND FIRE AT THE MACAU FERRY TERMINAL HELIPAD
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A DISASTER EXERCISE INVOLVING NEARLY 150 OFFICERS FROM VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS WAS CONDUCTED ON THE NEW HELIPAD ON TOP OF THE INNER PIER LEVEL 4 OF THE MACAU FERRY TERMINAL TODAY (THURSDAY).
THE SCENERIO OF THE EXERCISE WAS THAT A HELICOPTER WITH SIX PASSENGERS ON BOARD CRASHED ONTO THE HELIPAD AND CAUGHT FIRE.
THE MARINE OFFICER (MACAU FERRY TERMINAL) OF THE MARINE DEPARTMENT, MR TREVOR ROBERTS, TODAY SAID: "THE OBJECTIVES OF THE EXERCISE ARE TO TEST THE OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES, THE COMMUNICATIONS AND THE COOPERATION BETWEEN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND THE FIRE SERVICE AND EMERGENCY INSTALLATIONS AT THE MACAU FERRY TERMINAL IN A HELICOPTER CRASH BEFORE THE ACTUAL SERVICE STARTS POSSIBLY NEXT (NOVEMBER) MONTH."
COORDINATED BY THE MARINE DEPARTMENT, THE EXERCISE INVOLVED THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT, CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT, FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT, IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT AND THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE.
STAFF OF THE COMMERCIAL OPERATOR OF THE NEW HELIPAD, SHUN TAK ENTERPRISES CORPORATION LIMITED, AND THE HELICOPTER COMPANY, EAST ASIA AIRLINES, WERE ALSO INVOLVED IN THE EXERCISE.
ONE MINUTE TO MIDNIGHT FILM SERIES ON POLLUTION
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MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO HAVE A CONCERN FOR THE ENVIRONMENT WILL GET ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO WATCH A FILM SERIES ON POLLUTION ON TELEVISION FROM SATURDAY (OCTOBER 13).
THE "ONE MINUTE TO MIDNIGHT" FILM SERIES ON POLLUTION, WHICH IS PART OF THE $5 MILLION ANTI-POLLUTION PACK FUNDED BY THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB, WAS PRODUCED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
DEPARTMENT.
THE DOCUMENTARY CONSISTS OF FIVE FILMS
AN INTRODUCTION ON
POLLUTION,
THE WAY WE LIVE, WATER POLLUTION AND SEWAGE TREATMENT, AIR NOISE POLLUTION, WASTE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL.
THE CHINESE VERSION OF THE FILM SERIES WILL BE SHOWN JADE, STARTING EVERY SATURDAY FROM OCTOBER 13 TO NOVEMBER NOVEMBER 3) AT 11:00 PM.
ON TVB'S
17 (EXCEPT
CURRENTLY, THE ENGLISH FILM SERIES ARE BEING SHOWN ON TVB'8 PEARL EVERY THURSDAY AT 6:45 PM TO 7:15 PM TILL OCTOBER 18.
/THE FILMS