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FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1992
"DURING MY 30 YEARS' SERVICE IN HONG KONG I HAVE WITNESSED MANY CHANGES IN THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT, тоо MANY ΤΟ REFLECT UPON THIS MORNING, BUT MOST HAVE BEEN FOR BETTER I AM GLAD TO SAY.
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"THROUGHOUT THIS PERIOD, IN PARTICULAR DURING THE YEARS AS DIRECTOR, I HAVE VERY MUCH ENJOYED THE FULLEST SUPPORT, NOT ONLY MY OWN STAFF, BUT ALSO FROM FRIENDS AND DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND ORGANISATIONS.
"I THEREFORE WISH ΤΟ TAKE THIS GRATITUDE TO THEM ALL AND WISH THEM EVERY COME, MR MARCH SAID.
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THEY HAD CHOSEN A VERY
HE TOLD GRADUATING OFFICERS THAT REWARDING PROFESSION, FOR THERE WAS NOTHING IN LIFE THAN BEING ABLE TO HELP PEOPLE IN TIME OF NEED AND UNABLE TO HELP THEMSELVES.
HE SAID, IT COULD BE A HARD AND DANGEROUS HOURS WERE LONG AND THE DISCIPLINE WAS STRICT.
MORE SATISFYING WHEN THEY WERE
OCCUPATION, THE
"HOWEVER, THERE ARE COMPENSATIONS, THE PRINCIPAL ONE WILL BE FRIENDSHIP AND COMRADESHIP OF YOUR COLLEAGUES, A RELATIONSHIP FORGED ON THE FIREGROUND AND IN THE STATION BASED ON MUTUAL RESPECT AND TRUST.
"TEAM WORK IS ESSENTIAL IN THE FIRE SERVICE AND IT IS NOW UP TO YOU TO BECOME AN EFFECTIVE PART OF THE TEAM. LISTEN AND LEARN FROM YOUR OLDER COLLEAGUES FOR THEIR KNOWLEDGE HAS BEEN EARNED THE HARD WAY, BY EXPERIENCE, MR MARCH SAID.
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HE SAID THE REPUTATION OF THE HONG KONG FIRE SERVICES WAS HIGH, ITS PROFESSIONALISM RESPECTED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, AND IT WAS BY KEEPING SUCH STANDARDS THAT HONG KONG PEOPLE CAN BE BEST SERVED.
MR MARCH TOLD THE OFFICERS THAT THEY NOW HAD SUCH HE WAS CONFIDENT THAT THEY WOULD ALL PROVED TO BE GOOD AMBULANCEMEN AS THEIR PREDECESSORS AND THAT THE SAFETY OF COULD CONFIDENTLY BE PLACED IN THEIR HANDS.
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HE CONGRATULATED THE GRADUATING OFFICERS IN CHOOSING THEIR CAREERS AS PROFESSIONAL FIREMEN AND AMBULANCEMEN,
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AS A FORMER COMMANDANT HIMSELF OF THE SCHOOL, MR MARCH THE OFFICERS THAT HE WAS WELL AWARE OF THE EFFORT REQUIRED TO SURVIVORS OF AN EXTREMELY THOROUGH RECRUITMENT EXERCISE AND A VERY TOUGH AND DEMANDING SIX MONTHS' INITIAL TRAINING COURSE.
AFTER INSPECTING THE PARADE, MR MARCH PRESENTED THE BEST RECRUIT AWARDS TO STATION OFFICER LEUNG KING-CHEUNG, FIREMAN YEUNG SAI-LAN AND AMBULANCEMAN WONG KIN-MING FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE DURING THEIR TRAINING PROGRAMME.
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