THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1992
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COPIES OF A PAMPHLET DETAILING THE PROGRAMMES ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRE (PESC) AT 2 O'BRIEN ROAD, WAN CHAI.
OPENING
DISTRICT TERRACE,
MEANWHILE, SOME 10,000 FREE ADMISSION TICKETS FOR THE CONCERT CAN NOW BE COLLECTED FROM THE PESC; THE WAN CHAI ARTS, CULTURAL, RECREAT LONAL AND SPORTS ASSOCIATION (MORETON UNDERNEATH TAT HANG ROAD FLYOVER) AND TVB (77 BROADCAST DRIVE, KOWLOON).
FIRE SERVICES FACE BIG CHALLENGE
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HONG KONG'S DENSE POPULATION AND HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS, PARTICULARLY NIGH-RISE INDUSTRIAL PREMISES WITH MULTIPLE OCCUPANCIES AND DIVERSE TRADES, BRING A BIG CHALLENGE TO THE FIRE SERVICES
· DEPARTMENT IN TERMS OF FIRE AND LIFF RISKS.
THIS WAS STATED TODAY (THURSDAY} BY THE DEPARTMENT'S CHIEF FIRE OFFICER (HONG KONG), MR PAUL CHAN HOT, AT A LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE Y'S MEN'S CLUB OF HONG KONG.
OUTLINING THE DEPARTMENT'S WORK, NR CHAN SAID OFFICERS ATTENDED 26,653 FIRE CALLS AND RESCUED 2,100 PEOPLE FROM FIRES LAST YEAR.
OFFICERS WERE ALSO CALLED UPON TO DEAL WITH 15,822 CASES OF SPECIAL SERVICES SUCH AS VEHICLE AND INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS, PEOPLE TRAPPED IN LIFTS, ATTEMPTED SUICIDES, HOUSE COLLAPSES, LANDSLIDES, DROWNING, MOUNTAIN RESCUF WORK AND LEAKAGE OF FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS AND GASES.
PATIENTS
THERE WAS ALSO A GREAT DEMAND FOR AMBULANCE SERVICE LAST YEAR WITH A TOTAL OF 419,000 CALLS RECEIVED AND MORE THAN 526,000 CONVEYED.
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ITS EQUIPMENT AND THE SAVING OF STILL A MAJOR
"DESPITE CONTINUOUS REFINEMENT IMPROVEMENT TO ITS SERVICE OVER THE PAST 124 YEARS, LIVES AND PROPERTY FROM FIRES AND OTHER DISASTERS IS CHALLENGE TO THE DEPARTMENT, MR CHAN SAID.
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WITH
SKILL,
INCIDENTS REQUIRE ΤΟ BE HANDLED RESOURCEFULNESS AND COURAGE, HE SAID, ADDING THAT THESF WERE THE QUALITIES THAT HELPED FIREMEN TO PERFORM THEIR DUTIES EFFICIENTLY.
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