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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1993
ON AVERAGE, MORE THAN 21,000 INCOMING AND OUTGOING VEHICLES PASSED THROUGH THE THREE CONTROL POINTS AT THE BORDER EACH DAY.
MR WATSON WILL SUCCEED MR CLIVE OXLEY AS THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE ON FRIDAY (OCTOBER 1}.
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FIRE SAFETY ADVICE FOR MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL
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MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE REMINDED TO TAKE HANDLING FIRES WHEN THEY VISIT THE COUNTRYSIDE DURING FESTIVAL PERIOD.
EXTRA CARE IN THE MID-AUTUMN
THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT'S COUNTRY PARKS PROTECTION OFFICER, MR CHAN PING-KWONG, TODAY (WEDNESDAY} SAID: "VISITORS SHOULD NOT RELEASE ANY HUNG MING LANTERNS. THEY SHOULD BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL WITH BARBECUE FIRE AND HAND-HELD CANDLE-LIT LANTERNS."
ACCORDING TO MR CHAN, THE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL IS ONE OF THE HIGH FIRE RISK PERIODS.
HE SAID IT WAS AN OFFENCE UNDER THE FORESTS AND COUNTRYSIDE ORDINANCE AND THE COUNTRY PARKS ORDINANCE TO LIGHT FIRE ILLEGALLY OR TO RELEASE A HUNG MING LANTERN IN A COUNTRY PARK OR AREA OF OPEN COUNTRYSIDE.
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'ILLEGAL LIGHTING OF FIRE INSIDE COUNTRY PARKS MAY LEAD ΤΟ A MAXIMUM FINE OF $5,000 AND ONE YEAR'S IMPRISONMENT, HE SAID.
THERE WERE FIVE PROSECUTIONS FOR THE ILLEGAL USE OF FIRE COUNTRY PARKS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS AND OFFENDERS WERE FINED UP $2,500.
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SECRETARY FOR SECURITY SEES FIREMEN IN TRAINING
THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR ALISTAIR ASPREY, (WEDNESDAY) VISITED THE FIRE SERVICES TRAINING SCHOOL AT PAT TO SEE NEW RECRUITS UNDERGO FIRE-FIGHTING AND RESCUE TRAINING.
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HE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF FIRE SERVICES, PETER CHEUNG,
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MR ASPREY WAS BRIEFED ON FIRE AND RESCUE DRILLS, BREATHING APPARATUS TRAINING IN SMOKE TUNNELS, USE OF FOAM EQUIPMENT AND SKILLS TO FIGHT SHIP FIRES.
HE ALSO WATCHED RECRUITS RECEIVE PHYSICAL TRAINING AT THE GYMNASIUM WHICH FORMS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THEIR 26-WEEK BASIC COURSE.
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THE SCHOOL ALSO RUNS BASIC FIRE-FIGHTING COURSES FOR OFFICERS OF OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, NON-GOVERNMENT STAFF AND OFFICERS OVERSEAS FIRE BRIGADES.
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