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"WE ARE CONSIDERING RAISING THE TARGETS NEXT YEAR TO PROVIDE A BETTER SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY, HE SAID.
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LOOKING BACK OVER THE PAST 125 YEARS, MR LAM SAID THE DEPARTMENT HAD BUILT UP ITSELF THROUGH NUMEROUS TRYING TIMES.
NOTABLE INCIDENTS INCLUDED THE CATASTROPHIC HAPPY VALLEY RACECOURSE FIRE IN 1918 WHICH CLAIMED MORE THAN 600 LIVES, THE SHEK KIP MEI SQUATTER FIRE IN 1953 WHICH MADE 53,000 PEOPLE HOMELESS, THE LAN KWAI FONG TRAGEDY ON THE NEW YEAR'S DAY THIS YEAR AND THE RECENT INCIDENT INVOLVING A CHINA AIRLINE JUMBO JET AT KAI TAK.
*IN ALL THESE INCIDENTS, THE SERVICE HAS ESTABLISHED A REPUTATION OF BEING AN 'ELITE' BRIGADE BY PROVIDING A GOOD SERVICE ΤΟ THE COMMUNITY," MR LAM SAID.
ON THE HIGH EFFICIENCY OF FIRE SERVICES STAFF IN THE RESCUE WORK DURING THE RECENT JUMBO JET INCIDENT, HE BELIEVED THIS WAS A RECORD THE HONG KONG FIRE SERVICES COULD BE PROUD OF WHEN COMPARED WITH THE STANDARD OF ANY FIRE BRIGADE IN THE WORLD.
REGARDING THE DEPARTMENT'S PART IN HELPING то CARRY AND DISTRIBUTE WATER то THE TUEN MUN RESIDENTS AFFECTED BY WATER SUSPENSION LAST WEEK, MR LAM SAID IT DEMONSTRATED THAT ITS SERVICES WERE DIVERSIFIED, WHICH WENT BEYOND JUST FIRE EXTINCTION AND RESCUE OPERATIONS.
"IT ALSO SHOWS THAT WE ARE MORE THAN WILLING то PROVIDE THE PUBLIC WITH VARIOUS SERVICES WITHIN OUR CAPABILITY," HE ADDED.
COMMEMORATIVE ITEMS STORED IN THE TIME CAPSULE INCLUDED THE DIRECTOR'S SPEECH, ANNIVERSARY MEMORIAL JOURNAL, FIRE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL, DEPARTMENTAL BIENNIAL REVIEW, 'ELITE' NEWSLETTER, FIRE SERVICES ORDINANCE, STAFF LIST AND PHOTOGRAPHS OF NOTABLE INCIDENTS.
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SAN HING TSUEN INFRASTRUCTURE TO BE UPGRADED
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HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE PHASE II WORKS OF THE RESIDENTIAL AND INDUSTRIAL UPGRADING AREAS PILOT PROJECT AT SAN HING TSUEN IN TUEN MUN TO IMPROVE ITS INFRASTRUCTURE.
THE WORKS COMPRISE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A LOCAL ROAD NETWORK OF ABOUT 900 METRES LONG WITH ADJACENT CAR-PARKING AREAS.
LAYING OF WATER MAINS, FOUL SEWERS STORMWATER DRAINS, LANDSCAPING, REPROVISIONING OF WALLS, FENCES AND GATES TO AFFECTED PREMISES WILL ALSO BE INCLUDED.
WORKS WILL START IN FEBRUARY NEXT YEAR AND WILL COMPLETE IN JUNE 1995.
THE WORKS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED AND WILL BE SUPERVISED BY THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT.
A NOTICE TO CALL FOR TENDERS HAS BEEN GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).
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