WEDNESDA
NOVEMBER 9, 1994
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ON BUILDINGS FIRE CALLS, HE SAID 90.17 PER CENT OF THESE WERE RESPONDED WITHIN THE SIX-MINUTE STANDARD RESPONSE TIME, THE TARGET OF 90 PER CENT SET FOR THIS YEAR.
THE
"TRUNKED"
CALLS AGAINST
RADIO SYSTEM TO THE
IN ADDITION TO INTRODUCING THE PREVENT INTERFERENCE FROM AFFECTING THE MOBILISATION EFFICIENCY,
OF "INCIDENTS IMPLEMENTATION IS ALSO EXAMINING DEPARTMENT
RECORD SPEEDILY RESOURCES CONTROL SYSTEM" (OR "BAR CODE SYSTEM") TO AND EFFECTIVELY THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE AT THE FIRE GROUND OR SITE OTHER CALAMITIES.
OF
EXTERNALLY, THE HONG KONG FIRE SERVICES HAS ESTABLISHED A CLOSE LINK WITH ITS CHINESE COUNTERPARTS.
BRIGADES FROM
RETURN, OF CHINA ΤΟ
"FOR THE PAST EIGHT YEARS, OFFICERS OF 16 FIRE DIFFERENT PROVINCES AND CITIES VISITED THE DEPARTMENT, AND IN
HAVE SENT OFF FIVE DELEGATIONS TO DIFFERENT PARTS EXCHANGE EXPERIENCES," MR LAM SAID.
WE
CONTINUE ΤΟ
MR LAM SAID: "THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL KEEP UP WITH CHANGES AND KEEP PACE WITH DEVELOPMENTS IN THE COMMUNITY BEFORE AND BEYOND 1997, EXERTING OURSELVES TO PROVIDE HIGH CALIBRE FIRE SERVICES."
RELIABLE AND
HIS
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PRINCE OF WALES VISITS WAH KWAL ESTATE
*
THE PRINCE OF HIGHNESS ROYAL
WALES,
TODAY (WEDNESDAY}
VISITED ABERDEEN TO LOOK AT LIFE IN A PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE,
ACCOMPANIED BY THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, THE THE PRINCE WAS MET ON ARRIVAL AT WAH KWAI ESTATE BY THE CHAIRMAN OF
HOUSING, HOUSING AUTHORITY, MS ROSANNA WONG, AND THE DIRECTOR OF FUNG TUNG. THE PARTY FIRST CALLED ON TWO FAMILIES LIVING IN WAH HOUSE.
MR
SIN
THE 36.5-
THE PRINCE LEARNT THAT ONE FAMILY WAS REHOUSED TO SQUARE-METRE FLAT UPON CLEARANCE OF TAI SHUI HANG VILLAGE IN LATE 1990 SQUARE-METRE FLAT WHILE ANOTHER LARGER FAMILY WAS ALLOCATED A 43.8- BEFORE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE FORMER TIN WAN ESTATE IN EARLY 1991.
PROVIDING
BUILT ON THE RECLAIMED KELLETT BAY, WAH KWAI ESTATE FIVE TRIDENT IV BLOCKS
ACCOMMODATION FOR 13,800 PEOPLE IN 3,400 SELF-CONTAINED UNITS.
COMPRISES
AN ELDERLY CHILDREN/YOUTH KINDS OF
FACILITIES PROVIDED INCLUDE A SHELTERED WORKSHOP,
A HANDICAPPED, CENTRE, A HOSTEL
MENTALLY FOR THE CENTRE, A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND A SHOPPING CENTRE WITH ALL TRADES SATISFYING THE DAILY NEEDS OF RESIDENTS.
TO
THE PRINCE THEN TOURED THE FONG WONG WUN TEI ELDERLY CENTRE MEET MEMBERS OF THE ABERDEEN KAIFONG WELFARE ASSOCIATION AND ELDERLY PEOPLE CALLING AT THE CENTRE.
/HE ALSO