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To make efficient use of the new equipment, intensive training on defibrillation and the operation of the equipment has been stepped up.
Mr Chan noted that since 1993, after the initial purchase by AMS of four sets of AED, 165 AMS members have attended the one-day provider courses on AED jointly organised by the Hong Kong Society for Medicine and Surgery and the Justice Institute of British Columbia.
AMS has now a force of 218 volunteer members who have been trained and are proficient in the operation of such device, including 17 qualified instructors.
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Building management seminar
Building management professionals, flat owners, office-bearers of owners* corporations and mutual aid committees as well as other interested people are invited to take part in a seminar on May 18 to promote effective building management.
Under the theme of "Participation and Commitment", the Building Management Seminar '96 will be jointly organised by the Home Affairs Department (HAD) and the Housing Department at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai.
An HAD spokesman said today (Sunday) that the seminar will give participants an opportunity to acquire a good working knowledge of effective building management and to share their own experiences with others.
Topics to be covered include the contracting out of estate management, the security personnel permit, proper accounting of management fees and special funds, the role of property managers in building management and legal aspects of building management.
Speakers will include representatives of the Housing Department, the Police, the Hong Kong Association of Property Management Co. Ltd., an account and a solicitor.