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Sham Shui Po DB organises fire prevention seminar
Members of owners' corporations in Sham Shui Po district and other interested people are invited to participate in a seminar on fire prevention in buildings on March 4 (Tuesday).
Organised by the Sham Shui Po District Board Working Group on Private Building Problems with the assistance of the Sham Shui Po District Office and sponsorship from Sham Shui Po District Board, the seminar is aimed at helping members of the public acquire the knowledge of fire prevention in private buildings.
Guest speakers, including the Chairman of the Fire and Security Engineering Employees Association, Mr Choy Yip-kin, and the Housing Manager of Sham Shui Po District Office's Building Management Co-ordination Team, Mr Lee Keung, will give their professional advice on fire prevention and explain the use of fire fighting equipment.
The seminar will start at 8 pm at the Lai Kok Community Hall in Lai Kok Estate. Admission is free. For enrolment and enquiries, please call 2720 4251 Ext 26.
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Places available at government schools
Parents are reminded to apply for Primary 2 to 6 school places for their children in government schools next week.
Vacancies will be displayed at the main entrance of these schools and application forms will be available from March 3 (Monday) to March 12 (Wednesday).
A senior education officer of the Education Department, Mrs Connie Law, said children aged six and eight months or above on September 1 this year could apply for admission.
Mrs Law advised parents to return the completed forms to the school of their choice on or before March 12.
Selection of applicants will be made on March 18 (Tuesday).
Mrs Law noted that upon completion of primary education, students will have a better chance to be allocated to its feeder government secondary schools in the district.
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