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Thursday, November 30, 1972

It has a number of units, of which the Warden Service forms

the major part. The service is divided into 21 warden zones on Hong

Kong Island, in Kowloon and the New Territories.

Wardens are trained

in casualty handling, first aid and light rescue, and are available at all times to deal with emergencies.

Other units include the Rescue Service and the Mountain Rescue

Teams which are trained to handle specialist rescue equipment and tools

in rescuing people from difficult situations.

The C.A.S. Cadet Corps, formed in 1968, aims at moulding boys between the ages of 14 and 18 into public-minded citizens and to develop their leadership. It now has an active strength of 2,000.

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The C.A.S. also has a reserve of trained personnel ready to assist

in maintaining minimum public utilities and essential services in an

emergency, so that the general public will not suffer unduly.'

Note to Editors: Lapel badges for the C.A.S. Field Day will be

available for collection to-morrow (Friday) in the Press Room, Information Services Department, 6th floor, Beaconsfield House, Queen's Road, Central.

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To facilitate press coverage of the review, temporary position has been reserved for photographers and cameramen to the right of the dais to photograph the arrival of the Governor.

Photographers and cameramen should, after the first six bars of the National Anthem are played, withdraw to the front row of Stand No. 27, from where they can move to a vantage position under the stadium clock if they want to obtain a general view of the parade and demonstration.

Reporters and radio commentators will be accommodated at the back of Stand No. 28.

Press representatives are requested to be at the stadium by 9 a.. sharp.

Officers from the C.A.S. and

the Information Services Department will be present to assist the press.

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