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Friday, March 1, 1974

The spokesman said that, besides fighting fires, Assistant

Station Officers also had supervisory and administrative duties to

perform. Expansion of the department over the next few years ensured

promotion prospects for the officer prepared to work hard and study

to become qualified.

The starting salaries for officers vary from $1,570 per month

to $1,855 per month, depending on educational qualifications. The

maximum pay for an Assistant Station Officer is #2,070 per month.

On being appointed, a recruit officer attends the Training

School at Pat Houng in the New Territories for a six-month residential

course covering different aspects of fire fighting. At the end of the

course, no lins to pass a final examination before posting to a fire

station for operational duty.

The officer is on probation for the first three years of service,

after which, provided he has carried out all his duties satisfactorily

and passed the required examinations, he is confirmed to the permanent

and pensionable establishment. He is also advanced to the rank of

Station Officer, the salary scale for which is $2,510 - $3,910.

Officers are expected to maintain a high standard of disciplino

and turnout.

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