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Wednesday, March 6, 1974

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"I am grateful and gratified at the part that you leaders or

the community have played, and I take this opportunity to thank you

for the time and effort you have so generously given to organise

and unite your neighbourhoods and communities to make life better and

safer and more satisfactory for everyone.

"A city is built on the will of the Community'. With unity

of will great things can be achieved in our attempt to make Hong Kong

a more satisfactory place to live in.

New Yoar."

"I ask you to drink with me a toast to a happy and successful

FIREMEN ON PARADE

Note to Editors:

The Colonial Secretary, Mr. Denys Roberta

will take the salute at a passing out parade of firemen to be held at the Fire Services Training School at Pat Heung in the New Territories, on Friday (March 8),

Reporters and photographers are invited to attend the parade which starts at 3 p.m. A bus will be provided to take press representatives to Pat Heung, leaving from Canton Road Fire Station at 1.30 p.m. sharp and returning there after the parado has ended.

Mr. Donald Strange of Fire Services Department will accompany the press party to and from Pat Heung.

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