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Monday, March 25, 1974

The "Porta-Mobil" was chosen from a number of similar

transmitters/receivers after several months of evaluation by Fire

Services officers. They are more complicated than ordinary sets, but

this is justified by their much greater flexibility. An additional

39 sets are on order.

Note to Editors:

Copies of photographs of the 'Porta Mobil" transmitter/receiver sets are boxed for collection.

Note to Editors:

MOCK OIL FIRE ON TSING YI

The Fire Services will carry out a mobilisation exercise at the Mobil Oil installation on Tsing Yi Island on Wednesday (March 27) beginning at 2.30 p.m.

The exercise will assume a fire has broken out in tank number 10 and a total of nine appliances, including a fire boat, will be sent to the scene.

Press, television and radio representatives are invited to attend the exercise. They should meet Mr. Donald Strange of the Fire Services Department shortly before 2.15 p.m. at Kwai Chung Fire Station from where transport will be provided to take them to the exercise site.

Kwai Chung Fire Station is in Tai Lin Pai Road, junction of Kwai On Road.

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