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THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1974

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C.A.S. MOUNTAIN RESCUE DEMONSTRATION

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THE MOUNTAIN RESCUE UNIT OF THE CIVIL AID SERVICES WILL DEMONSTRATE THEIR SKIL IN KOULOON THIS SATURDAY CHAY 18) AS AN EXERCISE FOR A BIENNIAL INSPECTION.

SQUADRON LEADER D. LOFTS, INSPECTOR OF LAND RESCUE, MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, UNITED KINGDOM UILL EZ CARRYING OUT THE BIENNIAL INSPECTION DURING HIS SIX-DAY VISIT TO HONG KONG BEGINNING TOKORROW.

THE HOUR-LONG DEMONSTRATION CH SATURDAY WILL BE HELD AT BEACON HILL BUTTRESSES ABOVE THE VATERWORKS SERVICE RESERVOIR IN LUNG CHEUNG ROAD AT 2.30 P..

DURING THE EXERCISE, C.A.S. PERSONNEL VILL DEMONSTRATE VARIOUS MOUNTAIN RESCUE TECH:11QUES, INCLUDING ROCK CLIMBING, PRUSIKING, ABSEILING AND LOVERING OF CASUALTIES BY STRETCHERS AND +TRAGSITZ+ HARNESS.

THE DEMONSTRATION WILL BE ASSESSED AND COMMENTED UPON BY SQUADRON LEADER LOFT, 90 THAT THE CAPABILITY OF THE C.A.S. MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAMS CAN EC ENSURED ADD FURTHER IMPROVED.

NOTE TO EDITORS :

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPORTERS AND

TRANSPORT FOR THE PHOTOGRAPHERS TO COVER THE EXERCISE. PRESS WILL LEAVE THE C.A.S. KOULCON TRAINING CENTRE, 204 ARGYLE STREET (ADJACENT TO THE KOULCON CITY POLICE STATION AT 2 P.. SHARP.

MR. LA SUI-FAN, SENIOR TRAINING OFFICER OF C.A.S. WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST THE PRESS.

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ COMPETITION

AN INTER-SCHOOLS QUIZ COMPETITION IS NOW BEING HELD FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN YUEN LONG TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO TAKE AN INTEREST IN CURRENT AFFAIRS.

THE COMPETITION IS ORGANIZED BY THE YUEN LONG TOUN HALL'S COMMUNITY WORK STAFF, THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT ARTS COMITTEES AND RADIO HONG KONG.

NINE SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT ARE PARTICIPATING. THE PRELIMINARIES ARE HELD EACH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT 4.15 P.H. IN THE TOWN HALL AT TAI YUK ROAD, YUEN LONG.

TEAMS ARE DIVIDED INTO THREE CROUPS AND THE VINNERS OF EACH WILL MEET IN THE FINALS SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY, MAY 31. THE PRESENT- ATION OF PRIZES WILL FOLLOW THE LAST ROUND.

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