XN000022-1974-05-21 — Page 7

TUODAY, MAY 21, 1974.

AMBULANCE SERVICE ANSWERS RECORD NUMBER OF CALLS

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THE AMBULANCE SERVICE SET A NU NECORD LAST FRIDAY WHEN IT ANSWERED A TOTAL OF 309 CALLS UR JUST OVER 10 CALLS EACH HOUR.

THE PREVIOUS RECORD FO.: A 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS SET ON MARCH 5 THIS YEAR WHEN THE SERVICE ANSUERED 374 CALLS.

OF THE CATES, 246 VERE ZAPROQNCY AND 141 NON-ENERGENCY. KOULOOM HAD 199 CALLS, HONG KONG 115 AND THE KEU TEL:RITOJIES 75.

THE BUSIEST TIKS WAS BETULEN 12 NOON AND 4 P.0. UHEN 106 CALLS WERE DEALT UITH,

MR. HARRY KENYON, ASSISTANT CHIEF AMBULANCE OFFICER, COMMENTED : +IT WON'T EE LUNG DIFONE VE'RE TIROUGH THE 400 BARRIER.+

THE AMBULANCE SERVICE HAD ABOUT 515 OFFICERS AND MEN AND A FLEET UP ob AMBULANCES. THERE ARE FOUR ANDULANCE STATIONS IN KOULUJH, AND TUO EACH ON HTIG KUNG ISLAND AND IN THE NOW TEKKI TURIES.

TRAINING CAP FOR VOLUNTEERS

THE CASTERN DISTRICT'S SUIER YOUT!! PROCRAIRIES, ORGANISED BY SOKS THIRTY AGENCIES, YOUTH GROUPS, AND A LARGE NUMBER OF YOUNG VOLUNTEERS, WILL EZ LAUNCHED DIKT HONWI.

AND IN PREPARATION FOR THIS, THE DISTRICT'S SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME CO-ORDINATING COMMITME IS SPONSORING A TRAINING COURSE FOR THE VOLUNTHEMS 10 PROVIDE AND RUIP THAI VITH THE NECESSARY TECHNIQUES AND SKILLS THAT ARE LIKELY TO LE REQUIRED IN RUNNING THE ACTIVITIES.

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THE TRAMING GUYRCE WILL DE KILD AT HO FOOK TONG CAMP IN SAN HUI IN THE NEW TEL:ITORS FUQI JUHD 22 10 24 AND 15 OPENED TO YOUNG PEOPLE, ACED LETU. : 16 AD 25, UNO ARE LIVING, STUDYING OR WORKING IN THE CASTERU DISTRICT.

APPLICATION FORAS CAN DE OBTAINED AT THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTIENT'S EASTORU GÜM!PUITY AND YOUTH OFFICE AT BOUL 707, CAUSEWAY BAY MAGISTI:AGY BUILDING, HONG KONG, AND SHOULD CO RETURNED BSFOJE JUNE 12.

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