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TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 1974.

HONG KONG READIES FOR TYPHJON SEASON

GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS PREPARED FOR ALL EVENTUALITIES

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THE TYPHOON SEASON IS WITH US AGAIN AND A NUMBER OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN STEPPING UP PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

FOR THOSE WHOSE HOMES MAY BE ENDANGERED, THE HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT CAN SET UP MORE THAN 100 TYPHOON SHELTERS ALL OVER HÒNG KONG WHICH CAN TOGETHER ACCOMMODATE 20,000 PEJPLE.

THESE SHELTERS ARE LOCATED IN THE 10 CITY DISTRICTS -- CENTRAL, - WANGHAI, VEST„KII, EASTERN, KJJLOJN CITY, KHUN TÔNG, MONGKOK, SHAM

SHUI PJ, WONG TAI SIN AND YAU MA TEI AND ARE JPEN ONCE THE NO. STORM SIGNAL IS HOISTED.

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THE INFORMATION SECTION OF THE HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT ALSO RUNS A ROUND-THE-CLOCK ENQUIRY SERVICE (TEL. 5-455301) ON THE HUISTING OF ANY STURM SIGNAL TO ANSWER PUBLIC ENQUIRIES ON THE STOM ON ON SUCH MATTERS AS TRAFFIC CONDITIONS.

MRIBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO USE THE TYPHOON SHELTERS CAN CORIACT THE VARIOUS CITY DISTRICT OFFICES. THEIR TELEPHONE NUMBERS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

HONG KONG ISLAND

CENTRAL

WANCHAL

WESTER!

5-243217 OR 5-2391/2 5-752477 OR 5-742201 5-4JJ452

KOWLOON

KUWLÜJN CSITY KWON TONG 10AGKJA

3-3191/1

3-423431

3-032251 OR

SHAM SHUI PO

3-099/31 3-704251

5-690121

5-557157

WONG TAI SIN

YAU MA TEI

CAULKNEEN SJJ-OFFICE ) 5-524429

EASTER!

5-712558

(SHAUKI DAN SUL-OFFICE)

CCHAT WIL

GJJ-OFFICE)

3-229701 JR

3-222261 3-686101

ANOTHER GOVERNIENT DEPARTMENT WHICH IS PUT ON EXTRA ALERT WHENEVER HONG KONG IS THREATENED BY TROPICAL STORMS IS THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

THROUGHOUT THE DRY SEASON, ROUTINE INSPECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE TO CHECK FOR POSSILE DANGERS TO SURE THAT THE RISK OF ACCIDENTS 13 REJJJED IN THE FIRST PLACE RATHER THAN WAITING TO TAKE KAMI AGASURES.

THE WORK OF EXAMINING STREAMWATER MALAS, DRAINS, CULVERTS, WATER MALIS SUPPLIES AND CATCHPITS FALLS ON THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE. THESE SYSTE45 ARI.CHECKED TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE WORKING PROPERLY AND ARE JUSAR OF ANY BLOCKAGE.

VULNERABLE SPOTS ARE DOUBLI-CHECKED, AND CONTRACT ARRANGEMENTS AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES ARE REVIEWED. SITE INSPECTING AND FOREMON ARE REGULARLY BRIEFED ON THEIR DUTIES IN The Event JF A TYPHOON, AS WELL 45 DURING SEVENÉ KALLISTURMS AND OTHEK ZASKGENCIES.

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