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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1974
BE WARY OF BOGUS FIREMAN PUBLIC WARNED
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THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT TODAY WARNED THE PUBLIC TO LOOK OUT FOR A BOGUS FIREMAN OPERATING IN KOWLOON. CLAIMS TO BE ON THE STAFF OF THE FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU AND SAYS HE HAS BEEN ORDERED TO INSPECT FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT.
ABOUT A WEEK AGO, THE MAN WENT TO A MASSAGE PARLOUR IN TO KWA WAN, GIVING A FALSE NAME AND NUMBER. AFTER CARRYING OUT AN INSPECTION HE TOLD THE OWNERS THAT THE ESTABLISHMENT DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT FIRE PREVENTION EQUIPMENT AND THAT THEY WERE LIABLE TO A FINE. HOWEVER,
HOWEVER, HE WENT ON TO SAY THE MATTER COULD BE DEALT WITH ON THE SPOT BY PAYMENT OF +TEA MONEY+ AND WAS GIVEN $200.
THE OWNERS REALISED THEY HAD BEEN TAKEN FOR A RIDE WHEN THEY VISITED THE FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU OFFICE A FEW DAYS LATER TO MAKE ENQUIRIES.
THE +FIREMAN+, ABOUT 27 YEARS OF AGE, WAS IN PLAIN CLOTHES. HE IS OF MEDIUM HEIGHT AND BUILD.
A FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID ALL FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU PERSONNEL ARE ISSUED WITH A NUMBERED WARRANT CARD AND THEY ALSO CARRY A GOVERNMENT IDENTITY CARD BEARING THE HOLDER'S PHOTOGRAPH. ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SLIGHTEST DOUBT SHOULD FIRST ASK TO SEE THESE CARDS SO AS TO ESTABLISH THAT THE PERSON IS GENUINE. IF THEY ARE NOT SATISFIED THEY SHOULD TELEPHONE THE POLICE IMMEDIATELY.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE MAN, HAVING BEEN SUCCESSFUL ON ONE OCCASION, WOULD VERY LIKELY TRY AGAIN AND THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE ON THEIR GUARD.
+APART FROM BEING CRIMINAL, HE SAID, THIS TYPE OF ACTION BRINGS UNWARRANTED DISCRÉDIT UPON THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
CHRISTMAS AEROGRAMMES
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THE POST OFFICE ANNOUNCES THAT CHRISTMAS PICTORIAL AEROGRAMMES WILL BE ON SALE AT ALL POST OFFICES FROM MONDAY (NOVEMBER 11).
THE DESIGN DEPICTING HONG KONG ISLAND WAS DRAWN BY A GOVERNMENT ARTIST.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE POST OFFICE SAID +CHRISTMAS - AEROGRAMMES ARE A CONVENIENT AND INEXPENSIVE WAY OF SENDING CHRISTMAS GREETING ABROAD AND CAN BE POSTED TO ANY PART OF THE WORLD AS FIRST CLASS AIRMAIL FOR ONLY 50 CENTS.+
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