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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1974

SENIOR AMBULANCEMEN COMPLETE NEW COURSE

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THE FIRST GROUP OF LOCAL AMBULANCEMEN TO COMPLETE A HIGHER AMBULANCE AID CERTIFICATE COURSE IN HONG KONG GRADUATED FROM THE MORRISON HILL AMBULANCE DEPOT TODAY.

A TOTAL OF 29 SENIOR AMBULANCEMEN ATTENDED THE FOUR-WEEK COURSE, WHICH IS BASED ON A REPORT PREPARED SIX YEARS AGO IN THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE AMBULANCE SERVICE THERE. PERSONNEL ARE TRAINED IN GREATER DEPTH TO DIAGNOSE AND GIVE TREATMENT.

THE CHIEF AMBULANCE OFFICER, MR. BILL DOORE, SAID THE MEN HAD BEEN REQUIRED TO LEARN SUBJECTS WHICH HAD NEVER PREVIOUSLY BEEN TAUGHT TO AMBULANCE CREWS IN HONG KONG, BUT WHICH WOULD BE REQUIRED TO PROPERLY OPERATE THE NEW AND MORE SOPHISTICATED MEDICAL APPARATUS NOW CARRIED ON AMBULANCES.

MR. DOORE TOLD THE GRADUATES THAT THEY WOULD UNDERGO MORE AND MORE SPECIALIST TRAINING TO FURTHER IMPROVE THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT. HE ADDED : +YOU WILL NOT GO FAR WRONG IF YOU REMEMBER OUR MOTTO: THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON TO AMBULANCE COMMAND IS THE PATIENT'+.

OF THE 29 GRADUATES, 14 JOINED THE AMBULANCE COMMAND ONLY THREE MONTHS AGO AND, BECAUSE OF THEIR QUALIFICATIONS AND APTITUDE, WERE SELECTED FOR THE CERTIFICATE COURSE AFTER COMPLETING A BASIC AMBULANCEMAN'S COURSE AT THE FIRE SERVICES TRAINING SCHOOL.

RANK.

THE OTHERS WERE RECENTLY PROMOTED TO SENIOR AMBULANCEMAN

ALL WILL NOW BE RESPONSIBLE FOR AN AMBULANCE AND ITS CREW.

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TAIPO ROAD REOPENED ******

MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED THAT THE SECTION OF LUK KENG-BRIDE'S POOL ROAD AT 8-1/2 MILESTONE, TAIPO, HAS BEEN REOPENED TO TRAFFIC.

THE ROAD SECTION.WAS CLOSED FOR SEVERAL WEEKS TO FACILITATE EMERGENCY REPAIR WORKS TO THE DAMAGED CUTTING SLOPE.