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THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1975
CHING MING FESTIVAL FIRE WARNING
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CHING MING FESTIVAL WORSHIPPERS ARE TODAY URGED BY THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO TAKE ALL POSSIBLE PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT FIRES IN THE COUNTRY-SIDE THIS WEEKEND.
A SPOKESMAN SAID THAT DUE TO CARELESS HANDLING OF JOSS-STICKS, CANDLES AND BURNING PAPER THE FESTIVAL HOLIDAY USUALLY ENDED UP AS ONE OF THEWORST DAYS OF THE YEAR FOR FIRES.
+HUNDREDS OF TREES WERE TRAGICALLY DESTROYED AND ACRES OF COUNTRY-SIDE SPOILED DURING CHING MING,✨ HE SAID.
HE NOTED THAT THERE WAS AN ADDED DANGER THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF THE LOW HUMIDITY OF THE PAST FEW DAYS, THE COUNTRYSIDE HAD DRIED OUT AND FIRES COULD BE STARTED MUCH MORE EASILY. THEREFORE WE APPEAL TO ALL, THOSE VISITING GRAVES OR THE COUNTRYSIDE ON SATURDAY TO TAKE HEED OF THE GREATER FIRE RISK AND TO TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT FIRES, HE SAID.
HE URGED SMOKERS AND WORSHIPPERS TO MAKE SURE CIGARETTE ENDS AND MATCHES WERE PROPERLY EXTINGUISHED BEFORE DISPOSING OF THEM.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THERE WERE 70 FIRES, MORE THAN THREE TIMES THE NORMAL NUMBER, DURING CHING MING LAST YEAR. WELL OVER HALF OCCURRED IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
PASSING-OUT PARADE FOR IMMIGRATION OFFICERS *****
EIGHTEEN ASSISTANT IMMIGRATION OFFICERS WILL TAKE PART IN A PASSING-OUT PARADE TOMORROW (APRIL 4) AT THE ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT PARADE GROUND-SPORTS ROAD, HAPPY VALLEY.
AN UNOFFICIAL LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR, MR. HILTON CHEONG-LEEN, WILL INSPECT THE PARADE AND ADDRESS THE GATHERING.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
THE PARADE WILL DE HELD AT 9.30 A.M. YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND A REPORTER AND/OR PHOTOGRAPHER TO COVER IT.
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