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THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1975

R.H.K. NEW QUIZ PROGRAMME FOR SCHOOLS

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TWO TEAMS OF LOCAL STUDENTS WILL BE PITTING THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF SPOKEN ENGLISH AGAINST EACH OTHER NEXT SUNDAY WHEN RADIO HONGKONG'S NEW INTER-SCHOOL QUIZ PROGRAMME GETS UNDERWAY.

CALLED +LET'S GET IT RIGHT+, THE PROGRAMME IS AIMED AT IMPROVING THE FLUENCY AND ACCURACY OF ENGLISH AMONG STUDENTS WHO DO NOT SPEAK IT AS THEIR MOTHER TONGUE AND THE QUESTIONS ARE SPECIALLY WRITTEN TO TEST THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE LANGUAGE.

RUN AS A KNOCKOUT COMPETITION, THE 15-PART PROGRAMME WILL GO ON THE AIR AT 5.30 PM EVERY SUNDAY UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF QUIZ MASTER JON JEFFRIES.

ALTOGETHER SIXTEEN SCHOOLS WILL BE TAKING PART IN THE INTER-SCHOOL QUIZ. FOUR STUDENTS FROM MARYKNOLL CONVENT SCHOOL WILL BE MEETING ANOTHER FOUR FROM LA SALLE COLLEGE IN THE FIRST PROGRAMME. EACH TEAM WILL CONSIST OF TWO FOURTH FORM AND TWO SIXTH FORM STUDENTS AND THE WINNING TEAM WILL RECEIVE, FITTINGLY ENOUGH, SOME BOOKS AS ITS PRIZE.

NEW RECORD FOR AMBULANCE COMMAND

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THE AMBULANCE COMMAND OF THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAS CHALKED UP A NEW RECORD BY ANSWERING 419 CALLS DURING THE 24-HOUR PERIOD ENDING 7 A.M. TODAY (THURSDAY). THIS REPRESENTS AN AVERAGE OF ABOUT 17- 1/2 CALLS PER HOUR.

THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 412 CALLS ACHIEVED ON FEBRUARY 5.

KOWLOON DIVISION WAS THE BUSIEST WITH 155 EMERGENCY AND 39 NON-EMERGENCY CALLS HONG KONG DIVISION HAD 134 EMERGENCY AND 12 NON-EMERGENCY CALLS AND NEW TERRITORIES DIVISION HAD 79 EMERGENCY BUT NO NON-EMERGENCY CALLS.

THE AMBULANCE COMMAND HAS AN ESTABLISHMENT OF 558 ALL RANKS, 9 AMBULANCE DEPOTS AND A FLEET OF 86 AMBULANCES. FIVE NEW AMBULANCES ARE AT PRESENT BEING PREPARED FOR SERVICE.

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