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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1975

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HOLIDAY POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS

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THERE WILL BE LIMITED POSTAL SERVICES ON CHUNG YEUNG FESTIVAL

DAY, WHICH IS A PUBLIC HOLIDAY.

ON MONDAY (OCTOBER 13), THERE WILL BE ONE MAIL DELIVERY AND

CERTAIN POST OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED, HOWEVER, 32 POST OFFICES IN VARIOUS

PARTS OF HONG KONG, KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES WILL BE OPEN FROM 9 A.M.

TO 12 NOON FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE PUBLIC.

PICNICKERS WARNED OF FIRE DANGER

THE FIRE SERVICES DEPRIMET TODAY URGED ALL VISITORS TO THE

COUNTRYSIDE DURING THE CHUNG YEUNG FESTIVAL, HOLIDAY TO TAKE EXTRA CARE TO

PREVENT FIRES.

AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR WITH DRIER AND COOLER WEATHER, PICNICKERS

AND GRAVE SWEEPERS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE MOST OF THE FIRES IN THE RURAL AREAS.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE FIRE SERVICES DEP.RTMENT SAID: +FIRES ARE STARTED

BY SMOKERS THOUGHTLESSLY DISCARDING LIGHTED CIGARETTE ENDS AND MATCHES BY

PICNICKERS LIGHTING BARAZICUE FIRES IN UNSUIT.BLE AREAS AND BY GRAVE-SWEEPERS

CARELESSLY HANDLING JOS STICKS AND CANDLES.+

HE URGED SHOKERS TO MAKE SURE THEIR CIGARETTE BUTTS AND MATCHES WERE

PROPERLY OUT BEFORE DISPOSING THE.... +IF & BARBECUE IS PLANNED, IT SHOULD BE

HELD IN AN ARE. DESIGNATED BY THE „GRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT AND

SOMEONE SHOULD BE APPOINTED TO ...TCH THE FIRE ALL THE TIME. EARTH AND WATER

SHOULD BE USED TO EXTINGUISH IT BEFORE LEAVING THE SITE,+ HE SAID.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID TAM LUNDREDS OF TREGS HAD BEEN DESTROYED AND

ACRES OF PLEAS.NI COUNTRYSIDE SPOILT BY FIRE ON CHUNG YEUNG FESTIVAL IN THE

PAST YEARS.

+IT IS ..N OFFENCE TO LIGHT OR USE A FIRE IN OR NEAR A FOREST, PLANTA-

TION, PROHIBITED ARE. OR AREA OF OPEN COUNTRYSIDE, OR TO BE IN A GROUP OF

PEOPLE USING SUCH FIRE,+ THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT.

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