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THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1976.

C.A.S. PASSING-OUT PARADE

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ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY RECRUITS OF THE CIVIL AID SERVICES, WHO HAVE COMPLETED ONE YEAR'S BASIC TRAINING ON FOOT DRILL, FIRST AID, LIGHT RESCUE AND CIVIL DEFENCE, WILL TAKE PART

IN A PASSING-OUT PARADE TO BE HELD AT THE CAS KOWLOON TRAINING CENTRE AT 10 A.M. ON SUNDAY (APRIL 25).

THE CAS DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, MR. J.A. FORTUNE, WILL INSPECT THE PARADE AND AWARD SPECIAL CERTIFICATES TO THE MOST OUTSTANDING RECRUITS. HE WILL ALSO PRESENT CIVIL DEFENCE LONG SERVICE MEDALS AND CLASPS TO 45 RECIPIENTS.

THE RECRUITS, SOME OF THEM WOMEN, WILL BE POSTED TO VARIOUS CAS UNITS FOR FURTHER OPERATIONAL TRAINING AND ACTIVE DUTY AFTER THE CEREMONY.

THE CAS CADET BAND WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND YOUR REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE PASSING-OUT PARADE WHICH BEGINS AT 10 A.M. ON SUNDAY (APRIL 25) AT THE CAS KOWLOON TRAINING CENTRE AT 204, ARGYLE STREET,

KCR TESTS MODERN TOILET FACILITIES

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THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY HAS PROVIDED MODERN TOILET FACILITIES IN ONE OF ITS PASSENGER TRAINS FOR A TRIAL PERIOD OF FOUR WEEKS.

THE CHEMICAL TOILET HAS BEEN INSTALLED IN AN ORDINARY CLASS COACH.

THE TEST, BEING CARRIED OUT JOINTLY BY THE KCR AND THE MANUFACTURER, IS BEING UNDERTAKEN IN RECOGNITION OF THE NEED FOR PROVIDING TOILET FACILITIES FOR LONGER DISTANCE PASSENGERS, PARTICULARLY BY THOSE TRAVELLING TO AND FROM CHINA,

AT THE END OF THE TEST PERIOD, A DECISION WILL BE MADE AS TO WHETHER MODIFICATION IS NECESSARY TO MAKE IT SUITABLE FOR MORE WIDESPREAD ADOPTION.

THE GENERAL MANAGER OF KCR, MR. REG GREGORY, SAID TODAY THAT COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS FROM PASSENGERS WHO USED THE FACILITIES WOULD BE MOST WELCOMED.

THE NEW COACHES WHICH ARRIVED IN 1974 HAD NO TOILET FACILITIES. IT WAS DECIDED THAT TOILETS OF THE THEN EXISTING DESIGN SHOULD NOT BE PROVIDED IN KCR COACHES IN FUTURE BECAUSE OF THEIR UNSANITARY NATURE.