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SATURDAY, JULY 31, 1976

FIRE SERVICES TO RECRUIT 100 MORE FIREMEN

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THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS INVITING APPLICATIONS FROM YOUNG AND PHYSICALLY FIT MEN TO JOIN IN THE RANK OF FIREMEN,

ABOUT 100 MEN WILL BE RECRUITED TO FILL THE PRESENT VACANCIES AS WELL AS THOSE WHICH WILL ARISE IN THE NEAR FUTURE WHEN NEW FIRE STATIONS ARE BUILT.

THE NEW RECRUITS WILL BE TRAINED FOR GENERAL FIRE FIGHTING AND RESCUE DUTIES.

APPLICANTS SHOULD BE AGED BETWEEN 18 AND 30, HAVE GOOD PHYSIQUE AND NORMAL EYE SIGHT, BE ABLE TO SPEAK FLUENT CANTONESE, AND READ AND WRITE CHINESE. THEY SHOULD HAVE LIVED IN HONG KONG FOR A CONTINUOUS PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS OR MORE AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION.

ANYONE WHO IS INTERESTED SHOULD APPLY IN PERSON BETWEEN

1 P.M. AND 8 P.M. DAILY FROM AUGUST 3 TO 7 AT ANY OF THE FOLLOWING RECRUITMENT CENTRES:

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HONG KONG ISLAND HARBOUR ROAD FIRE STATION, HARBOUR ROAD

KOWLOON

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TS IM SHA TSUI FIRE STATION, CANTON ROAD AND KWUN TONG FIRE STATION, KWUN TONG ROAD AND

NEW TERRITORIES - TSUEN WAN FIRE STATION, TAI CHUNG ROAD

HE SHOULD BRING ALONG HIS IDENTITY CARD TOGETHER WITH OTHER DOCUMENTS PROVING HIS RESIDENTIAL AND EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS.

APPLICATION FORMS WILL BE COMPLETED AT THE CENTRES WHERE PRE- LIMINARY PHYSICAL FITNESS TESTS WILL ALSO BE CARRIED OUT.

THE STARTING SALARY FOR A FIREMAN IS $1,120 AND THE MAXIMUM IS $1,635.

ON BEING SELECTED, A RECRUIT IS REQUIRED TO ATTEND THE FIRE SERVICES TRAINING SCHOOL AT PAT HEUNG FOR A SIX-MONTH RESIDENTIAL COURSE COVERING DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF FIRE FIGHTING, AT THE END OF THE INITIAL TRAINING, HE HAS TO PASS A FINAL EXAMINATION BEFORE BEING POSTED TO A FIRE STATION FOR DUTIES.

A RECRUIT WILL BE PUT ON PROBATION FOR THE FIRST THREE YEARS OF SERVICE, AFTER WHICH, PROVIDED HE HAS CARRIED OUT ALL HIS DUTIES SATISFACTORILY, HE IS CONFIRMED TO THE PERMANENT AND PENSIONABLE ESTABLISHMENT.

ALL MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT ARE EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN A HIGH STANDARD OF DISCIPLINE AND TURNOUT.

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