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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1977
+REMEMBER THAT ELECTRIC LIGHT BULBS CAN GET VERY HOT AND CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO SEE THAT THEY CANNOT COME INTO CONTACT WITH CURTAINS OR DECORATIONS AT FESTIVAL TIMES.
+ IF YOU, OR MEMBERS OF YOUR FAMILY, SMOKE CIGARETTES, DO NOT FORGET THAT THOUSANDS OF FIRES OCCUR IN HONG KONG EACH YEAR AS A RESULT OF CARELESS DISPOSAL OR HANDLING OF LIGHTED CIGARETTE ENDS AND MATCHES. MAKE SURE CIGARETTE ENDS ARE PROPERLY EXTINGUISHED BEFORE DISPOSING OF THEM, PREFERABLY IN AN ASH TRAY. NEVER SMOKE IN BED.
+HIGHLY INFLAMMABLE ITEMS SUCH AS KEROSENE, LIQUEF IED PETROLEUM GAS, OIL AND PAINTS SHOULD BE STORED WELL AWAY FROM SOURCES OF HEAT. NEVER FILL A KEROSENE STOVE WHEN IT IS STILL BURNING.
+WITH THESE FEW TIPS ON FIRE SAFETY IN THE HOME AND BY A LITTLE EFFORT OR CARE, YOU CAN MAKE YOUR HOME FREE OF THE RISK OF FIRE. FAULURE TO TAKE THE TROUBLE CAN- AND OFTEN DOES - LEAD TO DISASTER, HE SAID.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
AS PART OF THE CURRENT FIRE PREVENTION DRIVE, FIRE OFF ICERS WILL BE DISTRIBUTING HOME FIRE SAFETY PAMPHLETS TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AT THE STAR FERRY CONCOURSE ON HONG KONG SIDE TOMORROW (FRIDAY), BEGINNING AT 9 A.M.
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND A REPORTER AND/OR PHOTOGRAPHER TO COVER THE EVENT.
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