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THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1978

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FIREMEN GRADUATION PARADE

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THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL HOLD ITS 28TH PASSING OUT PARADE AT ITS TRAINING SCHOOL AT PAT HEUNG, NEW TERRITORIES, TOMORROW (FRIDAY).

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THE DIRECTOR OF FIRE SERVICES, MR. FED WATSON, WILL INSPECT THE PARADE. THE PARADE WILL BE FORMED BY 99 FIREMEN AND 30 AMBULANCEMEN, WHO HAD COMPLETED THEIR BASIC TRAINING. FIVE SQUADS OF FIRE OFFICERS, FIREMEN AND AMBULANCEMEN WHO ARE STILL UNDER TRAINING WILL ALSO BE ON PARADE.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE EVENT, WHICH WILL COMMENCE AT 10.15 A.M. A GOVERNMENT BUS HAS BEEN ARRANGED TO TAKE PRESS REPRESENTATIVES TO THE TRAINING SCHOOL. IT WILL LEAVE THE NORTH POINT FIRE STATION AT 8.30 A.M.

PRISON OFFICERS PASSING OUT PARADE

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A PASSING OUT PARADE FOR PRISON RECRUIT OFFICERS WHO RECENTLY COMPLETED THEIR TRAINING WILL BE HELD AT 11 A.M. ON SATURDAY (APRIL 15) AT THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT TRAINING INSTITUTE AT STANELY.

JUDGE COLLIER WILL TAKE THE SALUTE.

A TOTAL OF 127 PRISON OFFICERS, INCLUDING SIX WOMEN OFFICERS, WILL TAKE PART IN THE PARADE.

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE EVENT.

A VAN WILL BE AVAILABLE TO TAKE MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES TO STANLEY AND BACK. IT WILL LEAVE THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS AT GUARDIAN HOUSE, OI KWAN ROAD, HAPPY VALLEY AT 10 A.M. SHARP ON SATURDAY, MR. TANG CHUNG-YUÈN WILL ON HAND TO ASSIST PRESS REPRESENTATIVES.

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AS THERE WILL BE ONLY NINE SEATS AVAILABLE, MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WISHING TO USE THIS FACILITY ARE REQUESTED TO CALL THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT P.R. SECTION ON 5-756521 EXT. 48 TO BOOK A SEAT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

PARKING SPACES WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE TRAINING INSTITUTE FOR PRESS MEMBERS USING THEIR OWN TRANSPORT. THEY SHOULD CONTACT MR. LEUNG KWAI-HOI ON ARRIVAL.

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