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FIREMEN RECRUITMENT DRIVE

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SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 1978

THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL LAUNCH A RECRUITMENT EXERCISE ON MONDAY (JUNE 26) FOR YOUNG MEN TO FILL ABOUT 320 VAGANT POSTS OF FIREMEN.

THE RECKUITMENT EXERCISE WILL BE CONDUCTED AT TSIM SHA TSUI FIRE STATION, CANTON ROAD, KOWLOON BETWEEN 9 A.M. AND 6 P.M. DAILY, EXCLUDING SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS, UNTIL JULY 4.

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.

THE STARTING SALARY FOR A FIREMAN IS $1,210 A MONTH AND THE MAXIMUM IS $1,770.

PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED SHOULD APPLY IN PERSON TO THE TSIM SHA TSUI FIRE STATION. THE APPLICANT SHOULD BRING ALONG HIS IDENTITY CARD, DOCUMENTS VERIFYING HIS RESIDENTIAL AND EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND A DULY COMPLETED G.F. 340 FORM, COPIES OF WHICH ARE OBTAINABLE FROM ANY CITY DISTRICT OFFICE.

HE SHOULD ALSO BRING ALONG A PAIR OF RUBBER-SOLED GYMNASTIC SHOES AND SHORTS FOR USE IN THE STRENGTH TEST AT THE RECRUITMENT CENTRE.

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