SATURDAY, JULY 8, 1978
CHUNG HOM KOK FIRE STATION OFFICIALLY OPENED
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THE NEW CHUNG HOM KOK FIRE STATION WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED TODAY (SATURDAY) BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE STANLEY/SHEK O AREA COMMITTEE, MR. CHAN PING-KWAN.
THE STATION, BUILT AT A COST OF $1.8 MILLION AND HOUSED IN A VILLA-TYPE BUILDING ON A 1,400 SQUARE METRES SITE IN CHUNG HOM KOK ROAD CAME INTO OPERATION IN MAY.
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AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, MR. R. HOLMES, CHIEF FIRE OFFICER OF HONG KONG, MARINE AND OFF-SHORE ISLANDS COMMAND, SAID THAT THE STATION WAS PARTICULARLY DESIGNED TO BLEND WITH THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT.
HE SAID THAT THE CALL-OUT SYSTEM AT THE STATION WILL BE BY MEANS OF MUSICAL CHIMES AND LOUDSPEAK SYSTEM WHICH IS NORMALLY ACTUATED FROM THE FIRE CONTROL IN CANTON ROAD, KOWLOON WHERE IT IS PLANNED FOR THE NEAR FUTURE TO HAVE A SINGLE FIRE CONTROL FOR THE ENTIRE AREA OF HONG KONG.
HE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT AT PRESENT SOME 40 CALLS FOR EMERGENCIES AND 560 CALLS FOR AMBULANCES WERE RECEIVED DAILY.
DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT TO INSPECT P.W.D. SITES
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MR. DAVID STEAD, P.W.D.'S DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT, WILL INSPECT A NUMBER OF SITES IN KOWLOON ON MONDAY (JULY 10) TO SEE FOR HIMSELF THE PROGRESS OF VARIOUS P.W.D. PROJECTS.
HE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED ON THE VISIT BY CHIEF ENGINEERS OF VARIOUS OFFICES 'CONCERNED. AMONG THE SITES TO BE VISITED WILL BE THE BEACON HILL TUNNEL.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND YOUR REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER MR. STEAD'S VISIT. PRESS TRANSPORT WILL BE PROVIDED. MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WHO WISH TO MAKE USE OF THE FACILITY SHOULD ASSEMBLE AT THE OPEN CAR PARK OUTSIDE THE RECEPTION. OFFICE, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD AT 3.10 P.M. A NINE-SEATER VAN WILL LEAVE MURRAY BUILDING AT 3.15 R.M. SHARP.
OFFICERS OF THE P.W.D.'S PUBLICITY UNIT WILL BE ON HAND
TO ASSIST THE PRESS.
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