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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1978

FIRE SERVICES ON RECRUITING DRIVE

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THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL LAUNCH A FOUR-DAY RECRUITMENT EXERCISE STARTING ON TUESDAY (JANUARY 2) TO FILL VACANCIES IN THE RANK OF FIREMAN,

ABOUT 160 PHYSICALLY FIT YOUNG MEN WILL BE RECRUITED AND TRAINED FOR GENERAL FIRE FIGHTING AND RESCUE DUTIES.

APPLICANTS SHOULD BE AGED BETWEEN 18 AND 30, HAVE GOOD PHYSIQUE AND NORMAL EYESIGHT, 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 POST CARRIES A SALARY RANGING FROM $1,315 TO $1,925. AN INCREMENT WILL BE AWARDED AFTER SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF THE SIX-MONTH BASIC TRAINING.

FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF PROSPECTIVE APPLICANTS, THREE MOBILE RECRUITING CENTRES WILL BE SET UP.

THE CENTRES WILL OPERATE FROM TUESDAY TO FRIDAY (JANUARY 2-5) BETWEEN 10 A.M. AND 7 P.M. DAILY AT THE FOLLOWING DISTRICTS:

TUESDAY -- HARBOUR ROAD (NEAR WANCHAI FERRY PIER)

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

HOMANTIN ESTATE (NEAR BLOCK 8) KWAY HING ESTATE (NEAR BLOCK 5)

WAH FU ESTATE (NEAR WAH LOK HOUSE) LAM TIN ESTATE (NEAR BLOCK 6) TAI WOR HAU ESTATE (NEAR BLOCK 7)

CHAI WAN ESTATE (NEAR BLOCK 6) SHEK KIP MEI ESTATE (NEAR BLOCK 10) LEI MUK SHUE ESTATE (NEAR BLOCK 13)

WONG CHUK HANG ESTATE (NEAR BLOCK 5) PAK TIN ESTATE (NEAR BLOCK 5) YUEN LONG ESTATE (NEAR BLOCK 1)

APPLICANTS ARE REQUESTED TO BRING ALONG THE IR IDENTITY CARDS WHEN CALLING AT THESE CENTRES.