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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1979

RECRUITMENT FOR FIREMEN

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THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS LOOKING FOR 160 PHYSICALLY FIT YOUNG MEN.

ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY (TUESDAY), A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THEY WILL BE HOLDING A FIVE-DAY RECRUITMENT EXERCISE FROM NEXT MONDAY (FEBRUARY 19).

*THE JOB OF A FIREMAN, A CHALLENGING ONE, PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY BY PROTECTING LIVES AND PROPERTY, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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TWO RECRUITMENT CENTRES WILL BE SET UP AT THE HARBOUR ROAD AND TSIM SHA TSUI FIRE STATIONS FROM MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19 TO FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23.

THE HARBOUR ROAD CENTRE, NEAR THE WAN CHAI FERRY PIER, WILL OPEN FROM 9 A.M. TO 6 P.M, AND THE TSIM SHA TSUI CENTRE, IN CANTON ROAD, FROM 9 A.M. TO 7 P.M.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID APPLICANTS SHOULD BE AGED BETWEEN 18 AND 30 AND HAVE LIVED IN HONG KONG FOR AT LEAST FIVE YEARS.

+APPLICANTS SHOULD SPEAK FLUENT CANTONESE AND BE ABLE TO READ AND WRITE CHINESE. THEY SHOULD BE AT LEAST FIVE FOOT SIX, WEIGH MORE THAN 120 LBS AND HAVE A GOOD PHYSIQUE AND NORMAL EYESIGHT.

+THE RECRUITS WILL BE TRAINED FOR GENERAL FIRE FIGHTING AND RESCUE DUTIES, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

A FIREMAN STARTS WITH A MINIMUM SALARY OF $1,315 RISING TO A MAXIMUM OF $1,925. AN INCREMENT WILL BE AWARDED ON SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF SIX MONTHS OF BASIC TRAINING.

APPLICANTS CALLING AT THE CENTRES SHOULD TAKE ALONG THE IR IDENTITY CARDS, A COMPLETED APPLICATION FORM (G.F. 340) OBTAINABLE FROM ANY CITY DISTRICT OFFICE, ACADEMIC DOCUMENTS, RUBBER GYMNASTIC SHOES AND SHORTS.

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