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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1979

FIRE WATCH SCHEME INAUGURATION CEREMONY

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A FIRE WATCH SCHEME WILL BE INAUGURATED AT A CEREMONY AT THE FIRE SERVICES TRAINING SCHOOL, PAT HEUNG, YUEN LONG ON FRIDAY.

THE PILOT SCHEME IS A PART OF THIS YEAR'S FIRE PREVENTION CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY SUPPORT IN PREVENTING FIRE.

IN THE INITIAL STAGE, RESIDENTS IN SQUATTER, AREAS AND VILLAGES WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO FORM FIRE PATROL TEAMS TO HELP PREVENT OUTBREAK OF FIRE IN HOMËS.

ADVICE AND GUIDANCE WILL BE GIVEN TO THESE TEAMS. THE FIRE SERVICES AND HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENTS AND THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION HAVE WORKED CLOSELY TOGETHER IN THE PAST MONTHS TO GET THE SCHEME STARTED.

DURING THE CEREMONY, REPRESENTATIVES FROM 26 NEWLY FORMED FIRE WATCH PATROLS FROM SQUATTER AREAS AND VILLAGES THROUGHOUT HONG KONG WILL EACH BE PRESENTED WITH A SOUVENIR PLAQUE.

THE HONOURABLE CHARLES YEUNG, LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEMBER, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE CEREMONY WITH FOUR REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT, THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION AND THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

THERE WILL ALSO BE A FIRE DRILL BY TRAINEES OF THE TRAINING SCHOOL TO DEMONSTRATE TO THE AUDIENCE THE PROPER WAY OF USING DIFFERENT FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT TO COMBAT FIRE.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE FIRE WATCH SCHEME INAUGURATION CEREMONY ON FRIDAY AT 2.30 P.M. AT THE FIRE SERVICES TRAINING SCHOOL, PAT HEUNG, YUEN LONG, PRESS TRANSPORT WILL BE PROVIDED. A PRESS COACH WILL LEAVE QUEEN'S PIER, CENTRAL, AT 1.15 P.M. SHARP FOR YUEN LONG. G.I.S. OFFICERS WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST THE PRESS.

WATER CUT ***

WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN ABERDEEN AND AP LEI CHAU WILL BE STOPPED FROM 9 P.M. ON FRIDAY TO 6 A.M. THE FOLLOWING DAY FOR MAINS CONNECTION AT ABERDEEN RESERVOIR ROAD AND YUE KWONG ROAD.

IN ABERDEEN, AFFECTED PREMISES WILL BE FROM OLD MAIN STREET TO TIN WAN INCLUDING YUE KWONG SHEK PAI WAN AND TIN WAN ESTATES, TIN WAN LICENSED AREA, DAIRY FARM IN TIN WAN AND HING WAI COLD STORAGE.

ALL PREMISES IN AP LEI CHAU, INCLUDING THE HONG KONG ELECTRIC POWER STATION, WILL BE AFFECTED.