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SUNDAY, MARCH 18, 1979

THE LONG SEARCH, HE SAID, HAS PROVED FRUITFUL, ADDING +WE HAVE FINALLY BEEN ABLE TO GET HOLD OF AN APPROPRIATE TYPE AND WE HOPE THAT BY THE END OF THIS JULY THE NEW RADIO EQUIPMENT WILL BE IN USE.+

+GOOD COMMUNICATIONS ARE ESSENTIAL IN CO-ORDINATING MOUNTAIN RESCUE WORK, HE STRESSED.

AND IT IS VITAL THAT THE MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAMS ARE WELL EQUIPPED AND IN TOP FORM.

FOR, AS SQUADRON LEADER VERNON OBSERVED IN HIS REPORT: +THE INCREASING EROSION ON THE PATHS IS AN INDICATION OF THE GREATER NUMBERS USING THE MOUNTAINS IN HONG KONG AND THE EVER INCREASING NEED FOR THE MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAMS.+

DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING TO VISIT PWD WORK SITES ******

MR. DAVID STEAD, DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, WILL INSPECT SOME OF THE PWD WORK SITES ON HONG KONG ISLAND TOMORROW (MONDAY).

HE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY CHIEF ENGINEERS OF VARIOUS OFFICES CONCERNED.

AMONG THE SITES TO BE VISITED WILL BE THE CHA WAN COMPOSTING PLANT.

NOTE TO EDITORS &

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE VISIT OF THE DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT OF THE PWD TO THE WORK SITES TOMORROW (MONDAY).

OFFICIAL TRANSPORT WILL BE PROVIDED. MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES, WISHING TO MAKE USE OF THIS FACILITY, ARE REQUESTED TO ASSEMBLE AT THE OPEN CAR PARK OUTSIDE THE RECEPTION OFFICE, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, NOT LATER THAN 9.45 A.M.

OFFICERS OF THE PWD'S PUBLICITY UNIT WILL BE ON HAND

TO ASSIST THE PRESS.

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