TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 1979
TIN HAU WORSHIPPERS REMINDED OF DANGER OF OVERLOADED VESSELS
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WORSHIPPERS GOING TO JOSS HOUSE BAY FOR THE TIN HAU FESTIVAL ON THURSDAY WERE REMINDED TODAY (TUESDAY) OF THE DANGER OF OVERLOADING VESSELS AND STARTING FIRES.
MORE THAN 100,000 WORSHIPPERS ARE EXPECTED TO FLOCK TO THE TIN HAU TEMPLE IN THE BAY AT THE EASTERN APPROACH TO HONG KONG HARBOUR TO PAY HOMAGE TO THE PATRON GODDESS OF SEAFARERS.
AS THE ONLY ACCESS TO THE TEMPLE IS BY SEA, THE DISTRICT OFFICER OF SAI KUNG, MR. COLIN BOSHER, URGED WORSHIPPERS TO PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO SAFETY WHEN BOARDING AND GETTING OFF FERRIES AND BOATS.
HE WARNED OF THE DANGER OF OVERLOADING OF THE VESSELS AND STRESSED THAT OPERATORS OF SUCH VESSELS ARE LIABLE TO PROSECUTION.
AS IN PREVIOUS YEARS MARINE POLICE AND MARINE DEPARTMENT LAUNCHES WILL PATROL THE AREA.
A POLICE SPOKESMAN ALSO REMINDED WORSHIPPERS THAT IT WAS AN OFFENCE TO POSSESS OR DISCHARGE FIREWORKS AND ADVISED THEM TO BEWARE OF PICKPOCKETS.
VISITORS ARE ALSO URGED TO TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FIRES.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT APPEALED TO ALL SMOKERS AND WORSHIPPERS TO MAKE SURE THAT CIGARETTE ENDS AND MATCHES ARE PROPERLY EXTINGUISHED BEFORE DISPOSING THEM, AND THAT CANDLES, JOSS STICKS AND BURNING PAPERS ARE TOTALLY EXTINGUISHED BEFORE LEAVING THE AREA.
SALE OF HYDROGEN BALLOONS WILL NOT BE PERMITTED, HE ADDED.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT ALSO ASKED FOR THE CO-OPERATION OF VISITORS TO THE TEMPLE TO KEEP THE PLACE CLEAN BY PLACING ALL LITTER IN LITTERBINS,
HE SAID A CONSIDERABLE NUMBER OF LARGE LITTER CONTAINERS WILL
BE PROVIDED FOR PUBLIC USE.
THE SPOKESMAN WARNED THAT REFUSE DISCARDED INDISCRIMINATELY ON THE GROUND WOULD NOT ONLY CREATE A MESS AND A NUISANCE BUT MIGHT ALSO LEAD TO SUMMONSES AGAINST THE OFFENDERS.
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