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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1979

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HE URGED THE PUBLIC TO OBSERVE FIRE REGULATIONS AND REPORT ANY FIRE HAZARD TO THE FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU ON 5-281114 WHICH MAINTAINS A ROUND-THE-CLOCK SERVICE.

DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THIS YEAR, FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU OFFICERS CARRIED OUT 137 794 INSPECTIONS, RE-INSPECTIONS AND FOLLOW-UP VISITS TO RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS THROUGHOUT HONG KONG, KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES.

OF THESE MORE THAN 94 500. INSPECTIONS WERE PROMPTED BY COMPLAINTS FROM THE PUBLIC AND 81 144 WERE RELATED TO BLOCKAGE OF MEANS OF ESCAPE.

THERE WERE 7 386 ROUTINE INSPECTIONS OF MEANS OF ESCAPE AND 20 847 VISITS TO FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS,

IN ADDITION, MORE THAN 8 400 VISITS WERE MADE TO PLACES OF PUBLIC ASSEMBLY, RESTAURANTS AND NIGHTCLUBS, SCHOOLS, TIMBER YARDS AND TIMBER STORAGE AREAS AND INSPECTION OF VENTILATION SYSTEM.

DURING THE SAME PERIOD, 3 442 INSPECTIONS WERE MADE ON THE STORAGE AND MANUFACTURING OF DANGEROUS GOODS, 1 883 ON FIRE SERVICE INSTALLATIONS, 1 732 ON VEHICLES USED FOR CONVEYING COMPRESSED GASES AND INFLAMMABLE LIQUIDS AND 167 ON CHILD CARE CENTRES.

A TOTAL OF 4 482 BUILDING PLANS WERE PROCESSED AND 1 943 DANGEROUS GOODS AND TIMBER YARDS STORAGE LICENCES WERE ISSUED OR RENEWED.

RESERVOIRS POPULAR WITH ANGLERS

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THOUSANDS OF APPLICATIONS FOR LICENCES TO FISH IN RESERVOIRS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT AND MORE ARE CONTINUING TO POUR IN.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (SUNDAY) THAT THE RUSH FOR FISHING LICENCES WOULD PROBABLY CONTINUE UNTIL OCTOBER.

+TO KEEP OUR LOCAL ANGLERS HAPPY WE HAVE DEPLOYED SPECIAL STAFF TO WORK FULL TIME IN PROCESSING THESE APPLICATIONS TO ENABLE OUR FISHING ENTHUSIASTS TO BE ON TIME FOR THE OPENING OF THE FISHING SEASON WHICH STARTED ON SEPTEMBER 1, AND WILL LAST UNTIL MARCH 31 NEXT YEAR, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

HE POINTED OUT THAT HONG KONG'S MANY RESERVOIRS, APART FROM PERFORMING THEIR PRIMARY ROLE IN WATER SUPPLY, ALSO PROVIDE BEAUTIFUL SCENERY FOR HIKING ENTHUSIASTS, AND ATTRACTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR FISHING,

ANYONE INTERESTED IN FISHING IN RESERVOIR SHOULD OBTAIN A LICENCE AT A FEE OF $20 FROM THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT AT LEIGHTON CENTRE, CAUSEWAY BAY.

FISHING LICENCES ARE VALID FOR ONE SEASON ONLY.

/+FIVE YEARS