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MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1979

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NEW BLOOD FOR THE FIRE SERVICES

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TWENTY-ONE RECRUIT FIREMEN TODAY (MONDAY) BEGAN 26 WEEKS OF TOUGH TRAINING AT THE FIRE SERVICES TRAINING SCHOOL IN PAT HEUNG, NEW TERRITORIES.

THE RECRUITS WERE ISSUED WITH UNIFORMS AND EQUIPMENT AT THE FIRE SERVICES STORE AT TSIM SHA TSUI FIRE STATION COMPLEX.

ANOTHER BATCH OF 50 TRAINEES IS DUE TO BEGIN TRAINING NEXT WEEK, A FIRE SERVICES SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID IT WAS ANTICIPATED THAT 130 MORE RECRUITS WILL ENTER THE SCHOOL FOR TRAINING BEFORE NOVEMBER 15.

+ADDITIONALLY, IN VIEW OF THE ENTHUSIASTIC RESPONSE RECEIVED TO OUR EARLIER RECRUITMENT DRIVE, IT HAS NOW BEEN DECIDED TO LAUNCH ANOTHER RECRUITING CAMPAIGN IN EARLY NOVEMBER, HE SAID.

+ IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE CHALLENGING CAREER OFFERED BY THE FIRE SERVICES IS CATCHING THE IMAGINATION OF THE YOUNG MEN OF HONG KONG, AND A GOOD RESPONSE IS AGAIN EXPECTED,✦ HE ADDED.

MEANWHILE, 54 FIREMEN WHO HAVE COMPLETED THE IR BASIC TRAINING TODAY REPORTED TO VARIOUS STATIONS FOR DUTY.

LOCAL CRAFT OPERATORS WARNED OF

MARINE WORK OFF PO TOI

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THE MARINE DEPARTMENT TODAY (MONDAY) WARNED OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF LOCAL CRAFT THAT MARINE BORING OPERATIONS AND SITE INVESTIGATION WORK IS TAKING PLACE NEAR SOUTHWEST PO TOI ISLAND.

THE WORK, WHICH BEGAN TODAY NEAR THE NORTHERN SHORE OF WAN TSAI AND IN THE VICINITY OF A PROPOSED FERRY BERTH ON THE SOUTHWEST OF THE ISLAND, WILL TAKE ABOUT TWO MONTHS TO COMPLETE, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.

+FLOATING PLANTS DISPLAYING APPROPRIATE SIGNALS MAY BE ENCOUNTERED IN THE AREA AND MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO BE CAREFUL,+ THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

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