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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1979

JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR MA CHAI HANG FIRE VICTIMS

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THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF OVER 300 JOB VACANCIES FOR MA CHAI, HANG FIRE VICTIMS LIVING IN FANLING AND TAI PO.

NOTIFICATIONS OF THE VACANCIES, ABOUT 200 IN TAI PO AND THE REST IN FANLING AND SHEUNG SHUI, HAVE BEEN PASSED TO THE DEPARTMENT'S TWO TEMPORARY OFFICES SPECIALLY SET UP LAST MONTH TO HELP THESE VICTIMS TO FIND JOBS.

+THESE OFFICES ARE OPERATING VIRTUALLY AT THEIR DOORSTEPS ONE AT THE FANLING TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA AND THE OTHER AT YUE KOK TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA. ANYONE LOOKING FOR A JOB IS ADVISED TO CONTACT THE OFFICES, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).

THE FANLING OFFICE OPENS ON TUESDAY AND FRIDAY, WHILE THE TAI PO OFFICE ON MONDAY AND THURSDAY, AND THEIR OFFICE HOURS ARE 10 A.M. TO 5 P.M.

NEW SCHOOLS URGED TO FORM LIFE SAVING CLUBS

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THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR KENNETH TOPLEY, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY) THAT WITH THE EXPANSION OF SECONDARY EDUCATION HE HOPED NEW SECONDARY SCHOOLS WOULD FORM LIFE SAVING CLUBS TO TRAIN STUDENTS AS QUALIFIED LIFE GUARDS.

MR TOPLEY WAS SPEAKING AT THE PRIZE PRESENTATION OF A LONG-DISTANCE SWIMMING RACE FROM SILVER ISLAND TO REPULSE BAY, ABOUT 1 000 COMPETITORS TOOK PART IN THE 2 400-METRE RACE ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG LIFE GUARD CLUB.

+WATER RECREATION ACTIVITIES ARE RAPIDLY EXPANDING IN HONG KONG AND WE NEED A CONTINUING SUPPLY OF COMPETENT LIFE SAVERS TO ENSURE THAT SAFETY STANDARDS ARE ALWAYS CAREFULLY CONSIDERED WHEN ORGANISING WATER BASED ACTIVITIES,+ MR TOPLEY SAID.

HE CONGRATULATED THE CLUB FOR ITS EFFORTS IN PROMOTING LIFE SAVING AWARENESS. TO THE COMPETITORS MR TOPLEY SAID TO SWIM 2 400 METRES WITHIN A CERTAIN TIME LIMIT IS NOT AN EASY TASK AT ALL. BUT AS A LIFE SAVER THIS RACE SERVES AS VERY APPROPRIATE BASIC TRAINING IN STAMINA AND SWIMMING TECHNIQUE IN THE OPEN SEA.

+THOSE WHO COMPLETE THIS RACE ARE COMPETENT SWIMMERS AND AS SUCH THEY SHOULD BE READY TO PARTICIPATE IN ADVANCED LIFE SAVING TRAINING AND ULTIMATELY TO USE THEIR SKILLS IN LIFE SAVING TECHNIQUES TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.

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