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SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 1980
THE SPOKESMAN SAID APPLICANTS SHOULD PREFERABLY BE AGED BETWEEN 18 AND 30 AND HAVE LIVED IN HONG KONG FOR A CONTINUOUS PERIOD OF AT LEAST FIVE YEARS. HOWEVER, YOUNGER MEN OF OVER 17 WILL BE CONSIDERED.
+APPLICANTS SHOULD SPEAK FLUENT CANTONESE AND BE ABLE TO READ AND WRITE CHINESE. THEY SHOULD BE AT LEAST FIVE FOOT SIX, WEIGH 120 POUNDS OR MORE AND HAVE GOOD PHYSIQUE AND NORMAL EYESİGHT,+ SAID THE SPOKESMAN.
RECRUITS WILL BE TRAINED FOR GENERAL FIRE FIGHTING AND RESCUE
DUTIES.
A FIREMAN STARTS WITH A MINIMUM SALARY OF $1 610 RISING TO A MAXIMUM OF $2 440. AN INCREMENT WILL BE AWARDED ON SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF 26 WEEKS' BASIC TRAINING AT PAT HEUNG TRAINING SCHOOL.
APPLICANTS CALLING AT THE CENTRES SHOULD BRING THEIR IDENTITY CARDS, A DULY COMPLETED APPLICATION FORM (G.F. 340) OBTAINABLE FROM ANY CITY DISTRICT OFFICE, AND ACADEMIC DOCUMENTS (UP TO PRIMARY SIX STANDARD).
THEY ARE ALSO REQUESTED TO PROVIDE THEIR OWN RUBBER GYMNASTIC SHOES AND SHORTS FOR A PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST.
MINOR STAFF VACANCIES IN GOVERNMENT
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MORE THAN 500 MINOR STAFF VACANCIES EXIST IN VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.
POSTS AVAILABLE UNDER WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE MODEL 1 PAY SCALE+ RANGE FROM THOSE FOR LABOURERS, HOSPITAL ORDERLIES AND AMAHS TO SKILLED WORKERS SUCH AS FITTERS AND AIR-CONDITIONING MECHANICS.
THE POSTS CARRY A PAY SCALE FROM $1 175 TO $1 800, IN ADDITION TO FREE MEDICAL SERVICES.
APPLICATIONS ARE MADE THROUGH THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE (LES) WHICH HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR RECRUITING MINOR STAFF INTO THE CIVIL SERVICE SINCE NOVEMBER 1978.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY THAT APPLICANTS SHOULD CALL AT ONE OF THE LES'S 13 BRANCH OFFICES, BRINGING WITH THEM THEIR IDENTITY CARDS.
A FULL LIST OF THE MODEL 1 PAY SCALE POSTS IS AVAILABLE AT THESE OFF ICES.
THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT ANYONE INTERESTED IN A POST FOR WHICH A VACANCY WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE, MIGHT ALSO REGISTER WITH THE LES.
+WHEN THE VACANCY ARISES, WE WILL CONTACT THE APPLICANT IMMEDIATELY BY LETTER OR TELEPHONE.+
ENQUIRIES ABOUT APPLICATION FOR MODEL 1 PAY SCALE POSTS CAN BE MADE ON TELEPHONE 3-683764 OR 3-666615.
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