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SATURDAY, JULY 12, 1980

THE CENTRES WILL OPEN BETWEEN 7 AM AND 7 PM DAILY EXCEPT ON SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS AT THE

* HARBOUR ROAD FIRE STATION NEAR WANCHAI FERRY PIER-

* TSIM SHA TSUI FIRE STATION, CANTON ROAD, AND

* TSUEN WAN FIRE STATION, TAI CHUNG ROAD NEAR 9-1/2 MILESTONE,

CASTLE PEAK ROAD.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID APPLICANTS SHOULD PREFERABLY BE BETWEEN 18 AND 30 AND HAVE LIVED IN HONG KONG FOR A CONTINUOUS PERIOD OF AT LEAST FIVE YEARS. HOWEVER, YOUNGER MEN OVER 17 WILL BE CONSIDERED.

+APPLICANTS SHOULD SPEAK FLUENT CANTONESE AND BE ABLE TO READ AND WRITE CHINESE. THEY SHOULD BE AT LEAST 1.68 METRES TALL, WEIGH 54.5 KILOGRAMS OR MORE AND HAVE GOOD PHYSIQUE AND NORMAL EYESIGHT,+ HE SAID.

A FIREMAN STARTS WITH A MINIMUM SALARY OF $1 610 WHICH RISES TO A MAXIMUM OF $2 440, THEY ARE REQUIRED TO UNDERGO 26 WEEKS' BASIC TRAINING AT THE FIRE SERVICES TRAINING SCHOOL IN PAT HEUNG, NEW TERRITORIES.

APPLICANTS CALLING AT THE CENTRES SHOULD BRING ALONG THEIR IDENTITY CARDS, A DULY COMPLETED APPLICATION FORM (GF 340) OBTAINABLE FROM ANY CITY DISTRICT OFFICE OR FIRE STATION, AND ACADEMIC DOCUMENTS (UP TO PRIMARY SIX STANDARD).

THEY ARE ALSO REQUESTED TO BRING ALONG RUBBER GYMNASTIC SHOES AND SHORTS FOR A STRENGTH TEST.

TSUEN WAN AND KWAI CHUNG AT EXCITING

STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT

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TSUEN WAN AND KWAI CHUNG ARE AT AN EXCITING STAGE OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT, TOWN MANAGER AND DISTRICT OFFICER TSUEN WAN, DR JAMES HAYES, SAID TODAY.

DR HAYES WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THIS YEAR'S TSUEN WAN DISTRICT SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME AT THE LOCAL TOWN HALL,

HE SAID WHEREVER YOU LOOK YOU WILL SEE THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW BUILDINGS ON RECENTLY CLEARED LAND OR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF OLDER RESIDENTIAL AND INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS.

+THE POPULATION CONTINUES TO GROW AT A STEADY PACE AND BY THE END OF THIS DECADE I EXPECT THAT WE WILL BE APPROACHING OUR PLANNED TARGET POPULATION OF ONE MILLION PERSONS,+ HE SAID.

/DR HAYES