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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1981

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SIX MORE FIRE WATCH PATROLS FORMED

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SIX MORE VOLUNTARY FIRE PATROLS HAVE JOINED THE FIRE WATCH SCHEME WHICH WAS INTRODUCED BY THE GOVERNMENT TWO YEARS AGO TO INVOLVE SQUATTERS AND VILLAGERS IN FIRE PREVENTION.

THE NEW PATROLS FROM CHA KWO LING AND LYEMUN SQUATTER AREAS IN KWUN TONG AND HOT PONG VILLAGE SQUATTER AREA IN WESTERN DISTRICT -- WERE THE FOURTH BATCH TO BE FORMED AND BROUGHT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SUCH TEAMS TO 83.

THE LAST BATCH OF 26 TEAMS WAS FORMED ONLY FOUR MONTHS AGO.

THIS INDICATES A GROWING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE DANGERS OF FIRE AND THE NEED TO PREVENT IT. A SPOKESMAN FOR THE FIRE PREVENTION CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE SAID.

+ IT IS GRATIFYING TO SEE THAT MORE VOLUNTEERS HAVE COME FORWARD TO HELP THE REGULAR FIRE FIGHTERS IN SERVING THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND IN PROTECTING THEIR PROPERTY AGAINST FIRE, HE SAID.

THE FIRE WATCH SCHEME IS RUN BY THE HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT AND THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT. TRAINING IN FIRE PREVENTION AND DETECTION METHODS AND IN FIRE FIGHTING IS PROVIDED BY THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

IN VIEW OF THE CURRENT DRY WEATHER, THE FIRE PREVENTION CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE HAS ARRANGED SPECIAL BROADCASTS THROUGH THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES MOBILE UNIT AND THE CIVILIAN

INFORMATION TEAMS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, TO WARN RESIDENTS OF THE DANGERS OF FIRE.

HAND ICAPPED JOIN SCHOOLS DANCE FESTIVAL

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THIRTEEN TEAMS OF HANDICAPPED STUDENTS WILL BE TAKING PART IN THE 17TH SCHOOLS' DANCE FESTIVAL TO BE HELD FROM FEBRUARY 17 TO MARCH 4.

+RESPONSE TO THE FESTIVAL IS GOOD AND ALTOGTHER 308 TEAMS FROM 234 SCHOOLS HAVE APPLIED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FESTIVAL, AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

DANCE ITEMS INCLUDE WESTERN FOLK OR NATIONAL DANCE, ORIENTAL DANCE AND CREATIVE DANCE, HE SAID.

ON HONG KONG ISLAND, THE FESTIVAL WILL TAKE PLACE AT CLEMENTI MIDDLE SCHOOL IN FORTRESS HILL ROAD, NORTH POINT. IN KOWLOON, IT WILL BE HELD AT THE HONG KONG SZE YAP COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION WONG TAI SHAN MEMORIAL COLLEGE IN NAM CHEONG STREET- AND IN THE NEW TERRITORIES THE VENUE IS TSUEN WAN GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL, 70 HO PA STREET, TSUEN WAN.

WINNERS' PERFORMANCES WILL BE HELD FROM MAY 3 TO 6 AND FROM MAY 11 TO 14 AT THE CITY HALL CONCERT HALL, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE DANCE