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SUNDAY, JUNE 7, 1981

THE SERIES OF VISITS WILL BEGIN TOMORROW (MONDAY) STARTING WITH THE DAVID TRENCH HOME FOR THE AGED AT 29, NAM LONG SHAN ROAD, WONG CHUK HANG, HONG KONG, BETWEEN 11.45 AM AND 12.45 PM.

IT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY VISITS IN THE AFTERNOON TO THE ST. MARY HOME AT 2 WELFARE ROAD, WONG CHUK HANG, BETWEEN 2.30 PM AND 3.30 PM- AND TO THE WAN CHA! WOMEN SHELTER AT WOOD ROAD, WAN CHAI, BETWEEN PM AND 4.45 PM.

YOU ARE WELCOME TO COVER THE EVENT.

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AMS DOUBLES LIFEGUARD EFFORTS ****

MANY MEMBERS OF THE 6 000-STRONG AUXILIARY MEDICAL SERVICE ARE OFFERING THEIR TIME TO HELP WATCH OVER SWIMMERS AT BEACHES AND SWIMMING POOLS THIS SUMMER.

SOME 21 000 MAN HOURS ARE BEING PUT INTO LIFEGUARD DUTIES THIS YEAR, NEARLY TWICE AS MUCH AS LAST YEAR, THE AMS MEDICAL DEFENCE STAFF OFFICER, MR K.C. TONG SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).

HE POINTED OUT THAT ABOUT 800 AMS MEMBERS ARE ALREADY QUALIFIED LIFEGUARDS.

+AS THE SWIMMING SEASON IS APPROACHING, AMS LIFEGUARDS WILL BE HEAVILY COMMITTED TO HELP WITH WATER SAFETY ACTIVITIES, ESPECIALLY IN SUPPORTING THE REGULAR LIFEGUARDS,+ HE SAID.

IN ORDER TO IMPROVE ON THE IR WATER SAFETY EFFORTS, THE AMS HAS STARTED SENDING TRAINED MEMBERS IN TEAMS OF THREE ON SPECIALLY BUILT RESCUE CANOES TO CARRY OUT LIFEGUARD DUTIES.

+AND SINCE THE CANOE HAS PROVED TO BE A VERY FAST AND EFFECTIVE MEANS OF LIFE-SAVING, PLANS HAVE BEEN MADE TO TRAIN ALL AMS LIFEGUARDS IN THE USE OF CANOES TO SAVE LIFE AT SEA,+ MR TONG SAID.

THERE ARE ALSO PLANS TO ORGANISE TRAINING COURSES ON CANOE LIFE-SAVING FOR REGULAR LIFEGUARDS. FOR THIS REASON, WORK IS BEING CARRIED OUT TO SET UP A CANOE CENTRE AT CHAM CHUK WAN IN SAT KUNG AND THIS WILL BE COMPLETED BY NEXT MONTH.

COURSES TO BE HELD AT THE CENTRE WILL BE DIVIDED INTO THREE PARTS - BASIC CANOE TRAINING, CANOE RESCUE TECHNIQUES AND LIFE-SAVING PROFICIENCY.

+ IN ANOTHER EFFORT TO ENHANCE ITS OPERATIONAL AND TRAINING EFFICIENCY, THE AMS LIFE-SAVING TEAM WILL SOON BE ADDING A MOTORISED RESCUE CRAFT TO ITS RANGE OF EQUIPMENT, MR TONG SAID.

THE CRAFT, AN INFLATABLE MOTORISED RUBBER SPEEDBOAT MEASURING ABOUT 4 METRES BY 1.7 METRES, WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH A 40 HORSEPOWER OUTBOARD ENGINE AND IT HAS A CAPACITY OF SIX PERSONS.

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