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FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1981

+THE FIRE STATION WAS FLOODED TO A DEPTH OF ABOUT SIX FEET AND THE FIRE APPLIANCE WAS LOST BUT THE FEW FIREMEN OF THE STATION PERFORMED MAGNIFICENTLY ON THAT DAY AND SAVED A GREAT MANY LIVES IN THE MARKET AREA,+ HE RECALLED.

+SHATIN WAS A COMPLETELY ISOLATED DISASTER AREA FOR MANY HOURS IN THE EARLY PART OF WHICH THE FIREMEN WERE THE ONLY UNIFORMED AUTHORITY PRESENT, HE ADDED.

FINES MORE THAN DOUBLED ****

FINES FOR VARIOUS OFFENCES UNDER THE FIRE SERVICES REGULATIONS HAVE BEEN MORE THAN DOUBLED TO ENSURE THAT FIRE SERVICES INSTALLATIONS AND EQUIPMENT ARE INSTALLED AND KEPT IN WORKING ORDER.

UNDER THE FIRE SERVICES (INSTALLATION AND EQUIPMENT) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 1981 PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY, FINES WILL BE RAISED FROM $2 000 TO $5 000 FOR THE FOLLOWING OFFENCES

* FAILURE BY A REGISTERED FIRE SERVICES CONTRACTOR TO ISSUE A CERTIFICATE, OR ISSUING A FALSE OR MISLEADING CERTIFICATE-

* SALE OF UNAPPROVED PORTABLE EQUIPMENT-

INSTALLATION OF EQUIPMENT BY AN UNAUTHORISED PERSON-

* MAINTENANCE OR REPAIR OF EQUIPMENT BY AN

UNAUTHORISED PERSON-

* FAILURE BY AN OWNER TO KEEP EQUIPMENT IN

WORKING ORDER AND HAVE EQUIPMENT INSPECTED BY A REGISTERED CONTRACTOR AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR.

THESE STIFFER FINES ARE INTENDED AS A MORE EFFECTIVE DETERRENT AGAINST NEGLIGENCE OR PRACTICES WHICH ENDANGER LIVES AND PROPERTY.

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