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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1981

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CAS IN NT TO STAGE RESCUE EXERCISE

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MORE THAN 200 CIVIL AID SERVICES PERSONNEL IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WILL TAKE PART IN AN EXERCISE ON SUNDAY (SEPTEMBER 27) TO TEST THE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY, CO-OPERATION AND LIFE-SAVING SKILLS OF ALL CAS NT UNITS DURING EMERGENCY,

THE EXERCISE WILL TAKE THE FORM OF A SIMULATED PLANE CRASH, WHEN THE CAS IS REQUIRED TO UNDERTAKE RESCUE OPERATIONS AND RENDER FIRST AID.

DURING THE EXERCISE, THE FULLY-MANNED CAS REGIONAL

HEADQUARTERS FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, SITUATED IN THE ADMINISTRATION BLOCK OF YUEN TUN CAMP IN TSUEN WAN, WILL CONTROL THE DEPLOYMENT OF CAS PERSONNEL.

THE EXERCISE WILL BE HELD BETWEEN 9 AM AND 5 PM, WITH THE MAIN RESCUE OPERATION TAKING PLACE BETWEEN 10 AM AND 12 NOON.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE CIVIL AID SERVICES EXERCISE ON SUNDAY (SEPTEMBER 27). MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WISHING TO USE CAS TRANSPORT TO GET TO YUEN TUN CAMP IN TSING LUNG TAU TSUEN WAN, SHOULD MEET THE CAS TRAINING OFFICER, MR WONG SHUT-YUNG, AT THE CAS TRAINING CENTRE, 204 ARGYLE STREET, KOWLOON AT 9 AM.

WATER MAINS WORK

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FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN HUNG HOM WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR EIGHT HOURS FROM 10 PM ON FRIDAY (SEPTEMBER 25) TO 6 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY FOR MAINS WORKS.

THE AREA TO BE AFFECTED IS BOUNDED BY WINSLOW STREET. BAKER STREET, WHAMPOA STREET AND CHATHAM ROAD, INCLUDING WA FUNG STREET AND LO LUNG HANG STREET.

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