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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1981

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VILLAGERS SHOW MORE INTEREST IN FIRE PREVENTION

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MORE RESIDENTS OF SQUATTER AREAS AND VILLAGES NOW REALISE THE IMPORTANCE OF FIRE PREVENTION.

AS A RESULT OF THIS AWARENESS, A FURTHER 25 VOLUNTARY FIRE-WATCH PATROLS WILL OFFICIALLY BE FORMED ON FRIDAY (OCTOBER 2) TO ASSIST REGULAR FIREMEN IN THE FIGHT AGAINST THE FIRE MENACE.

THE NEW PATROLS WILL BE INAUGURATED BY MR FRED JACKSON, CHIEF FIRE OFFICER OF THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT, AT A CEREMONY TO BE HELD AT SHA TIN FIRE STATION, STARTING AT 2.30 PM.

THEY MAKE UP THE FIFTH GROUP OF FIRE-WATCH TEAMS TO BE FORMED AND WILL BRING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SUCH TEAMS TO 108 SINCE THE SCHEME WAS STARTED IN FEBRUARY 1979.

ORGANISED BY THE HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT AND THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION TOGETHER WITH THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE SCHEME AIMS TO GET VILLAGERS AND RESIDENTS OF SQUATTER AREAS MORE INVOLVED IN FIRE PREVENTION.

THEY WILL BE TRAINED BY THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

OF THE NEW TEAMS, 13 ARE IN THE URBAN AREAS AND 12 IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

AT THE CEREMONY, THE NEW TEAMS WILL BE PRESENTED WITH SOUVENIR PENNANTS BY MR JACKSON AS WELL AS BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HEUNG YEE KUK, MR LAU WONG-FAT THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF HOME AFFAIRS MR KEITH KWOK- AND THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MRS SHELLEY LAU.

THERE WILL ALSO BE A SPECIAL DEMONSTRATION OF MODERN FIRE FIGHTING TECHNIQUES PRESENTED JOINTLY BY THE TAI WAI FIRE-WATCH TEAM AND THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE INAUGURATION CEREMONY OF THE NEW FIRE-WATCH TEAMS WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE SHA TIN FIRE STATION SHA TIN NEW TOWN, NEW TERRITORIES AT 2.30 PM ON FRIDAY (OCTOBER 2). A COACH FOR THE PRESS WILL LEAVE QUEEN'S PIER AT 1.30 PM SHARP.

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