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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1982

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CAS HOLDING INSPECTION EXERCISE

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THE CIVIL AID SERVICES MOUNTAIN RESCUE UNIT WILL CARRY OUT A SERIES OF EXERCISES IN HILLY AND COUNTRYSIDE AREAS THROUGHOUT HONG KONG FROM NOVEMBER 22 TO 27.

THE EXERCISES WILL BE HELD IN CONNECTION WITH THE BIENNIAL INSPECTION TO BE CONDUCTED BY THE INSPECTOR OF LAND RESCUE FROM THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, SQUADRON LEADER GORDON BLACKBURN WHO WILL BE VISITING HONG KONG FOR THAT PURPOSE.

ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EXERCISES WILL BE A ONE-HOUR MOCK CLIFF RESCUE IN A RAVINE AT TAI TAU CHAU NEAR SHEK O ON NOVEMBER 23. OTHER EXERCISES WILL INCLUDE A CROSS-COUNTRY EXPEDITION AND CASUALTY EVACUATION.

NOTE TO EDITORS,

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE CLIFF RESCUE EXERCISE BY THE CAS MOUNTAIN RESCUE UNIT AT TAI TAU CHAU NEAR SHEK 0.

THE EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE NEXT TUESDAY (NOVEMBER 23), BEGINNING AT 10.30 AM.

TRANSPORT WILL BE PROVIDED AND MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD ARRIVE AT THE CAS HEADQUARTERS, 100 CAROLINE HILL ROAD, HONG KONG AT 9.15 AM, MR LEE CHUN-WAN, SENIOR MOUNTAIN RESCUE OFFICER WILL ACCOMPANY THEM TO THE EXERCIŠE SITE.

FURTHER DETAILS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM MR CHOW KA-PO, TRAINING OFFICER, TEL: 5-763236 EXT. 35.

A FACT SHEET ON THE CAS MOUNTAIN RESCUE UNIT IS BEING BOXED.

WATER CUT IN WESTERN AND SHEUNG SHUI

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FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO CERTAIN PREMISES IN WESTERN DISTRICT WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR SEVEN HOURS FROM 11 PM ON FRIDAY (NOVEMBER 19) TO 6 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY FOR A LEAKAGE TEST.

THE INTERRUPTION WILL AFFECT PREMISES IN THE AREA BOUNDED BY EASTERN STREET, QUEEN'S ROAD WEST, WESTERN STREET AND CONNAUGHT ROAD WEST.

ON THE SAME DAY, FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO CERTAIN VILLAGES IN SHEUNG SHUI IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WILL ALSO BE TURNED OFF FOR SEVEN HOURS FROM 10 AM UNTIL 5 PM FOR A WATER MAINS CONNECTION.

THE VILLAGES AFFECTED WILL BE TIN PING SHAN TSUEN, WAH SHAN TSUEN, AND HO BIN TSUEN.