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USDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1983

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES SAID AN OFFICIAL OPENING WILL BE HELD FOR THE PLAYGROUND AT 11 AM ON FRIDAY (FEBRUARY 25).

THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (SOUTH REGION) OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES, MR DAVID DOWDING, THE DISTRICT OFFICER OF SHA TIN, MR DONALD TSANG, THE PROJECT MANAGER OF SHA TIN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, MR KENNETH KWOK, AND THE URBAN SERVICES OFFICER OF SHA TIN, MR IP SHING-WAI, WILL PERFORM THE RIBBON-CUTTING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY,

ALSO TAKING PART IN THE CEREMONY WILL BE THE CHAIRMAN OF SHA TIN RURAL COMMITTEE, MR WAI HON-LEUNG, THE VICE-PRESIDENT OF SHA TIN SPORTS ASSOCIATION, MR NG CHAN-LAM, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF SHA TIN SPORTS ASSOCIATION, MR LAU HON-KIT.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY WHICH WILL START AT 11 AM ON FRIDAY (FEBRUARY 25). THE PLAYGROUND IS LOCATED ADJACENT TO SHA TIN JOCKEY CLUB PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL AND SQUASH COURT AT YUEN WO ROAD.

A MINI-BUS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PRESS. IT WILL LEAVE THE WHITEFIELD BARRACKS OPPOSITE THE LONDON THEATRE AT THE JUNCTION OF NATHAN ROAD AND AUSTIN ROAD AT 9.45 AM SHARP. AN INFORMATION OFFICER OF THE NTSD WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES.

LOCAL OFFICERS ATTEND ARSON INVESTIGATION COURSE

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TWENTY-THREE FIFE AND POLICE OFFICERS ARE ATTENDING A FIRE AND ARSON DETECTION INSTRUCTORS' COURSE BEING CONDUCTED BY TWO LEADING EXPERTS IN THE FIELD OF ARSON INVESTIGATION.

THE EXPERTS, WHO HAVE BEEN INVITED TO HONG KONG BY THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT, ARE MR ROBERT CARTER, CHIEF FIRE AND ARSON INVESTIGATION SPECIALIST, PUBLIC PROTECTION DIVISION, NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION, AND MR JACK SANDERS, FIRE MARSHAL, STATE OF OKLAHOMA AND CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF THE ASSOCIATION.

THE COURSE WHICH WILL LAST EIGHT DAYS WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED BY THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF FIRE SERVICES, MR ROBERT HOLMES AT THE CIVIL SERVICES TRAINING CENTRE IN CENTRAL TODAY (TUESDAY). IT WILL INCLUDE A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION AS WELL AS PRACTICAL AND FIELD EXERCISES.

THE OFFICERS ATTENDING THE COURSE COMPRISED 20 FROM THE FIRE SERVICES, TWO FROM THE POLICE AND ONE SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE OFFICER FROM THE GOVERNMENT LABORATORY.

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