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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1983

FIRE OFFICERS ATTENDING OVERSEAS COURSES

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FOUR ASSISTANT DIVISIONAL OFFICERS OF THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL BE GOING TO LOS ANGELES TO ATTEND A MONTH-LONG COURSE ON FIRE AND ARSON DETECTION.

THE COURSE WAS ORGANISED EARLIER THIS YEAR BY THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH SPECIALISTS FROM THE U.S. NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION.

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THE OFFICERS - WONG SUN-MAN, WONG KIN-CHEONG, LAM CHUNG-MING AND TSUI HIN-KWING WILL BE ATTACHED TO THE ARSON UNIT OF THE LOS ANGELES CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT.

AT THE SAME TIME, FOUR OTHER FIRE OFFICERS WILL BE LEAVING FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM TO ATTEND A THREE-WEEK AIRPORT OFFICERS COURSE FOR TWO-WEEKS' ATTACHMENT TO AN AIRPORT FIRE STATION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.

THEY ARE ASSISTANT DIVISIONAL OFFICERS VICTOR HSU, LIU TIN- CHEE, WONG GON-SAN AND LEUNG KWOK-CHIU. THEY WILL ATTEND COURSES AT THE FIRE SERVICES TRAINING SCHOOL AT TEESIDE AIRPORT IN DARLINGTON, AND LATER BE ATTACHED TO GLASGOW AND PRESTWICK AIRPORT FIRE STATIONS.

NEW ROADS TO MA ON SHAN PLANNED

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THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT PLANS TO CONSTRUCT SEVERAL NEW ROADS IN MA ON SHAN, SHA TIN TO PROVIDE VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS TO THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AREAS IN MA ON SHAN.

THE SCHEME FORMS A PART OF THE CONTINUING PROGRAMME FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SHA TIN NEW TOWN.

A NOTICE CONCERNING THE PROPOSED ROAD WORKS IS PUBLISHED IN THE LATEST GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

A PLAN SHOWING THE PROPOSED WORKS CAN BE SEEN AT THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, CENTRAL ENQUIRY SUB-OFFICE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, WEST WING ENTRANCE- THE SHA TIN DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE AND THE SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICE, TUNG LO WAN HILL ROAD, SHA TIN, NEW TERRITORIES.

ANY PERSON OBJECTING TO THE PROPOSAL MUST SEND HIS OBJECTION IN WRITING TO THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS NOT LATER THAN NOVEMBER 15.

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