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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1983

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+WE ALSO HOPE TO ORGANISE SIMILAR FIRE PREVENTION ACTIVITIES FOR CHAI WAN AND CAUSEWAY BAY SQUATTER RESIDENTS SOON, HE ADDED.

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POSTERS AND BANNERS WITH FIRE PREVENTION MESSAGES HAVE BEEN MOUNTED AT VARIOUS VANTAGE POINTS IN THE VILLAGES.

A SERIES OF REFRESHER COURSES FOR THE AREA'S 12 FIRE-WATCH TEAMS AT THE SHAU KEI WAN FIRE STATION HAVE BEEN ORGAINSED FOR FOUR CONSECUTIVE SUNDAYS, BEGINNING ON NOVEMBER 27.

THE COURSES WILL BE REPEATED ON ANOTHER FOUR CONSECUTIVE SUNDAYS, STARTING ON JANUARY 8, 1984.

ALSO, OFFICERS FROM THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL GIVE EIGHT TALKS ON FIRE PREVENTION AT VARIOUS MUTUAL AID COMMITTEE OFFICES, STARTING AT 8.30 PM NIGHTLY ON DECEMBER 19, 20, 22, 23, 28, AND 29, AND ON JANUARY 3 AND 4.

ADMISSION TO THE TALKS IS FREE

OPEN TO ALL VILLAGERS.

A QUIZ ON FIRE PREVENTION WAS HELD LAST WEEK AT THE YMCA WONG CHUEN KIN CENTRE FOR MORE THAN 30 VILLAGERS.

IN ADDITION, FIRE PREVENTION HANDBOOKS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO PARTICIPANTS OF EACH EVENT AND TO OTHER RESIDENTS THROUGH VARIOUS MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES.

IMPORTANT WEEKEND FOR REHABILITATION

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DR HARRY FANG, CHAIRMAN OF THE REHABILITATION DEVELOPMENT CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY) THAT THIS WEEKEND HAD BEEN IMPORTANT FOR REHABILITATION GENERALLY.

+YESTERDAY, WE ORGANISED TWO SEMINARS, ONE ON MENTAL HEAL TH EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS AND ANOTHER ON THE CONCEPT OF INTEGRATION OF THE DISABLED INTO OUR COMMUNITY. THIS MORNING, WE WITNESSED THE EFFORT OF A PERSON WHO HAS SINGLE-HANDEDLY RAISED A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR DISABLED ATHLETES BY RUNNING FROM BEIJING TO HONG KONG.

+WE CAN SAFELY SAY THAT MOST PEOPLE IN HONG KONG THIS WEEKEND WILL BE AWARE OF THE NEED TO INTEGRATE HONG KONG'S DISABLED INTO OUR SOCIETY, HE SAID.

DR FANG MADE HIS OBSERVATION AT A PRIZE-PRESENTATION CEREMONY OF A REHABILITATION POSTER COMPETITION CO-ORDINATED BY COMPERE (COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC EDUCATION IN REHABILITATION).

OTHER GUESTS OFFICIATING AT THE CEREMONY INCLUDED MRS JENNIFER YU OF THE BANK OF CREDIT AND COMMERCE AND MRS HUNG LEUNG WAI-CHING, A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DISABLED COMMUNITY.

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