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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1904

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HEALTH CONTEST FOR CHILDREN

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SOUTHERN DISTRICT PARENTS WILL BE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE HEALTH OF THEIR CHILDREN IN A FORTHCOMING COMPETITION.

+A HEALTHY CHILDREN COMPETITION,+ SPONSORED BY THE LOCAL DISTRICT BOARD AND ORGANISED BY THE CHI FU FA YUEN YIN NGAI SOCIETY, WILL BE HELD ON MARCH 11.

THE COMPETITION IS AIMED AT ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO GIVE BETTER CARE AND ATTENTION TO THE HEALTH OF THEIR CHILDREN.

IT WILL BE DIVIDED INTO THREE AGE GROUPS FROM SIX TO 18 MONTHS, 19 TO 36 MONTHS, AND THREE TO SIX YEARS.

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TWELVE WINNERS FOUR FROM EACH GROUP AND AWARDED CASH COUPONS AND MEDALS.

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WILL BE SELECTED

THEY WILL ALSO REPRESENT THE IR DISTRICT IN A TERRITORY-WIDE COMPETITION ON MOTHER'S DAY (MAY 13).

ENTRY FORMS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF MEI FUNG COURT IN ABERDEEN CENTRE, AND ITS SUB-OFFICES IN WAH FU ESTATE AND AT STANLEY VILLAGE ROAD.

COMPLETED FORMS MUST BE RETURNED BEFORE SATURDAY (FEBRUARY 18).

NEW EQUIPMENT FOR FIRE STATIONS

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NEW FIRE APPLIANCES AND EQUIPMENT WORTH $12 MILLION ARE BEING BOUGHT FOR THREE NEW FIRE STATIONS DUE TO OPEN LATER THIS YEAR AND TO REPLACE SOME OLD EQUIPMENT, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE FIRE SERVICES SAID TODAY.

THREE NEW FIRE STATIONS - THE SAI WAN HO SUB-DIVISIONAL FIRE STATION, KOWLOON BAY DIVISIONAL FIRE STATION AND SHUN LEE TSUEN SUB-DIVISIONAL FIRE STATION ARE DUE TO OPEN LATER THIS YEAR.

THE NEW APPLIANCES WILL INCLUDE THREE 16-METRE HYDRAULIC PLATFORMS COSTING $5.28 MILLION, FOR THE FIRE STATIONS.

TWO TURNTABLE LADDERS WILL REPLACE TWO EXISTING SNORKELS WHICH WILL BE ENDING THEIR SERVICEABLE LIFE OF 15 YEARS, AND SEVEN LIGHT PUMPING APPLIANCES WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING SEVEN-YEAR OLD ONES.

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