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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1984

WHERE THE EARNINGS VARY FROM DAY TO DAY, HOLIDAY PAY SHOULD BE THE AVERAGE DAILY EARNINGS DURING THE PERIOD OF 28 DAYS PRECEDING THE HOLIDAY.

AN EMPLOYEE WHO IS REQUIRED TO WORK ON A STATUTORY HOLIDAY MUST BE GIVEN AN ALTERNATIVE DAY-OFF WITHIN 60 DAYS BEFORE OR AFTER THAT DAY, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

ENQUIRIES ABOUT STATUTORY HOLIDAYS MAY BE MADE TO THE NEAREST BRANCH OFFICE OF THE LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICE.

HK AMBULANCE SERVICE SECOND TO NONE+

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THE FACILITIES AND EFFICIENCY OF THE AMBULANCE SERVICE IN HONG KONG ARE SECOND TO NONE, THE CHIEF FIRE OFFICER, MR LAM LOK-BUN, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

SPEAKING AT THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE CHEUNG SHA WAN AMBULANCE DEPOT, MR LAM SAID THAT WITH THE ADVANCE OF MEDICINE, AMBULANCE TECHNIQUES HAD ALSO BEEN IMPROVED.

AMBULANCE SERVICE RECRUITS MUST UNDERGO INTENSIVE TRAINING AND PASS EXAMINATIONS BEFORE THEIR POSTING TO AMBULANCE DEPOTS OR STATIONS, HE POINTED OUT.

WITH A POPULATION OF ABOUT HALF A MILLION, CHEUNG SHA WAN IS ONE OF THE MOST DENSELY POPULATED DISTRICTS IN HONG KONG, MR LAM SAID.

THE CHEUNG SHA WAN AMBULANCE DEPOT HAS BEEN IN OPERATION FOR A YEAR DURING WHICH IT HAS RESPONDED TO ABOUT 18 000 CALLS INVOLVING MORE THAN 22 000 PATIENTS.

AT PRESENT THE DEPOT HAS 10 AMBULANCES AND 100 STAFF.

THE AMBULANCE COMMAND OF THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAS A TOTAL OF 1 700 STAFF AND 198 AMBULANCES SPREAD IN 17 AMBULANCE DEPOTS.

LAST YEAR THE AMBULANCE COMMAND RESPONDED TO ABOUT 350 000 CALLS AND HANDLED OVER 410 000 PATIENTS.

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