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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1984

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RIGHT TURN MOVEMENT FROM LEI YUE MUN ROAD NORTHBOUND ONTO TSUI PING ROAD WILL NOT BE PERMITTED FROM 7.30 AM TO 11.30 AM.

THE SOUTHBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF LEI YUE MUN ROAD BETWEEN JUNK BAY ROAD AND KO CHIU ROAD WILL BE REDUCED FROM TWO-LANE TO ONE-LANE TRAFFIC FROM 7 AM TO 11.30 AM.

ALL THE ON-STREET PARKING SPACES ON KAI LIM ROAD WILL BE SUSPENDED FROM 8 PM ON SATURDAY TO 4 PM ON SUNDAY.

CHINA SEEKS ADVICE ON FIRE PROTECTION *****

CHINA HAD APPROACHED THE HONG KONG BRANCH OF THE INSTITUTE OF FIRE ENGINEERS (IFE) FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION ON FIRE PROTECTION, THE PRESIDENT OF THE IFE (HONG KONG BRANCH) MR WOO KWAN-KUEN SAID TONIGHT (FRIDAY).

SPEAKING AT THE BRANCH'S ANNUAL DINNER HELD AT THE FIRE SERVICES SENIOR OFFICERS' MESS AT TSIM SHA TSUI, MR WOO, WHO IS ALSO DEPUTY CHIEF FIRE OFFICER, KOWLOON FIRE COMMAND, SAID THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT WAS PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN TECHNICAL INFORMATION CONCERNING CHEMICAL PLANTS AND HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS.

MR WOO SAID THE HONG KONG BRANCH WAS ONE OF THE LARGEST BRANCHES OUTSIDE THE UNITED KINGDOM. IT HAD BEEN STARTED IN 1959 BY TEN FIRE OFFICERS, AND HAD GROWN TO 415 MEMBERS.

FORTY-FOUR MEMBERS HAD REACHED THE GRADE OF MEMBERSHIP AND

GRADUATESHIP IN A RECENT EXAMINATION, HE SAID.

THIS RESULT WAS CONSIDERED TO BE THE BEST AMONG ALL OVERSEAS BRANCHES, MR WOO SAID.

AND ONE OF THE BRANCH MEMBERS HAD BEEN ELECTED TO FELLOWSHIP STATUS. AS A RESULT OF HIS OUTSTANDING PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE INSTITUTION, HE SAID.

AMONG THE GUESTS AT THE FUNCTION WERE THE DIRECTOR OF FIRE SERVICES, MR ROBERT HOLMES AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR, MR JOHN MARCH.

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