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FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 1985

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GRAVE SWEEPERS WARNED ABOUT FIRES

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PEOPLE VISITING THE COUNTRYSIDE DURING THE CHING MING FESTIVAL WERE URGED TODAY TO BE CAREFUL NOT TO START ANY HILL FIRES.

MAKING THE REQUEST, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE FIRE PREVENTION CAMPAIGN PUBLICITY WORKING GROUP SAID THAT LAST YEAR 26 FIRES WERE RECORDED ON CHING MING DAY, DUE MAINLY TO THE CARELESSNESS OF GRAVE SWEEPERS AND PICNICKERS,

HE URGED WORSHIPPERS NOT TO LEAVE ANYTHING BURNING UNATTENDED AT THE GRAVE SITES.

WORSHIPPERS SHOULD BURN ALL ITEMS IN METAL CONTAINERS WHEREVER POSSIBLE, AND MUST MAKE SURE THAT ALL FIRES ARE PROPERLY EXTINGUISHED, HE SAID.

AND PICNICKERS, HE SAID, SHOULD PUT OUT ALL BARBECUE FIRES AND CIGARETTE BUTTS BEFORE LEAVING.

ANYONE CAUSING A FIRE IN THE COUNTRY PARK IS LIABLE TO PROSECUTION, HE SAID.

FIREMEN COMMENDED

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A STATION OFFICER AND TWO FIREMEN WILL BE RECEIVING COMMENDATIONS AT A CEREMONY AT THE KOWLOON FIRE COMMAND HEADQUARTERS, CANTON ROAD, ON TUESDAY (APRIL 2) MORNING.

STATION OFFICER CHO WING-NIN WILL RECEIVE THE DIRECTOR OF FIRE SERVICES' HIGH COMMENDATION FOR HIS +LEADERSHIP AND FIRM CONTROL OF A DIFFICULT FIRE SITUATION, RESULTING IN THE RESCUE OF SIX PERSONS, ONE OF WHOM HE PERSONALLY RESCUED FROM A BLAZE AT A TSIM SHA TSUI FLAT ON FEBRUARY 20.

FIREMEN YU KWOK-FAI AND FUNG CHUNG-KAM WILL RECEIVE THE DIRECTOR'S COMMENDATION FOR THEIR +SKILL, INITIATIVE AND DEVOTION TO DUTY+ RESULTING IN THE RESCUE OF FOUR PERSONS STRANDED ON A CANOPY OUTSIDE THE 3RD FLOOR LEVEL OF A BURNING FLAT AT 11-A HAU FOOK STREET, TSIM SHA TSUI.

THE PRESENTATIONS WILL BE MADE BY THE CHIEF FIRE OFFICER OF KOWLOON FIRE COMMAND, MR M. KINGDOM.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY, WHICH WILL BE HELD AT 10 AM AT THE KOWLOON FIRE COMMAND HEADQUARTERS,

CANTON ROAD.

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