SATURDAY, MAY 11, 1985
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NEW FIREBOAT NO. 4 LAUNCHED
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A $4-MILLION FIREBOAT WAS PUT INTO SERVICE TODAY (SATURDAY) AT A CEREMONY PERFORMED BY THE CHIEF FIRE OFFICER, HONG KONG FIRE COMMAND, MR BRIAN FENDER.
THE NEW FIREBOAT REPLACES +FIREBOAT NO. 4+ WHICH HAD BEEN IN SERVICE FOR OVER 26 YEARS, AND ALSO TAKES THE NAME +FIREBOAT NO. 4+.
BUILT BY A LOCAL SHIPYARD, THE NEW STEEL-HULL FIREBOAT HAS TWIN TWO-STAGE FIRE PUMPS OF 9 090 LITRES PER MINUTE CAPACITY EACH.
THE FIREBOAT IS 18.6-METRE LONG, 5.1-METRE WIDE. IT HAS
A CRUISING SPEED OF 11 KNOTS.
AFTER THE CEREMONY, THE NEW FIREBOAT SAILED TO JOSS HOUSE BAY TO PAY HOMAGE TO THE SEA GODDESS +TIN HAU+.
THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT OPERATES EIGHT FIREBOATS, COVERING HONG KONG, KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES.
NEW BOOK ON BUILDINGS' NAMES OUT
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A NEW EDITION OF 'NAMES OF BUILDINGS', COMPILED BY THE RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT, IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, AT $75 EACH.
IT CONTAINS A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF BUILDING NAMES WITH THE OFFICIAL ADDRESSES AND INCLUDES THE CHINESE VERSION OF THE NAMES WHERE APPROPRIATE.
THE BOOK IS DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS.
PART ONE CONTAINS NAMES OF BUILDINGS IN HONG KONG, KOWLOON AND NEW KOWLOON AND PART TWO CONTAINS THOSE IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, INCLUDING THE OUTLYING ISLANDS. IN ADDITION, AN INDEX OF CHINESE NAMES IS PROVIDED IN EACH PART.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY, +THE NUMBER OF BUILDING NAMES RECORDED HAS NOW REACHED 9 500 AND THE BOOK SHOULD CONTINUE TO PROVE POPULAR NOT ONLY WITH GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT BUT CERTAIN BUSINESSES IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR.+
HE SAID THAT WHILE THERE WAS NO LEGISLATION CONTROLLING THE USE OF BUILDING NAMES, THE BOOK SHOULD ASSIST AN OWNER OR DEVELOPER TO AVOID DUPLICATION WHEN CHOOSING A NAME FOR HIS BUILDING.
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