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MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1985

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TUEN MUN TO GET NEW FIRE STATION

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THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SUB-DIVISIONAL FIRE STATION ON A 2 650-SQUARE-METRE SITE OFF WONG CHU ROAD IN TUEN MUN.

THE NEW FOUR-STOREY STATION WILL INCLUDE FACILITIES SUCH AS A FOUR-BAY APPLIANCES ROOM, COMMUNICATION ROOM, EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT STORE, WORKSHOP, BARRACKS, CANTEEN, AN EXERCISE ROOM AND STORES.

THERE WILL ALSO BE A DRILL YARD AND A DRILL TOWER.

WORK IS EXPECTED TO START IN DECEMBER 1985 AND BE COMPLETED IN A YEAR.

GAS WORKERS TAKE SPECIAL TRAINING COURSE

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SOME 400 SERVING LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS WORKERS WILL BE TAKING A TRAINING COURSE OFFERED BY THE NEW GAS INDUSTRY TRAINING CENTRE OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL.

THE EIGHT-DAY COURSE, SPREAD OVER EIGHT WEEKS, IS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE SKILLS STANDARD AND SAFETY AWARENESS AND KNOWLEDGE OF DOMESTIC GAS APPLIANCE INSTALLERS IN HONG KONG.

THE FIRST GROUP OF 96 WORKERS WHO STARTED THE IR TRAINING TODAY (MONDAY), LIKE ALL OTHER WORKERS ENROLLED IN THE COURSE, ARE SPONSORED BY THEIR EMPLOYERS.

EVERY WORKER WILL BE RELEASED ONE DAY EACH WEEK TO ATTEND THE COURSE. THIS IS A UNIQUE FEATURE OF THE COURSE AND IS DESIGNED TO MINIMISE DISRUPTION OF WORK.

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL, DR FRANCIS TIEN SAID THAT THE RESPONSE FROM LOCAL LPG DEALERS AND CONTRACTORS WAS ENCOURAGING.

+ IN THE INTERESTS OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CUSTOMERS' PROTECTION, ALL WORKERS INVOLVED IN THE INSTALLATION OR SERVICES OF GAS APPLIANCES SHOULD BE PROPERLY TRAINED. THE FIRST PRIORITY OF THE GAS INDUSTRY TRAINING CENTRE IS TO TRAIN EXISTING WORKERS IN THE INDUSTRY IN THE CORRECT MEASURES TO BE TAKEN FOR THE SAFE INSTALLATION OF GAS APPLIANCES, + HE SAID, AFTER TOURING THE CENTRE WITH THE COUNCIL'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MR MORRIS MORGAN.

AFTER ALL 400 SERVING GAS WORKERS HAVE UNDERGONE THEIR TRAINING BY MID-1986, THE GAS INDUSTRY TRAINING CENTRE WILL OFFER A NEW ONE-YEAR, FULL-TIME COURSE OF GAS UTILISATION FITTERS FOR FORM 3 SCHOOL LEAVERS.

THE CENTRE IS ONE OF SEVEN INDUSTRIAL TRAINING CENTRES IN THE KWAI CHUNG TRAINING CENTRE COMPLEX OPERATED BY THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL.

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