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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1985

A SPECIAL ATTRACTION WILL BE A ROAD SAFETY FAULT FINDING GAME COMPETITION. ANYONE WISHING TO TAKE PART IN THE COMPETITION CAN OBTAIN A FORM FROM THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE AND CLAIM A PRIZE AT THE ROAD SAFETY CARNIVAL.

DURING THE CAMPAIGN, THE POLICE WILL VISIT SCHOOLS TO CONDUCT TALKS AND TEACH STUDENTS HOW TO UTILISE ROAD CROSSING FACILITIES.

OFFICIATING AT SUNDAY'S OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT ROAD SAFETY CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE, MR RAYMOND KWOK WAI-MING; SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR EDDIE CHAN DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR JASPER LAM: POLICE DISTRICT COMMANDER (WESTERN), MR DAVID DEPTFORDI POLICE SENIOR STAFF OFFICER (TRAFFIC) HONG KONG ISLAND, MR LIONEL LAM AND ROAD SAFETY PATROLS COMMISSION. MR CECIL CHAN.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN OPENING AND CARNIVAL TO BE HELD AT 2 PM THIS SUNDAY (OCTOBER 27) AT THE ABERDEEN SPORTS GROUND.

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FIRE STATION OFFICIALLY OPENED

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THE MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR FIRE STATION AND AMBULANCE DEPOT SERVING RESIDENTS IN THE EASTERN PART OF HONG KONG ISLAND WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED TODAY (FRIDAY) BY THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF FIRE SERVICES, MR JOHN MARCH.

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING, MR MARCH SAID THAT THE PRESENT POPULATION OF SAI WAN HO WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 100 000 BUT

IT WOULD INCREASE TO OVER 120 000 WHEN THE KORNHILL DEVELOPMENT WAS COMPLETED.

HE ADDED THAT THERE WERE A NUMBER OF FIRE RISKS IN THE ARE POSED BY HIGH RISE INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL AND DOMESTIC BUILDINGS, MULTI-STOREY BASEMENTS, LARGE ATRIUM STYLE SHOPPING COMPLEXES, THEATRES, RESTAURANTS, SCHOOLS, HILLSIDE VILLAGES WITH ACCESSIBILIT PROBLEMS DUE TO DIFFICULT TERRAIN AND A FLOATING POPULATION.

+EVENTUALLY THE SERVICES HERE WILL PROVIDE THE FIRST LINE RESPONSE TO EMERGENCY INCIDENTS IN THE TUNNEL AND WILL ALSO PROVIDE SPEEDY ASSISTANCE IN THE EVENT OF LARGE SCALE EMERGENCIES FOR THE KWUN TONG AND YAU TONG AREAS.

+SIMILARLY, SUPPORT FOR SAI WAN HO WILL BE AVAILABLE VIA THIS TUNNEL FROM KOWLOON AS REQUIRED.

+THE TEN AMBULANCES STATIONED IN THIS DEPOT ARE UTILISED THROUGHOUT THE EASTERN DISTRICT AND NO DOUBT WILL EVENTUALLY PLAY A SIGNIFICANT PART IN ENSURING THE EFFICIENT OPERATION OF THE NEW 1 500 BED EASTERN DISTRICT HOSPITAL, + MR MARCH SMi..