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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1986

FIRE PREVENTION EXHIBITION IN WAH FU

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A FIRE PREVENTION EXHIBITION WILL BE HELD AT THE WAH HONG SQUARE IN WAH FU ESTATE ON SUNDAY FROM 12 NOON TO 3 PM.

THE EXHIBITION, THE SEVENTH ORGANISED BY THE FIRE PREVENTION CAMPAIGN PUBLICITY WORKING GROUP THIS WINTER, AIMS TO REMIND RESIDENTS IN THE ESTATE TO TAKE HEED OF THE HIGH FIRE RISK IN THE PREVAILING DRY WEATHER.

ON DISPLAY WILL BE PANELS OF PHOTOGRAPHS PREPARED BY THE FIRE SERVICES AND AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT FEATURING THIS YEAR'S FIRE PREVENTION CAMPAIGN THEME THAT CARELESSNESS CAUSES FIRE, THERE WILL ALSO BE FIRE FIGHTING APPLIANCES AND EQUIPMENT ON SHOW.

VISITORS TO THE EXHIBITION WILL RECEIVE A BOOKLET ON FIRE PREVENTION AT HOME AS WELL AS BOOKMARKS AND CALENDAR CARDS.

FIRE STATION FOR SHEK KONG

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A THREE-STOREY SUB-DIVISIONAL FIRE STATION IS TO BE BUILT ON A 2 700-SQUARE-ME TRE SITE AT KAM TIN ROAD, ADJACENT TO PAT HEUNG POLICE STATION, TO SERVE SHEK KONG IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

IT WILL CONSIST OF A FOUR BAY APPLIANCE ROOM, BARRACK ROOMS, AN EXERCISE ROOM, CANTEENS, A KITCHEN, LECTURE AND RECREATION AREAS AND WASHING FACILITIES.

AN EXTERNAL DRILL YARD WILL ALSO BE CONSTRUCTED, PLUS TWO BUILDINGS FOR STORING EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES TO SERVICE FIRE APPLIANCES,

THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THIS PROJECT, WORK ON WHICH WILL START IN MAY AND BE COMPLETED IN 12 MONTHS.

THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING TENDERS IS NOON ON MARCH 7.

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