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MONDAY, MAY 26, 1986

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DB MEMBERS BRIEFED ON FIRE FIGHTING

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KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS TODAY (MONDAY) HAD A CLOSE LOOK AT THE WORK OF THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT WHEN THEY VISITED THE TSIM SHA TSUI FIRE STATION AND THE KOWLOON COMMUNICATION CENTRE.

THE VISIT WAS PART OF A CONTINUING PROGRAMME ARRANGED BY THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICE FOR BOARD MEMBERS TO FAMILIARISE THEMSELVES WITH THE OPERATIONS OF VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.

ACCOMPANIED BY STAFF OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE, THE DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR WONG SIK-KONG, AND BOARD MEMBERS FIRST WENT TO THE TSIM SHA TSUI FIRE STATION IN CANTON ROAD WHERE THEY WERE MET BY THE KOWLOON CHIEF OFFICER, MR JOHN BREADBURY, AND THE DEPUTY CHIEF OFFICER, MR WOO KWAN-KUEN,

MEMBERS WERE BRIEFED BY THE ASSISTANT DIVISIONAL FIRE OFFICER OF TSIM SHA TSUI FIRE STATION, MR AU YEUNG SHIU-SHING, ON THE WORK AND ORGANISATION OF THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

THEY THEN VISITED THE FIRE SERVICES COMMUNICATIONS CENTRE TO SEE HOW THE DEPARTMENT DEALT WITH EMERGENCY CALLS AND HOW FIRE ENGINES AND AMBULANCES WERE DISPATCHED TO THE SCENE WITHIN THE MINIMUM TIME SET ACCORDING TO THE CATEGORY OF RISK.

DURING THE TOUR, MEMBERS WATCHED A DEMONSTRATION INVOLVING VARIOUS FIRE FIGHTING APPLIANCES AND SPECIAL EQUIPMENT. WERE ALSO SHOWN HOW FIRE BOATS FIGHT FIRES ON SHIPS.

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PRIZE WINNERS BOUND FOR SINGAPORE *****

THREE SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO WON THE TOP PRIZES IN THE LABORATORY SAFETY PROMOTION KIT CONTEST WILL LEAVE FOR SINGAPORE ON WEDNESDAY (MAY 28).

THE THREE WINNERS ARE CHUI CHI-HUNG OF TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS YAU TZE TIN MEMORIAL COLLEGE, CHEUNG CHOR-YIN OF CHENG CHEK CHEE SECONDARY SCHOOL, SAI KUNG AND HANG HAU DISTRICT, AND LUI TAK-KEUNG OF ST LOUIS SCHOOL. THEY WILL ATTEND THE SINGAPORE YOUTH SCIENCE FORTNIGHT DUE TO START LATER THIS WEEK.

THE ANNUAL EVENT AIMS AT GIVING YOUNG PEOPLE DEEPER INSIGHT INTO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.

THE WINNERS