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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1986

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GRAVE-SWEEPERS GET FIRE SAFETY ADVICE

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PEOPLE VISITING ANCESTRAL GRAVES FOR THE CHUNG YEUNG FESTIVAL HAVE BEEN URGED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST CAUSING HILL FIRES.

BECAUSE OF THE PRESENT FINE WEATHER AND THE DECLINING HUMIDITY, GRAVE-SWEEPERS SHOULD TAKE SPECIAL CARE IN THIS REGARD, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

HE SAID THAT IN THE PREVAILING CONDITIONS CARELESS HANDLING OF ITEMS USED IN WORSHIPPING AT GRAVES COULD EASILY CAUSE FIRES.

+A TOTAL OF 41 HILL FIRES WERE REPORTED ON THE LAST CHUNG YEUNG FESTIVAL DAY, RESULTING IN SOME 49 HECTARES OF PLANTATION BEING DAMAGED, + HE SAID.

+ THESE FIRES WERE CAUSED BY CARELESSNESS. WE APPEAL TO THE PUBLIC TO HELP PREVENT ANY OUTBREAK OF FIRE IN THE HILLS BY OBSERVING SIMPLE RULES.+

THESE RULES ARE:

* BURN WORSHIPPING ITMES IN METAL CONTAINERS:

* DO NOT LEAVE LIGHTED CANDLES, JOSS STICKS AND PAPERS

UNATTENDED;

* MAKE SURE ALL BURNING ITEMS ARE EXTINGUISHED BEFORE LEAVING

THE GRAVE SITE.

THE SPOKESMAN ALSO REMINDED PEOPLE THAT FIRES FOR PICNICS SHOULD

BE LIT ONLY AT DESIGNATED BARBECUE AREAS.

+ILLEGAL LIGHTING OF FIRES INSIDE COUNTRY PARKS MAY LEAD

TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $5 000 AND ONE YEAR'S IMPRISONMENT AND A FINE UP TO $2 000 MAY BE IMPOSED FOR CAUSING FIRES IN THE COUNTRYSIDE, + HE POINTED OUT.

CONTRACT AWARDED TO IMPROVE BORDER ROAD

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THE LINK WITH CHINA AT MAN KAM TO WILL BE SUBSTANTIALLY IMPROVED WHEN THE SECOND STAGE OF A ROAD PROJECT IS COMPLETED IN 17 MONTHS.

THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT HAS AWARDED A $13 MILLION CONTRACT TO KO'S CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR THE SECOND AND FINAL STAGE OF IMPROVEMENTS TO MAN KAM TO ROAD FROM JOCKEY CLUB ROAD TO LIN MA HANG ROAD.

/ORK WHICH