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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1986

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DB MEMBERS TO VISIT TSING YI NORTH BRIDGE

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MEMBERS OF THE KWAI CHUNG AND TSING YI DISTRICT BOARD WILL VISIT THE TSING YI NORTH BRIDGE TOMORROW (FRIDAY).

THE $200 MILLION PROJECT, THE SECOND LINK TO THE ISLAND, IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN OCTOBER NEXT YEAR.

THE GROUP WILL BE ACCOMPANIED ON THE VISIT BY STAFF OF THE TSUEN WAN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE AND THE KWAI TSING DISTRICT OFFICE.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE VISIT. MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD ASSEMBLE AT 2 PM TOMORROW IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE KWAI TSING DISTRICT OFFICE, 10TH FLOOR, KWAI HING GOVERNMENT OFFICES (NEXT TO KWAI HING MTR STATION), 166-174 HING FONG ROAD, KWAI CHUNG.

DB MEMBERS VISIT FIRE STATION *****

MEMBERS OF THE YAU MA TEI DISTRICT BOARD HAD A LOOK AT THE WORKS OF FIREMEN DURING A VISIT TO THE TSIM SHA TSUI FIRE STATION TODAY (THURSDAY).

LED BY DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR YIP WAH, THE GROUP WAS FIRST BRIEFED BY THE ASSISTANT DIVISIONAL OFFICER (TSIM SHA TSUI), MR YEUNG KWONG-HUNG, ON THE OPERATION OF THE STATION.

THEY THEN WATCHED A DEMONSTRATION OF FIRE-FIGHTING APPLIANCES AND SPECIAL EQUIPMENT AND SAW DIFFERENT FACILITIES ON BOARD A FIRE BOAT.

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BEFORE ENDING THE VISIT. THE PARTY TOURED THE FIRE SERVICES COMMUNICATION CENTRE TO SEE HOW THE DEPARTMENT DEALT WITH EMERGENCY CALLS.

THE VISIT WAS PART OF AN ON-GOING PROGRAMME ARRANGED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE FOR MEMBERS TO FAMILIARISE THEMSELVES WITH FACILITIES IN THE DISTRICT.

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