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FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1987

IN HIS REPORT, SQ LDR FOSTER SUGGESTED IT WOULD BE MORE CONVENIENT IF A SIMULATED ROCK WALL WERE BUILT IN THE URBAN AKLÁ FOR TRAINING PURPOSES AS THIS WOULD SAVE TIME SPENT IN TRAVELLING TO SUITABLE BUT REMOTE AREAS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

REGARDING THIS SUGGESTION, THE CHIEF STAFF OFFICER OF THE CIVIL AID SERVICES, MR JOHN FORTUNE, SAID THAT WITH THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW TRAINING COMPOUND IN CAUSEWAY BAY A SIMULATED ROCK FACE WOULD BE BUILT, IF AT ALL FEASIBLE.

SQ LDR FOSTER ALSO RECOMMENDED THE EXPANSION OF INTERNAL TRAINING AND LIAISON NETWORK TO INCLUDE ADVANCED PARA-RESCUE TRAINING AND FIRST AID WITH THE U.S. AIR FORCE PARA-RESCUE PERSONNEL IN KADENA, OKINAWA, CAS MEMBERS WOULD BE ABLE TO LEARN ADVANCED PARA-RESCUE MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE AS WELL AS FURTHER ADVANCED MOUNTAIN RESCUE TECHNIQUES.

HE SAID THAT THE UNIT WAS PHYSICALLY FIT AND WELL LED AND ITS EQUIPMENT WAS SATISFACTORY.

HOWEVER, FOR BETTER SERVICING, HE SUGGESTED SOME MINOR

MOD IF ICATIONS TO THE EQUIPMENT, PARTICULARLY TO THE MOUNTAIN RESCUE BELL TYPE STRETCHERS, THESE WERE UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE CHIEF STAFF OFFICER.

FOSTER CARE -- A GIFT OF LOVE *****

LUNAR NEW YEAR IS A TIME FOR FAMILY GET-TOGETHERS AND IT IS PERHAPS ALSO THE TIME TO SPARE SOME THOUGHTS FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE UNABLE TO ENJOY A HAPPY NORMAL FAMILY LIFE.

IF YOU HAVE A LOVING HEART AND THE TIME, YOU CAN APPLY TO THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT TO BECOME FOSTER PARENTS.

+FOSTER ING MEANS TO PLACE A CHILD IN A STABLE FAMILY WITH PEOPLE WHO CAN ACT AS SATISFACTORY SUBSTITUTE PARENTS FOR A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME.

/+THE PURPOSE ....