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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1987

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DRIVE LAUNCHED FOR NEW FIRE STATION OFFICERS

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THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAS LAUNCHED A RECRUITMENT DRIVE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE INTERESTED IN A CAREER AS STATION OFFICERS.

THE STARTING SALARY FOR A STATION OFFICER RANGES FROM $7 945 TO $8 790, DEPENDING ON QUALIFICATIONS, AND RISES TO $15 640.

AN APPLICANT SHOULD BE UNDER 30 YEARS OF AGE, HAVE GOOD PHYSIQUE AND NORMAL EYESIGHT, AND SPEAKS FLUENT CANTONESE.

HE SHOULD BE 168 CM TALL OR ABOVE AND WEIGH AT LEAST 55 KILOGRAMS. HIS CHEST MEASUREMENT SHOULD NOT BE LESS THAN 86 CM DEFLATED, WITH AN EXPANSION OF AT LEAST FIVE CENTIMETRES.

A SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL BE TRAINED AT THE FIRE SERVICES TRAINING SCHOOL AT PAT HEUNG IN THE NEW TERRITORIES FOR 26 WEEKS BEFORE BECOMING A FIRE OFFICER.

THE MINIMUM ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED ARE FIVE PASSES, INCLUDING ENGLISH LANGUAGE (SYLLABUS B) AT GRADE E IN THE HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION.

APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT ALL DISTRICT OFFICES AND SHOULD BE COMPLETED AND RETURNED TO THE RECRUITMENT UNIT,

TSIM FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS, 1 HONG CHONG ROAD, SHA TSUI EAST. ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE TO THE RECRUITMENT UNIT ON 3-7337675.

SURVEY ON MANPOWER TO BEGIN WEDNESDAY ****

THE HOTEL, CATERING AND TOURISM TRAINING BOARD OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL WILL CONDUCT A SURVEY BETWEEN WEDNESDAY (FEBRUARY 18) AND MARCH 5 TO COLLECT INFORMATION ON MANPOWER AND EMPLOYMENT SITUATION.

QUESTIONNAIRES AND EXPLANATORY LETTERS HAVE BEEN SENT TO ABOUT 1 400 RANDOMLY-SELECTED ESTABLISHMENTS FOR THE SURVEY.

EMPLOYERS ARE URGED TO CO-OPERATE AS INFORMATION COLLECTED WILL BE USED TO FORMULATE MANPOWER TRAINING PLANS TO MEET

INDUSTRY'S NEEDS.

SURVEY OFFICERS FROM THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WILL VISIT EACH OF THE ESTABLISHMENTS TO HELP COMPLETE THE QUESTIONNAIRES. INFORMATION WILL BE DEALT WITH IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND PUBLISHED ONLY IN THE FORM OF STATISTICAL SUMMARIES WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ANY INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENT,

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