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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1987

STAFF MORALE OF AMBULANCE SERVICE STRESSED

AS THEIR AMBULANCE

SERVICE

WELI. THE FIRE SERVICES AS SERVED HONG KONG WELL IN THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY, THE CHAN KAM-CHUEN, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

SERVICE,

HAVE

HON

MR

REGARDING STAFF

SPEAKING AT THE ADJOURNMENT DEBATE ON AMBULANCE CHAN STRESSED, HOWEVER, THAT THERE WERE THREE POINTS MORALE WHICH THE GOVERNMENT OUGHT TO PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION.

FIRST, EVERY ORGANISATION WOULD SEEK TO GET BETTER QUALIFIED PERSONNEL FOR OFFICER POSTS.

"THIS IS GOOD FOR THE ORGANISATION IN THE LONG TERM. BUT IF RECRUITS THIS WILL OFFICER POSTS ARE ALL RESERVED FOR QUALIFIED NEW LOWER STAFF MORALE BOTH IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS.

"THE FAILURE OF SOME PRIVATE SECTOR COMPANIES WITH WESTERN HAVE TRAINED YOUNG BOSSES LOOKING DOWN ON THE OLD BUT LOYAL EMPLOYEES SOWN THE SEEDS OF BANKRUPTCY, HE SAID.

50:50 RATIO

YOUTHIS

MR CHAN SAID A

IN FILLING OFFICER POSTS WITH QUALIFED BUT INEXPERIENCED

AND UNQUALIFIED EXPERIENCED MEN HAPPY WITH LEADERSHIP QUALITY WOULD BOOST STAFF MORALE AND MAINTAIN A BALANCE.

THE

UNION SHOULD WORK OUT THE AMBULANCE SERVICE. BLATANT

SECONDLY, THE ADMINISTRATION AND SOME DEFINITION TO PREVENT ABUSE OF CASES OF ABUSE SHOULD BE HEAVILY CHARGED TO SET AN EXAMPLE, HE SAID.

COMMON

ΤΟ SIGHT SERVICE ENGINES BUT NOT

THIRDLY, MR CHAN SAID IT WAS A GIVING WAY TO POLICE AND AMBULANCES.

FIRE

SEE

DRIVERS

ALWAYS

ΤΟ

WITH

CAMERA

IS REQUIRED, TO PHOTOGRAP!I

"OFFENDERS SHOULD BE PROSECUTED AND IF EVIDENCE

AUTOMATIC AMBULANCES SHOULD BE EQUIPPED OFFENDERS' CAR NUMBERS.

Fr

MR CHAN ALSO PRAISED THE ST. JOHN'S DATED BACK AS EARLY AS THE 11TH CENTURY.

AMBULANCE WHOSE HISTORY

"IN HONG KONG, BESIDES TRAINING YOUTHS WITH THE LIFE SAVING TECHNIQUES OF FIRST AID, ST. JOHN'S AMBULANCE INSTIL DISCIPLINE AND ORGANISATION WHICH ONLY A PARA-MILITARY FORCE COULD ACHIEVE.

PERSONNEL AMBULANCE

RECRUITMENT

THREE FIRE

OMELCO

OUT OF SEE ME

IN

AMBULANCE,

"JT IS ALSO THE TRAINING GROUND FOR CANDIDATES FOR

SERVICE, AS TWO TO THE PROFESSIONAL AMBULANCE SERVICES

WITO CAME TO ON JUNE 6 IN SWIRE HOUSE WERE TRAINED BY THE ST. JOHN'S MR CHAN SAID.

/HE HOPED