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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1987

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FROM THIS SUNDAY, MR IU SAID, 24 CAS MEMBERS, DIVIDED IN TWO-MEN TEAMS AND SUPERVISED BY TWO SENIOR MEMBERS, WILL BE DEPLOYED TO PATROL HIKING TRAILS IN THESE PARKS ON FOOT AND ON MOTORBIKE.

PARK ΤΟ

EQUIPPED WITH RADIO-TRANSCEIVERS AND FIRST-AID KITS, THEY WILL ASSIST COUNTRY PARK STAFF IN PROVIDING ADVICE AND INFORMATION TO VISITORS AND OFFERING FIRST AID TREATMENT AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE HIKERS IN DISTRESS.

IN THE COURSE OF THEIR DUTIES, THEY WILL ALSO BE ON THE WATCH-OUT FOR ANY HILL FIRE, VANDALISM, LITTERING OR FIRE OFFENCE,

AND WARN THOSE PARK VISITORS WHO FAIL TO OBSERVE THE LAW.

MR IU SAID: "THE CAS PRESENCE WILL BE A TREMENDOUS HELP ΤΟ OUR FIELD STAFF IN BETTER SERVING THE NEEDS OF PARK VISITORS AND IN PROTECTING COUNTRYSIDE RESOURCES.

"THE SCHEME WILL BK REVIEWED IN EARLY 1988. IF PROVEN SUCCESSFUL, IT WILL BE MADE PERMANENT AND EXTENDED TO COVER OTHER COUNTRY PARKS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY."

HE URGED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC VISITING THE FOUR COUNTRY PARKS COVERED BY THE SCHEME ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS TO CO-OPERATE WITH THE CAS PERSONNEL TO FACILITATE THEIR SMOOTH OPERATION.

RATES PAYMENT ADVICE

RATEPAYERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT THEY SHOULD BY NOW HAVE RECEIVED DEMAND NOTES FOR RATES FOR THE QUARTER ENDING DECEMBER WHICH ARE DEMANDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RATING ORDINANCE, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

ANY RATBPAYER WHO HAS NOT RECEIVED A DEMAND NOTE SHOULD APPLY FORTHWITH FOR A COPY AT ANY OF THE FOLLOWING OFFICES:

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(A)

(B)

THE TREASURY RATES SECTION, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, (WEST WING), 9TH FLOOR, 11 ICE HOUSE STREET, HONG KONG;

THE YAU MA TEI SUB-TREASURY, 4TH FLOOR, 406 NATHAN ROAD, (MARKET STREET ENTRANCE), KOWLOON; AND

(C) THE KOWLOON CITY SUB-TREASURY,

BUILDING, 19T FLOOR, 348-352 (CORNER OF PRINCE EDWARD ROAD KOWLOON.

MAN BANG COMMERCIAL PRINCE EDWARD ROAD AND JUNCTION ROAD).

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