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MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1987

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TIN SUM FIRE STATION OPENED

TIN SUM FIRE STATION AND TIN SUM AMBULANCE DEPOT, THE SECOND FIRE STATION AND AMBULANCE DEPOT IN SHA TIN, WERE OPENED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL, MR CHEUNG YAN-LUNG, TODAY (MONDAY).

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, MR CHEUNG SAID THAT WITH THE RAPID DEVELOPMENTS IN TIN SUM, THE NEED FOR A FIRE STATION AND AN AMBULANCE DEPOT IN THE AREA TO MEET THE TARGET ATTENDANCE TIMB WAS OBVIOUS,

"SINCE THE STATION AND DEPOT WERE PUT IN COMMISSION IN MARCH THIS YEAR, THE FORMER HAS RESPONDED TO 265 FIRE CALLS, 221 SPECIAL SERVICE CALLS, AND THE LATTER 5,384 AMBULANCE CASES,

H+ HE SAID.

MR CHEUNG RECALLED THAT SHA TIN HAD BEEN ONE POPULATED AREAS IN THE EARLY FIFTIES.

OF THE SPARSELY

"FROM MY MEMORY, THERE WAS ONLY A SMALL SINGLE-STOREY FIRE STATION AT FIRST STREET WHICH HOUSED ONE LANDROVER APPLIANCE AND A CREW OF FIVE MEN.

AND

"IN KEEPING PACE WITH THE DEVELOPMENTS, IN THE MID SEVENTIES, THAT STATION WAS REPLACED BY A TWO-BAY STATION AT LEK YUEN ESTATE IN THE BIGHTIES, A DIVISIONAL STATION AT YUEN WO ROAD WAS PUT IN COMMISSION.

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SEMINAR ON RETIREMENT BENEFIT SCHEMES

A SEMINAR ON EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT BENEFIT SCHEMES,

WILL BE JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND THE CHINESE MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION ON NOVEMBER 6 (FRIDAY).

ENHANCE

IT WILL PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY ΤΟ THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF RETIREMENT SCHEMES AND WAYS AND MEANS TO IMPLEMENT THEM.

THE HALF-DAY SEMINAR WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE ASSOCIATION'S HEADQUARTERS IN CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, WILL FEATURE TALKS BY A NUMBER OF EXPERTS ON PROVIDENT FUND.

THOSE WHO WISH TO TAKE PART IN THE EVENT MAY CONTACT THE ASSOCIATION ON 5-456166 EXT. 45 BEFORE FRIDAY (OCTOBER 30).

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