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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1987

MR MARCH

ALSO NOTED THAT THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE CONCENTRATED IN HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS WHICH ARE PROVIDED PARTICULAR IN-BUILT FIRE PROTECTION MEASURES IN ORDER TO REDUCE RISK TO LIFE IN THE EVENT OF FIRE.

"UNFORTUNATELY, IT ONLY REQUIRES A THOUGHTLESS OR UPON THE PART OF ONE TENANT OF A BUILDING WHO INTERFERES SAFETY MEASURES TO PLACE THE LIVES OF MANY HUNDREDS OF JEOPARDY IN THE EVENT OF FIRE IN THAT BUILDING," HE SAID.

ARE

WITH

THE

SELFISH ACT WITH THOSE PERSONS IN

"THERE HAVE BEEN TOO MANY INSTANCES OF SUCH PRACTICES PAST AND WE HAVE THEREFORE FOUND IT NECESSARY RECENTLY TO LEGAL PROVISIONS TO COUNTER AND DETER SUCH ACTS.'

IN THE CBTAIN

PEOPLE WHO COMMIT SAID: 'A PERSON OF ESCAPE

GIVING EXAMPLES OF THE PENALTIES THAT OFFENCES AGAINST FIRE REGULATIONS MAY FACE, HE RESPONSIBLE FOR PLACING A SERIOUS OBSTRUCTION IN A MEANS MAY BE PROSECUTED DIRECTLY AND BE LIABLE TO A FINE OF $25,000 ON FIRST CONVICTION AND TO $50,000 ON A SECOND OR SUBSEQUENT CONVICTION.

"ALSO, AN OFFENDER IS LIABLE TO A FINE OF $5,000 FOR THE OFFENCE CONTINUES. THERE IS ALSO PROVISION FOR A PRISON OF UP TO ONE YEAR FOR SERIOUS TRANSGRESSORS.'

EACH DAY SENTENCE

MR MARCH APPEALED FOR THE WHOLEHEARTED COOPERATION AND SUPPORT OF THE PUBLIC IN REDUCING THE INCIDENCE OF FIRE.

THIS AFTERNOON'S CEREMONY ATTRACTED HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE

TO

THE

EDINBURGH PLACE.

AFTER THE CEREMONY, THERE WAS A SPECTACULAR FIRE DEMONSTRATION BY FIREMEN OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF FIRE-FIGHTING AND RESCUE TECHNIQUES.

DISPLAY

THE PUBLIC WAS ALSO INVITED TO LOOK OVER A LARGE-SCALE OF FIRE APPLIANCES, AMBULANCES, FIRE FIGHTING AND RESCUE EQUIPMENT AND DISPLAY PANELS WITH EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ON FIRE PREVENTION.

THEY WERE ALSO INVITED TO BOARD A FIRE BOAT BERTHED AT QUEEN'S PIER TO SEE THE MODERN FIRE-FIGHTING EQUIPMENT ON BOARD.

SPECTATORS RECEIVED

FIRE PREVENTION SOUVENIRS INCLUDING LEAFLETS, RUBBERS, RULERS AND TIMETABLES IMPRINTED WITH FIRE

PREVENTION MESSAGES. THESE GIVE-AWAY ITEMS WERE DONATED BY THE ON BANK LTD IN SUPPORT OF THE FIRE PREVENTION CAMPAIGN.

KWONG

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