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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1988

STARTED IN 1967 WITH JUST TWO UNITS AT WAN CHAI AND WONG ΤΑΙ SIN WITH JUST 100 BOYS IN EACH, THE CAS CADET CORPS NOW HAD A STRENGTH OF OVER 3,000 AND OVER 1,000 WERE ON PARADE, SIR DAVID NOTED.

"WE RELY ON YOUNG PEOPLE SUCH AS YOU ΤΟ MAINTAIN THE GOOD IMAGE OF HONG KONG THROUGH THE 1990'S AND WAY AHEAD INTO THE 219T CENTURY," HE ADDED.

RESIDENTS URGED TO BE FIRE CONSCIOUS

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OCCUPANTS OF A BUILDING SHOULD BE VIGILANT AND

FIRE CONSCIOUS

AND RESPOND SWIFTLY TO A FIRE AS SOON AS IT IS DISCOVERED, THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF FIRE SERVICES, MR LAM CHEK-YUEN, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).

HE WAS SPEAKING AT THE LAUNCHING CEREMONY OF THE 1988-89 FIRE PREVENTION CAMPAIGN, THE MAIN THEME OF WHICH IS "IF THERE IS A FIRE, SOUND THE ALARM".

THE CEREMONY WAS HELD AT EDINBURGH PLACE IN CENTRAL.

"ALTHOUGH THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAS EMBARKED ON A NUMBER OF MAJOR PROJECTS INCLUDING THE COMPUTERISATION OF ITS COMMUNICATIONS AND MOBILISING SYSTEMS TO SPEED UP THE ATTENDANCE OF FIRE APPLIANCES AT FIRE SCENES, ALL THESE EFFORTS WOULD BE RENDERED FUTILE IF RESIDENTS HAD FAILED TO SOUND THE ALARM QUICKLY, MR LAM SAID.

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HE EMPHASISED THAT SINCE THE MAJORITY OF BUILDINGS IN HONG KONG WERE PROVIDED WITH A MANUAL FIRE ALARM SYSTEM AND SIMPLE FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT, OCCUPANTS SHOULD ACQUAINT THEMSELVES WITH THE OPERATION OF THESE INSTALLATIONS.

"THE ACTIONS UPON THE DISCOVERY OF AN OUTBREAK OF FIRE SHOULD INCLUDE RAISING THE ALARM TO ALERT OTHER PEOPLE AND REPORTING THE INCIDENT TO THE FIRE SERVICES BY DIALLING '999',' MR LAM SAID.

"WHEN THE SITUATION PERMITS, THE FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT PROVIDED IN THE BUILDING CAN ALSO BE USED TO TACKLE THE FIRE PRIOR TO THE ARRIVAL OF FIREMEN.

THE LAUNCHING OF THE CAMPAIGN ATTRACTED THOUSANDS OF SPECTATORS WHO WERE TREATED TO AN INTERESTING DISPLAY OF FIRE FIGHTING ACTIVITIES.

TWO FIRE BOATS STAGED A WATER DISPLAY IN THE HARBOUR WHILE THE LAUNCHING CEREMONY WAS IN PROGRESS.

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