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THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1989
SIR DAVID WAS TOLD THAT WITH ITS 20 PUBLIC LIBRARIES THE DEPARTMENT MAINTAINS A TOTAL STOCK OF 1.2 MILLION BOOKS,
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SHA TIN CENTRAL LIBRARY, WHICH OPENED IN FEBRUARY 1987, THE HIGHEST LENDING RATE IN A SINGLE DAY (OVER
8,000 ITEMS) OF ALL PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN HONG KONG.
ANOTHER CENTRAL LIBRARY IN TUEN MUN WILL BE READY LATER THIS YEAR AND WILL PROVIDE AN INITIAL STOCK OF 200,000 ENGLISH AND CHINESE BOOKS AND COMPREHENSIVE LIBRARY FACILITIES AND REFERENCE SERVICES SIMILAR TO THE SHA TIN ONE.
SIR DAVID THEN TOURED THE SHA TIN CENTRAL PARK AND SAW THE VARIOUS THEME AND ADVENTURE GARDENS WITHIN THE SPRAWLING EIGHT-HECTARE SITE LOCATED IN THE HEART OF THE NEW TOWN.
MR BARMA TOLD SIR DAVID THAT THE TOTAL AREA OF PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS AND AMENITY PLOTS MANAGED BY THE DEPARTMENT AMOUNT TO ALMOST 400 HECTARES. THE SHA TIN PARK, LIKE A SIMILAR ONE IN TUEN MUN, ATTRACTS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE EVERY WEEKEND.
THE FINAL STOP FOR SIR DAVID WAS THE SHA TIN ROAD SAFETY PARK, ONE OF THE LATEST FACILITIES PROVIDED FOR THE YOUNGER GENERATION IN THE BURGEONING NEW TOWN. SIR DAVID SAW CHILDREN LEARNING THE PROPER WAY TO CROSS ROADS AND HOW TO IDENTIFY ROAD SIGNS.
CS VISITS FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT
THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID FORD, VISITED THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT THIS (THURSDAY) AFTERNOON.
SIR DAVID WAS MET BY THE DIRECTOR OF FIRE SERVICES, MR JOHN MARCH, AND THE ACTING DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF FIRE SERVICES, MR CHEUNG SHU-SHING, AT THE FIRE SERVICES HEADQUARTERS IN TSIM SHA TSUI EAST. HE WAS BRIEFED ON THE WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT AND THE OPERATION OF THE FIRE PROTECTION BUREAU.
THE CHIEF SECRETARY THEN VISITED THE FIRE SERVICES COMMUNICATION CENTRE IN THE TSIM SHA TSUI FIRE STATION COMPLEX. HE WATCHED DEMONSTRATIONS BY FIREMEN AND VIEWED SPECIALISED EQUIPMENT USED IN FIRE-FIGHTING AND RESCUE OPERATIONS.
SIR DAVID LATER SAW A MODERN AMBULANCE, AN AMBULANCE AID MOTORCYCLE AND A MOBILE CASUALTY TREATMENT CENTRE BEFORE DEPARTING BOARD FIRE BOAT NO. 6 FOR CENTRAL GOVERNMENT PIER.
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