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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1989

AFTER THE CEREMONY, THERE WAS A SPECTACULAR DEMONSTRATION BY FIREMEN ON THE USE OF FIRE SERVICE INSTALLATIONS AND DEMONSTRATIONS OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF FIRE FIGHTING AND RESCUE TECHNIQUES.

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

THEY ALSO BOARDED A FIREBOAT BERTHED AT QUEEN'S THE MODERN FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT ON BOARD.

PIER ΤΟ ЗЕЕ

VISITORS RECEIVED FIRE PREVENTION

SOUVENIRS

IMPRINTED WITH

FIRE PREVENTION MESSAGES.

THE GIVEAWAY ITEMS WERE DONATED BY THE KWONG ON BANK IN SUPPORT OF THE FIRE PREVENTION CAMPAIGN.

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RIKAAP CELEBRATES 40 YEARS OF SERVICE

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THE ROYAL HONG KONG AUXILIARY AIR FORCE CELEBRATED 40 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY TODAY (SUNDAY) WITH A GATHERING OF VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF, AND TWO VERY SPECIAL GUESTS

THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, AND LADY WILSON.

BAY, THE

DURING A TOUR OF THE RHKAAF HEADQUARTERS IN KOWLOON GOVERNOR AND LADY WILSON SAW AIRCRAFT ON DISPLAY, INSPECTED A DISPLAY OF EQUIPMENT USED IN AIRCRAFT OPERATIONAL ROLES, CELEBRATION ACTIVITIES AND CHATTED WITH VOLUNTEER AND STAFF MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

AND HELPED PLAQUE AND DECLARED

SJR DAVID ALSO SIGNED A COMMEMORATIVE SILK SCREEN TO CUT A BIRTHDAY CAKE. LATER HE UNVEILED THE RHKAAF WARRANT OFFICERS AND SERGEANTS MESS OPEN.

IN

OF

ITS 40 YEARS OF SERVICE, THE RHKAAF HAS FLOWN THOUSANDS MISSIONS RANGING FROM SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS TO EMERGENCY FLIGHTS, AND AT THE END OF LAST MONTH THE 5,000TH EMERGENCY FLIGHT WAS MADE.

THE RHKAAF HAS A PERMANENT STAFF ESTABLISHMENT OF 142 AND ABOUT 70 VOLUNTEERS.

A MILESTONE FOR THE RHKAAF CAME THIS YEAR WHEN IN APRIL A CONTRACT WAS SIGNED FOR EIGHT NEW HIGHLY SOPHISTICATED SIKORSKY HELICOPTERS AT A COST OF ABOUT $500 MILLION. IN ADDITION, THE RHKAAF WAS FORMALLY TRANSFERRED TO THE DISCIPLINED SERVICES GROUP OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS IN MID-1989.

/THE HONG