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TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1990

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CALL TO PREVENT FIRE ON FISHING VESSELS

THE FISHING COMMUNITY, IN PARTICULAR FISHING VESSEL OPERATORS, COMING HAS BEEN URGED TO TAKE ALL PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FIRE DURING THE WEEKS WHEN THEIR VESSELS RETURN TO PORT FOR THE LUNAR NEW YEAR.

AND AN

ESTIMATED

WERE RECORDED, LOSS OF OVER $10

LAST YEAR, SIX FIRES INVOLVING FISHING VESSELS

CASUALTIES RESULTING IN NINE MILLION IN PROPERTY.

"FIRE HAZARDS IN TYPHOON

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SHELTERS ARE PARTICULARLY

HIGH AT FISHING VESSELS DEPARTMENT

TIMES OF FESTIVITY WHEN THEY ARE CROWDED WITH WOODEN

AN AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES MOORED ALONGSIDE EACH OTHER, SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).

1986 A

OF

AND

OUTBREAK DISASTROUS HE RECALLED THAT IN DECEMBER FIRE IN THE ABERDEEN TYPHOON SHELTER DESTROYED 14 FISHING VESSELS MANY OTHER DWELLING BOATS.

AS FAR AS POSSIBLE GOODS ON BOARD

"TO PREVENT FIRE, FISHERMEN SHOULD AVOID

STORING INFLAMMABLE COOKING, BURNING OF INCENSE OR THEIR VESSELS, HE URGED.

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"FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AND OTHER FIRE-FIGHTING

AND

APPLIANCES SHOULD

REGULAR

BE INSTALLED IN THE WHEELHOUSE, KITCHEN AND THE ENGINE ROOM. MOVEOVER,

AT MAINTAINED BE INSPECTED THESE

SHOULD APPLIANCES INTERVALS," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

HE ADDED THAT FISHERMEN SHOULD MAINTAIN WATCH ON THEIR WHEN THEY ARE MOORED.

VESSELS

RED PACKETS FOR 11,000 ELDERLY PEOPLE

* * *

ABOUT 11,000 RESIDENTS OF 99 HOSTELS AND HOMES FOR THE TODAY (TUESDAY) RECEIVED LUNAR NEW YEAR LAISEE OF $100 EACH SHANGHAI FRATERNITY ASSOCIATION.

FROM

ELDERLY THE

CEREMONY

THE HELD AT AT A

TO REPRESENTATIVES CHEQUES WERE PRESENTED CENTRAL, INSTITUTIONS FOR THE ELDERLY FOR DISTRIBUTION TO THE RESIDENTS.

ASSOCIATION'S

HEADQUARTERS

IN

OF

THE

OFFICIATING AT THE CEREMONY,

OF

ITS

THE ACTING DEPUTY DIRECTOR COMMENDED THE ASSOCIATION FOR SOCIAL WELFARE, MR ALFRED CHUI, ZEAL AND WORK IN PROMOTING WELFARE SERVICES IN HONG KONG.

PRESENT ALSO

AT

WERE THE

MR LEE

AND MR

DISTRIBUTION CEREMONY TODAY'S

HONORARY CHAIRMAN + ASSOCIATION'S CHAIRMAN, MR WONG CHI-WA1; WAI-LEE; AND VICE-CHAIRMEN, MR LEE WOO-SING, MR RICHARD SUNG, TOMMY ZAU AND MRS H.T. LIU.

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