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FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1990

CARDOX SYSTEM CLASSIFIED AS EXPLOSIVES

THE GOVERNMENT HAS DECIDED TO CONTROL THE STORAGE, CONVEYANCE AND USE OF THE CARDOX SYSTEM IN THE SAME WAY AS BLASTING EXPLOSIVES.

DANGEROUS IN THE GAZETTE

BEEN MADE TO THE AN AMENDMENT TO THIS EFFECT HAS GOODS (CLASSIFICATION) REGULATIONS AND WAS PUBLISHED TODAY (FRIDAY).

CARDOX IS A PROPRIETORY SYSTEM FOR USE

EXPLOSIVES IN

ROCK CERTAIN CONVENTIONAL CONSTRUCTION SITES.

AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO BREAKING OPERATIONS ON

HAZARDS IN ROCK IN VIEW OF ITS POWERFUL EFFECT AND POTENTIAL

CLASSIFY AND CONTROL THE BLASTING, IT IS CONSIDERED APPROPRIATE TO SYSTEM AS EXPLOSIVES FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE DANGEROUS GOODS ORDINANCE.

FROM NOW ON,

CONTRACTORS

WISH WHO

TO

MANUFACTURE, STORE, FOR THE APPROPRIATE CONVEY AND USE CARDOX SYSTEM WILL HAVE TO APPLY LICENCE AND PERMIT FROM THE MINES DIVISION OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT.

BE MADE ΤΟ THE OFFICES, FIFTH FLOOR, 393

FURTHER ENQUIRIES ON THE NEW REGULATIONS CAN MINES DIVISION AT CANTON ROAD GOVERNMENT CANTON ROAD, YAU MA TEI, OR ON TEL. 733 2371.

PRIMARY FUNCTION OF FIREMEN TO SERVE COMMUNITY

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WERE TODAY

REMINDED (FRIDAY)

THAT THEIR

FIREMEN AND AMBULANCEMEN THEIR PRIMARY FUNCTION WAS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY THAT DEMANDED TOTAL COMMITMENT.

THE DEPUTY CHIEF FIRE OFFICER (KOWLOON), MR WONG MAN-CHIU, TOLD HEUNG FIRE SERVICES THE RECRUITS AT A PASSING-OUT PARADE AT THE PAT

IMPROVE SO TRAINING SCHOOL: "MY ADVICE TO YOU IS TO ADAPT, ADOPT AND THAT YOU CAN ALWAYS RENDER YOUR BEST TO THE COMMUNITY."

SPEAKING

THE ΤΟ

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FIREMEN AND 19

WHO HAD AMBULANCEMEN COMPLETED THEIR BASIC TRAINING, MR WONG SAID THEIR WORK WOULD AT TIMES BE DANGEROUS AND THAT THEY WOULD EXPERIENCE UNCERTAINTY, CHANGES AND SOMETIMES FRUSTRATION.

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CONFIDENT

EXCITEMENT,

THE

YOU HAVE TRAINING THAT YOU WILL OBTAIN OF YOU WILL BE

THAT WITH 'HOWEVER, I AM RECEIVED AND THE ASSISTANCE AND ENCOURAGEMENT FROM YOUR OFFICERS AND FELLOW COLLEAGUES, EVERY ONE ABLE TO OVERCOME THESE HURDLES, HE SAID.

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MR WONG TOLD THE RECRUITS THAT

THEIR TRAINING DID NOT

STOP

HERE.

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