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SENIOR FIREMAN CHEUNG IMMEDIATELY CARRIED THE WOMAN TO THE GROUND FLOOR. DURING THE PASSAGE, CHEUNG PULLED OFF HIS OWN OXYGEN MASK AND ATTENDED IT TO THE WOMAN AS THE STAIRCASES WERE PALLED WITH SMOKE.
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ON ARRIVAL AT THE GROUND FLOOR, THE WOMAN SHOWED NO SIGN BREATHING AND RESPONSE. CHEUNG HAD TO APPLY CARDIAC PULMONARY RESUSCITATION TO THE WOMAN UNTIL SHE REGAINED HER CONSCIOUSNESS.
SHE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY SPED TO HOSPITAL FOR FURTHER TREATMENT.
MEANWHILE, CHIEF FIRE OFFICER WOO ALSO NOTIFIED THREE OFFICERS FOR 'FAVOURABLE ENTRY' IN THEIR PERSONAL RECORDS IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR EXCELLENT WORK IN ORGANISING AND RUNNING OF A NEW SPECIAL TRAINING SCHEME INTRODUCED IN TSEUNG KWAN O FIRE STATION IN AUGUST LAST YEAR.
THE THREE OFFICERS WERE ACTING DIVISIONAL OFFICER CHENG TAK-CHUEN, SENIOR STATION OFFICER TAM TAI-KEUNG AND LAI MAN-HIN.
UNDER THE SCHEME, ACADEMICALLY QUALIFIED FIREMEN ARE TRAINED TO ATTAIN THE STATION OFFICER GRADE. SO FAR, 14 PARTICIPANTS HAD SUCCEEDED TO JOIN THE STATION OFFICER GRADE.
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REMINDER ON PROPER LABELLING FOR PREPACKAGED FOOD
THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TODAY (TUESDAY) REMINDED FOOD MANUFACTURERS AND RETAILERS THAT FOOD ITEMS IN PREPACKAGED FORM, WHETHER COMPLETELY OR PARTIALLY PACKED, MUST BE PROPERLY MARKED AS REQUIRED BY THE THIRD SCHEDULE OF THE FOOD AND DRUGS (COMPOSITION AND LABELLING) REGULATIONS.
OFFENDERS ARE LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM PENALTY OF $25,000 IN FINE AND SIX MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT.
THE REMINDER FOLLOWED RECENT COURT CASES IN WHICH FOUR RETAILERS WERE FINED.
IN THE FIRST TWO CASES, A GROCERY IN CENTRAL AND A DEPARTMENT STORE IN CAUSEWAY BAY WERE EACH FINED $2,000 UPON CONVICTION OF SELLING PREPACKAGED FOOD ITEMS NAMELY SOYA SAUCE, PRESERVED BEAN CURD, DRIED SALTED SARDINE AND SQUID WITHOUT SEASONING PASTE WITHOUT PROPER MARKING OR LABELLING.
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THE ITEMS DID NOT HAVE THE NAME OR DESIGNATION OF THE FOOD, THE LIST OF INGREDIENTS, THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE MANUFACTURER OR PACKER, THE INDICATION OF MINIMUM DURABILITY, THE NUMERICAL COUNT OF THE CONTENTS OR THE NET WEIGHT OF THE FOOD OR THE NET VOLUME OF THE FOOD AS STIPULATED IN THE THIRD SCHEDULE OF THE FOOD AND DRUGS (COMPOSITION AND LABELLING) REGULATIONS.
IN ANOTHER TWO CASES,
TWO SHOPS IN TSUEN WAN AND WESTERN SELLING PREPACKAGED EGG ROLLS, PHOENIX EGG ROLLS AND PRESERVED BEAN CURD WITHOUT PROPER LABELLING, WERE EACH FINED $1,000 FOR CONTRAVENING THE SAME REGULATIONS,
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