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ANNUAL SEARCH AND RESCUE EXERCISE STARTS

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THE ANNUAL SEARCH AND RESCUE EXERCISE ORGANISED BY THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT (CAD) AND INVOLVING A NUMBER OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND EMERGENCY UNITS FROM THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION BEGAN TODAY (WEDNESDAY) AND WILL LAST FOR TWO DAYS.

IS

A SPOKESMAN FOR CAD SAID THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THE EXERCISE TO TRAIN AND FAMILIARISE STAFF OF THE DEPARTMENT AND OTHER SUPPORTING UNITS IN SEARCH AND RESCUE TECHNIQUES.

"THE ALERTING AND CO-ORDINATING PROCEDURES AND COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES WILL ALSO BE TESTED, HE SAID.

FOR

OF

"IN ADDITION, IT WILL PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY REPRESENTATIVES FROM GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND EMERGENCY SERVICES NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE EXERCISE AND TO CO-ORDINATE THEIR PROCEDURES.

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HELICOPTERS AND

COMPRISING A SHORT-RANGE AND A LONG-RANGE SEARCH OPERATION, THE EXERCISE WILL INVOLVE FIXED-WING AIRCRAFT, VESSELS,

IN THE SHORT-RANGE EXERCISE THIS AFTERNOON, THE UNITED STATES NEAR THE AIR FORCE PARA-RESCUERS DEMONSTRATED THEIR RESCUE TECHNIQUE NINEPIN GROUP OF ISLANDS AND THE ROYAL HONG KONG AUXILIARY AIR FORCE AND ROYAL AIR FORCE HELICOPTERS DEMONSTRATED WINCHING OF SURVIVORS FROM THE SEA.

THE LONG-RANGE EXERCISE WILL BE ACTIVATED THIS EVENING

SOUTHEAST OF SIMULATING AN AIRCRAFT IN DISTRESS ABOUT 70 MILES

HONG KONG. AIRCRAFT, HELICOPTERS AND SHIPS WILL BE DISPATCHED TO SEARCH AND LOCATE THE TARGETS IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

TAKING PART IN THIS YEAR'S SEARCH AND RESCUE EXERCISE ARE THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT, ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE, ROYAL NAVY, ROYAL HONG KONG AUXILIARY AIR FORCE, ROYAL AIR FORCE, CIVIL AID

DEPARTMENT, SERVICES, MARINE

FIRE SERVICES

AND DEPARTMENT,

OTHER

EMERGENCY UNITS FROM THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION,

CHANGE IN FC MEETING SCHEDULE

THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING ON JANUARY 11 HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

THE COMMITTEE'S MEETING ON JANUARY 18. IT WILL BEGIN AT 2.30

JANUARY 25 IS PUT FORWARD TO LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

PM

IN THE

CHAMBER.

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