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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2. 1992

DEPARTMENT,

THE JOINT EFFORTS OF THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT, CIVIL AID SERVICES AND THE ROYAL HONG KONG AUXILIARY AIR FORCE ALSO HELPED PREVENT THE SPREADING OF HILL FIRES.

CALLING ON COUNTRYSIDE VISITORS TO GUARD AGAINST FIRES, MR CHAN SAID TREES AND UNDERGROWTH COULD EASILY CATCH FIRE WHICH MIGHT SPREAD OUT OF CONTROL.

"HILL FIRES NOT ONLY DAMAGE THE VEGETATION, BUT ALSO LANDSCAPE QUALITY, WILDLIFE HABITAT AND SOIL STABILITY," HE ADDED.

HE ADVISED THE PUBLIC TO TAKE THE FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONARY

MEASURES:

COUNTRY PARK VISITORS SHOULD LIGHT FIRES ONLY IN DESIGNATED BARBECUE PITS;

* SMOKERS SHOULD NOT DISCARD BURNING CIGARETTE ENDS IN THE

COUNTRYSIDE;

VILLAGERS SHOULD BE CAREFUL WHEN BURNING WEEDS AND RUBBISH ON FARMLAND NEAR HILL SIDES; AND

GRAVE WORSHIPPERS SHOULD LIGHT JOSS PAPER IN CONTAINERS SHOULD NEVER LEAVE BURNING JOSS STICKS AND PAPER UNATTENDED.

AND

MR

CHAN ALSO REMINDED GRAVE WORSHIPPERS TO OBSERVE MEASURES DURING THE FORTHCOMING CHUNG YEUNG FESTIVAL.

THE

"ANY PERSON WHO IGNORES THESE RULES MAY CAUSE A HILL FIRE AND DAMAGE OUR VALUABLE COUNTRYSIDE. THE OFFENDER IS LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $5,000 AND ONE YEAR'S IMPRISONMENT," HE SAID.

DURING THE ANNUAL COUNTRYSIDE FIRE PREVENTION DRIVE, THE MESSAGE WILL GET THROUGH ΤΟ THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE MASS MEDIA, POSTERS AND LEAFLETS.

INFLAMMABLE SUBSTANCES SHOULD BE PROPERLY STORED

*

FACTORY PROPRIETORS ARE TODAY (FRIDAY) REMINDED TO TAKE EVERY MEASURE TO ENSURE PROPER STORAGE OF INFLAMMABLE SUBSTANCES USED IN INDUSTRY.

"

"INFLAMMABLE SUBSTANCES EXCEEDING 35 LITRES SHOULD BE KEPT IN DANGEROUS GOODS STORES APPROVED BY THE DIRECTOR OF FIRE SERVICES, CHIEF FACTORY INSPECTOR, MR CHAN TAT-KING, SAID.

"IF THE INFLAMMABLE SUBSTANCES DO NOT EXCEED SHOULD BE STORED IN SUITABLE CLOSED CONTAINERS INCOMBUSTIBLE CABINETS OR CUPBOARDS AWAY FROM HEAT,

"

35 LITRES, THEY

KEPT IN STRONG MR CHAN ADDED.

/HE POINTED