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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1992

AFFECTED WAS

DESCRIBED IN A NOTICE

THE EXTENT OF THE AREA PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).

HAS AN INTEREST, RIGHT OR

MAY SUBMIT A LANDS WITHIN TWO 12.

ANY PERSON WHO CONSIDERS THAT HE BASEMENT IN OR OVER THE FORESHORE AND SEA-BED INVOLVED WRITTEN OBJECTION TO THE DIRECTOR OF BUILDINGS AND MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF THE NOTICE, THAT IS, ON OR BEFORE JANUARY NEXT YEAR.

AND CHINESE, TOGETHER WITH ITS THE NOTICE, IN BOTH ENGLISH

AT THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS RELATED PLAN CAN BE SEEN AND PURCHASED

MURRAY BUILDING, DEPARTMENT'S SURVEY AND MAPPING OFFICE, 14TH FLOOR, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG.

SITE AND IT CAN ALSO BE SEEN ON NOTICE BOARDS POSTED NEAR THE

FIRST FLOOR, TSUEN WAN STATION AT THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE, MULTI-STORBY CARPARK BUILDING, 174-208 CASTLE PEAK ROAD, TSUEN WAN.

FIRE SERVICES AIMS FOR IMPROVEMENT

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THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL SOON PUBLISH ITS PERFORMANCE PLEDGE WHICH SPELLS OUT THE PRESENT STANDARD AND TARGETED IMPROVEMENT OF ITS MAJOR SERVICES.

SPEAKING AT A PASSING-OUT PARADE IN THE FIRE SERVICES TRAINING SCHOOL AT PAT HEUNG TODAY (FRIDAY), THE DIRECTOR OF FIRE то SERVICES, MR LAM CHEK-YUEN, SAID THE DEPARTMENT LAST YEAR MANAGED MEET 82.3 PER CENT OF THE CALLS RELATING TO FIRES IN BUILDINGS WITHIN THE GRADED RESPONSE TIMES.

HE HOPED THAT THIS WOULD BE IMPROVED TO 85 PER CENT IN 1992/93.

"THE GRADED RESPONSE TIMES FOR FIRE CALLS TO BUILDINGS ARE SIX MINUTES IN BUILT-UP AREAS AND NINE TO 23 MINUTES IN THE MORE REMOTE AREAS AND ARE SET ON THE BASIS OF CURRENT PROVISION OF RESOURCES FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS, FIRE STATIONS, APPLIANCES AND STAFFING,

LAM

SAID.

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MR

HE TOLD THE GRADUATES THAT HE LOOKED FORWARD FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO ENABLE THE DEPARTMENT TO ACHIEVE THIS TARGET.

THE FIRE SERVICES IS ONE OF THE FIRST SEVEN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 'SERVING THE COMMUNITY SCHEME' WHICH WAS ANNOUNCED BY THE GOVERNOR IN HIS POLICY SPEECH LAST MONTH.

THE

IN MR LAM SAID NEXT YEAR WOULD BE A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE HISTORY OF THE FIRE SERVICES WHICH WOULD MARK ITS 125TH ANNIVERSARY.

/THE DEPARTMENT,