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Rescue exercise to test efficiency
An aircraft crash and rescue exercise will be held at the Hong Kong International Airport in the early hours of Sunday (June 2) to provide continuation training and familiarisation in rescue techniques for all parties which would be involved in such operation.
The exercise will be organised and participated by the Civil Aviation Department and will involve the Fire Services Department, Royal Hong Kong Police Force, Department of Health, Auxiliary Medical Services, Civil Aid Services, Hospital Authority, Immigration Department, Customs and Excise Department, the Information Services Department and airlines.
A spokesman for the Civil Aviation Department said there would be deployment of emergency services on the ground, but inconvenience to the public would be kept to a minimum during the exercise.
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21-Gun Salute to mark anniversary of Queen's coronation
On Monday (June 3) the Royal Navy will mark the anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's coronation with a 21-Gun Salute, to be fired from HMS Peacock at precisely noon, as she sails through Hong Kong Harbour.
Since HMS Tamar moved from Prince of Wales Barracks to Stonecutters Island in 1993, Salutes have been fired from a site on the south shore of that island. However, the site was unsatisfactory because it was invisible to the public and it has since been enveloped by preparatory work for the new naval base for the PLA Navy.
New saluting cannon were, therefore, brought out from the UK so that Gun Salutes can be fired from a sea-going warships, in the full view of much of the city.
Media representatives wishing to cover the Gun Salute on Monday are advised that the salute can best be witnessed from the waterfront, Queen's Pier, Central.
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