Officer) have been used to train recruits. Normal weekly training under the Platoon System is now being carried out at Eastern Fire Station, Auxiliary Fire Service Training Depot and Aplichau in Hong Kong and at Tsimshatsui and Kowloon Fire Stations in Kowloon. At each Station a Regular Fire Brigade Officer has been appointed to assist the Training Officer. Passing-out examinations were conducted by the Training Officer in June and August, 1954 and January, 1955 and success- ful candidates were distributed to Platoons under 4 districts in Hong Kong Division and 3 districts in Kowloon Division for weekly platoon training. Officers and Men who were unsuccessful in the Passing-out examination were put through a Special 3-months' Refresher Course, one in each Division, and Passing- out examinations were arranged at the termination of each Refresher Course. There is one Recruits' Training Class in each Division and recruits enrolled in batches periodically have to pass through a regular course.
57. In addition to taking part in the Colony Civil Defence Exercise held on 12th December, 1954, the Unit participated in the following Zonal Exercises with Civil Aid Services with most satisfactory results:
30th May, 1954
7th July. 1954
12th August, 1954
17th September, 1954
15th October, 1954
24th February, 1955
Exercise "Eldorado"
"Peradventure"
"Rivalry"
"Stormcloud"
"Porpoise"
"Ruthless".
58. The Auxiliary Fire Service Band gave an official public performance on the Civil Aid Services Wardens Field Day held at the Hong Kong Jockey Club, Happy Valley on 28th November, 1954.
59. As a precautionary measure, squads of the Auxiliary Fire Service were detailed to man various stations in Hong Kong and Kowloon on 1st and 10th October, 1954.
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