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Kowlooń

New Territories

Kowloon Fire Station Terminus Fire Station

Ma Tau Chung Fire Station Tsuen Wan Fire Station Yuen Long Fire Station Tai Po Fire Station.

34. There were 20,027 emergency calls involving 20,951 patients and 23,386 routine removals with 30,283 patients involved. The total mileage for both services was 422,502 during the whole period under review. Charges were made for removals and the revenue collected amounted to $51.775.00.

35. Compared with the previous year, emergency calls registered an increase of 1.626 calls received and 1,415 patients removed, whilst removals showed a decrease of 145 calls and an increase of 593 patients removed. A detailed summary of calls received and number of patients conveyed is shown in Appendix III.

TRAINING

36. Officers recruited to the following grades continued to receive training as follows:

Sub Officers

Firemen

Seamen

34 months

3 months 14 months

37. The purpose of training is to ensure that newly appointed officers become efficient in discharging their duties. The subjects include lectures in firemanship in addition to practical drills. Instructors for these courses are qualified Sub Officers and Station Officers. At the end of the course an examination is held by Divisional Officers. This consists of practical and oral examinations. For Sub Officers a written examination is also given. Officers who fail to pass the examination are given further periods of training. Repeated failure in the examination may result in the termination of service of the recruit concerned.

38. Elementary English Classes are arranged each year for selected firemen. These classes are held at the Central and Kowloon Fire Stations. The classes for 1959-60 are Intermediate 1st year and Elemen- tary 5th year English courses and the number of students are 23 and 28 respectively. The object of these classes is to raise the standard of English of serving firemen with a view to fitting them for promotion to Sub Officers in due course. The classes are organized under the auspices of the Evening Institute and take place twice a week, each

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